Admissions

Admissions: General Information
The main years of entry to Our Lady of Sion are Nursery, Reception, Year 6, Year 7, Year 9 and Year 12. Depending on places available, and the entrance criteria, children are welcome to join our community at any time.

It is quite a simple process to begin your child's journey through Our Lady of Sion, and these are some of the steps to be taken:

•Contact the school and request a prospectus
•Visit the school
•Complete the school Registration Form and return with the non-refundable fee of £50.

We will contact you two terms before your child is due to start in the Junior or Senior School, and we will request references from your child's current school. Your child will probably need to sit entrance tests or an informal assessment, depending on age and will be invited to spend some time at Our Lady of Sion School.

Entrance Criteria
Admission to the school is on a selective basis offered on attainment of acceptable results in school's own entrance examination results in English, Mathematics and Verbal Reasoning for pupils wishing to join in Years 3 - 6, pupils joining the Senior School (Year 7 and above) will also be tested in French if they have already studied this subject. There will also be a parent and pupil interview with the Headmaster, and references from previous schools are taken into account. In the sixth from, admission is dependent on GCSE results and satisfactory school reports. Candidates may be expected to spend some time in school before the offer of a place is confirmed.

Our Lady of Sion School seeks to provide all its students with opportunities to achieve excellence in an atmosphere of tolerance and understanding. All members of the School Community are encouraged to embrace the motto "Consideration Always" and apply it to all aspects of our life and work. We are a Catholic foundation that positively welcomes students of all faiths and those who would benefit from the ethos we provide.

For further details, to request a prospectus, or to make an appointment to visit, please telephone the Senior School on 01903 204063; the Junior School on 01903 204062; e-mail the Senior School at enquires@sionschool.org.uk, or the Junior School at augerj@sionjunior.org.uk. Alternatively, you can use the contact from on the website.

A non-returnable fee of £50 is payable when you register your child for admission to Our Lady of Sion School.

Scholarships and Bursaries
The school offers some scholarships for pupils entering Year 7. Details of these are advertised in the local media and on the website, after Easter each year.
Burseries are available in the case of hardship, on application to the Bursar.
Both scholarships and bursaries are means tested.