Prep School Admissions
Prep School Registrar:
email Mrs Sarah Waller
+44 1483 899665
Steps to Apply
PREP SCHOOL
- Visit us – the best way to learn more is to visit us. Join us for an Open Morning or contact our Registrar to arrange a 1:1 tour.
- Taster Event – Register your daughter for a taster where she joins us for a typical school day, meets our girls and staff and learns more about the opportunities at St Catherine’s.
* Reception Taster Afternoon – Friday 6th October 2023
* Year 1-6 Taster Morning – Friday 20th October 2023
- Apply – Complete our online application form. You will need to set up a parent account to access the application form. Apply here
- Assessment - Admission is by age-appropriate assessment in literacy, numeracy and reasoning. For entry into Years 1-6 a confidential report from your daughter's current Headteacher will also be requested.
* Reception Assessment – Saturday 14th October 2023
* Year 1-6 Assessment – Tuesday 7th November 2023
- Offer and acceptance - offers are made shortly after assessments. To accept a place, an acceptance deposit of £500 is payable when parents return the Acceptance Form, agreeing to the School’s terms and conditions. It is refunded (less any outstanding charges) when the pupil leaves, or is credited if a full term’s fees in lieu of notice is paid.
- Post Offer –We are delighted to welcome girls back to see us again for a variety of events to help them feel part of our school before they join us, and to ensure a happy and successful transition to St Catherine’s.
Overseas Applicants
We are happy to arrange a ‘virtual visit’ to meet us and learn more about our school. Alternatively, individual visits can be arranged while you are in the UK. Girls can be assessed while they are overseas. Please contact our Registrar for more information. Please note that we do not issue Child Student Visa numbers to girls in the Prep School.
Accessibility
Applicants with a disability will be assessed on their academic performance as outlined above. Parents of applicants with a disability should make this clear on the application form so that the School can make every reasonable effort to adapt its admissions procedures to accommodate the applicant on the Assessment Day. Any parent of an applicant who has a disability is also asked to let the School know so that proper access can be arranged for pre-admission school visits/information mailings, and subsequently for school events, should the applicant be successful in the entrance tests.
Joining Reception / 4+
Joining us at 4+/Reception
Join us for our Taster Afternoon where your daughter will enjoy a fun-filled afternoon of creative activities in our reception classrooms, and you will have the opportunity to meet key members of our teaching team. Following a taster session, your daughter will be invited for an informal play assessment. Through play, teacher observation and teacher/pupil interaction, girls’ literacy, numeracy, physical and social skills are assessed.
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September 2024 Entry |
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| Reception Taster Afternoon |
Friday 6th October 2023 |
Register |
| Reception Informal Assessment |
Saturday 14th October 2023 10am - 12 noon |
Apply |
| Reception Offer Holders Event |
Friday 10th November 2023 1.30pm - 2.45pm |
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Occasional places may arise mid-year. Please contact our Registrar for more information.
Overseas Applicants
We are happy to arrange a ‘virtual visit’ to meet us and learn more about our school. Alternatively, individual visits can be arranged while you are in the UK. Girls can be assessed while they are overseas. Please contact our Registrar for more information. Please note that we do not issue Child Student Visa numbers to girls in the Prep School.
Joining Year 1-6
Joining us in Years 1-6
Girls are invited to join us for a Taster Morning where they will take part in fun-filled activities alongside their peers and our staff and learn more about St Catherine’s. Following the Taster, girls will be invited for a second visit which will include a formal assessment in English, Maths and Reasoning.
Overseas Applicants
We are happy to arrange a ‘virtual visit’ to meet us and learn more about our school. Alternatively, individual visits can be arranged while you are in the UK. Girls can be assessed while they are overseas. Please contact our Registrar for more information. Please note that we do not issue Child Student Visa numbers to girls in the Prep School.
