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The London Borough of Bromley has joined as an interested party a judicial review of the actions of a school said to have excluded pupils from their final year when they scored insufficiently high exam marks.
St Olave’s School in Orpington is alleged to have excluded some pupils at the end of year 12 who had expected to remain at the school for year 13 to complete their A levels. Parents have objected to this and launched a judicial review of the school’s actions.
A Bromley Council spokeswoman said the council would not comment on admissions policies as these were the preserve of the school’s governing body, but said the council had registered as an interested party.
St Olave’s is a selective voluntary aided school at which Bromley has one nominated governor, although according to its website the post appears to be vacant. The school describes itself as “a Church of England school and a multi-faith community where excellence is both celebrated and sought after, and where a broad focus on scholarship combined with cultural enrichment is underpinned by a strong set of values”.
Its website states that students this year achieved 96% A*/B grades at A level, with 75% of all grades were at A*/A.
Dissident parents have suggested that the school requires lower performing pupils to leave so as not to deflate its A level scores. The school did not respond to a request for comment.
