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Sherfield School
Sherfield’s Prep School includes Year 7; from Year 5, applicants have a taster day with CAT4, for which the school says no preparation is needed.
Independent school · Sherfield-on-Loddon, Hampshire
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Reading Road, Sherfield-on-Loddon, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 0HU
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Entry information
Sherfield’s Prep School includes Years 1–8. From Year 5 upwards, a taster day includes a CAT4 cognitive ability test; the school explicitly says no preparation is required. For Year 7, CAT4 is part of the school’s admissions and placement process.
Entry stage: Year 7
What the assessment covers
- Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT4)
Assessment provider: GL Assessment
The admissions process
- From Year 5 upwards, the taster day includes CAT4
- The school states that no preparation is required
Read the official details: Admissions information from Sherfield School
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Sherfield School says no preparation is required for the CAT4 cognitive ability test included in taster days from Year 5 upwards.
Read the official guidance: Sherfield School
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Primary sources
- Sherfield School: school details Department for Education
- Sherfield School: official website Sherfield School
- Admissions Process Sherfield School
- CAT4 cognitive abilities test GL Assessment
- Contact and location | Sherfield School Sherfield School