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Farlington School
Farlington's largest Middle School intake is Year 7, with CAT4 and a current-school report informing places.
Independent school · Horsham, West Sussex
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Strood Park, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 3PN
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Entry information
Farlington’s largest Middle School intake is Year 7. Following a satisfactory report from the current school, applicants take CAT4 testing, ideally by the end of the autumn term before entry; existing CAT4 or equivalent results may be used. The school says it welcomes a broad range of abilities and uses assessment performance and available places when allocating places. Contact Admissions for dates and arrangements for the intended September intake.
Entry stage: Year 7 entry to the Middle School (Years 5–8); no dated intake year is published
What the assessment covers
- CAT4 cognitive ability assessment
The admissions process
- Register early and provide the current school report; Farlington advises registering ideally by December before the September start.
- Complete CAT4 testing, ideally by the end of the preceding autumn term. If the pupil already has CAT4 or equivalent results, the school may use those instead.
- The school considers assessment performance and available places; it does not publish a separate written 11+ paper or a dated upcoming cycle on the entry page.
Read the official details: Admissions information from Department for Education
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Official links for your shortlist
Use the school’s current admissions information to check which sample papers or familiarisation materials apply to your child’s entry year.
Know what to expect
Follow the school’s assessment guidance.
Farlington Year 7 uses CAT4 or an existing equivalent result and a school report. No separate written Year 7 paper is published; GL Assessment advises against CAT4 practice.
Read the official guidance: Farlington School · GL Assessment
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Your application starting points
Use the official links on this page to answer these questions for your child’s entry year.
Check the entry point and eligibility
Confirm the year group, age requirements and any conditions that apply to your child.
Put the right dates in your diary
Note any published registration, assessment, application and offer-response dates that apply to your child’s route. They may be separate steps.
Follow the assessment guidance
Check what the school asks your child to do and whether it recommends any preparation. Use its own instructions and the assessment provider’s advice.
Check fees and financial support
Look at fees, bursaries and scholarships, including any separate forms, evidence and deadlines.
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- How do you help new pupils settle in and make friends?
- Who can a child turn to when they feel worried or stuck?
- How do you help pupils recover from a setback and discover their strengths?
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See the topics your child has practised, revisit questions that need another look and choose a focus for the next session. Plusling helps you put your time where it can be useful.
- Topic summaries and practice history
- Choose topics in Focus Practice
- Progress to discuss with the adults helping them
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Before you apply
- The school has not published a dated CAT4 schedule for the next September intake. Contact Admissions for the intended year and check the 2026–27 admissions policy.
Plusling’s guide to Farlington School is independently written. The school and its admissions authority publish the official arrangements.
Contains government school-register data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Primary sources
- Policies Farlington School
- Farlington School: school details Department for Education
- Farlington School: school details Department for Education
- Frequently Asked Questions Farlington School
- Applying for a Place Farlington School
- CAT4 information for parents GL Assessment