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Our Lady of Sion School
Our Lady of Sion assesses external Year 7 Senior School applicants with CAT4, taster days and interview.
Independent school · Worthing, West Sussex
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- Admissions route
- External Year 7 applicants take CAT4 and attend two taster days and an interview.
- Our Lady of Sion School
Our Lady of Sion School, Gratwicke Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 4BL
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Entry information
Our Lady of Sion School admits external pupils to Senior School in Years 7–11 through a school assessment, interview and reference. The current admissions guidance says Year 7–11 candidates take CAT4 in quantitative, verbal and non-verbal reasoning, with two taster days, an interview and a current-school reference. Sion’s current in-house Year 6 pupils do not sit this entrance exam.
Entry stage: Year 7
What the assessment covers
- Quantitative reasoning
- Verbal reasoning
- Non-verbal reasoning
Assessment provider: CAT4 (GL Assessment)
The admissions process
- Express interest with the Admissions Registrar and arrange a school visit.
- The school invites prospective pupils to spend two taster days at Sion.
- External candidates for Years 7–11 take CAT4 quantitative, verbal and non-verbal reasoning assessments, followed by a general interview and current-school reference.
- Existing Sion Year 6 pupils moving into Year 7 do not sit an entrance exam.
Read the official details: Admissions information from Our Lady of Sion School
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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.
Sion describes CAT4 as an entrance assessment but does not recommend separate preparation materials. GL Assessment’s parent information explains what CAT4 assesses.
Read the official guidance: 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
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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.
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- Progress to discuss with the adults helping them
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What to confirm with admissions
- Ask Sion Admissions about available Year 7 places and dates for the two taster days and CAT4 assessment.
Plusling’s guide to Our Lady of Sion 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
- Our Lady of Sion School: school details Department for Education
- Sion School Admissions | Book a Visit Today Our Lady of Sion School
- Admissions Enquiry - Our Lady of Sion Our Lady of Sion School
- Admissions Policy (September 2025) Our Lady of Sion School
- CAT4 information for parents GL Assessment
- Contact and location | Our Lady of Sion School Our Lady of Sion School