St Olave's teacher: 'Weak students are treated as collateral damage'

Pupils, parents and teachers tell of impact of grammar school’s policy of ejecting pupils who don’t achieve top A-level grades

St Olave’s grammar school, situated in a leafy corner of Orpington in the London borough of Bromley, prides itself on being one of the leading state schools in the country.

Founded in 1571, the school has a long and illustrious history dating back to Shakespeare’s London. In 1968, it moved out of central London and now occupies a pretty site on the fringes of the capital, surrounded by 8ha (20 acres) of tree-lined playing fields.

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