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Worth School
Worth welcomes Year 7 applicants through CAT4 or suitable existing scores alongside references and reports.
Independent school · Crawley, West Sussex
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Meet the school
At a glance
Facts checked
- Admissions route
- Year 7 candidates provide CAT4 results or attend a November CAT4 assessment, alongside reports and a reference.
- Worth School
Paddockhurst Road, Turners Hill, West Sussex, Crawley, RH10 4SD
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Entry information
For September 2027 entry
Worth School offers Year 7 (11+) entry. For September 2027, registered candidates without an existing CAT4 score are invited to an Assessment Day in November before entry to sit CAT4; candidates with suitable existing results may provide those with a current-school reference. The school says admission is subject to CAT4, a positive reference and recent reports.
Entry stage: Year 7
What the assessment covers
- CAT4 assessment
The admissions process
- Register and discuss the intended entry year with Admissions.
- For September 2027 Year 7 entry, candidates without an existing CAT4 score are invited to an Assessment Day in November before entry.
- If the candidate already has CAT4 results, the school requests them with a current-school reference and does not require a retest.
- Admission considers CAT4 results, recent school reports and a positive reference.
- Year 7 academic scholarships are a separate route linked to CAT4 results; the scholarship page says its critical-thinking paper needs no preparation.
Read the official details: Admissions information from Worth School
Go to the source
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.
Worth uses CAT4 for Year 7 entry. GL Assessment advises against practising for CAT4. The separate academic-scholarship paper has its own school guidance.
Read the official guidance: Worth School · GL Assessment
Keep the practical steps clear
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.
Picture your child’s everyday life here.
An open day is a chance to look beyond the exam. Useful questions to take with you:
- 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?
Know where to focus
See what your child is learning.
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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What to confirm with admissions
- Ask Worth whether an existing CAT4 result can be submitted or a November assessment day is needed for your child.
Plusling’s guide to Worth 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
- Worth School: school details Department for Education
- How to Apply Worth School
- Year 7 Scholarships 2027 Worth School
- Frequently Asked Questions Worth School
- CAT4 information for parents GL Assessment