Sixth form entry 2026 information

Updated 8 October 2025

 

Thank you for applying to the sixth form at Claremont. This page will be updated regularly with everything you’ll need to know as you go through the admissions process.

Key dates to note

• Interview assessment days: Monday 3 November 2025
• Scholarship application deadline: Tuesday 4 November 2025
• Offers posted: Monday 1 December 2025
• Offer acceptance and scholarship acceptance deadline: Monday 2 February 2026

 

Sixth form interview assessment

 

Please wear:

• Please come in your school uniform
• If you do not have a school uniform please wear smart business attire suitable for an interview

Arrival and collection:

Please arrive strictly via the Claremont Fan Court Senior School car park at 4:45pm. This can be accessed from the A307, Portsmouth Road. Please use the following link to arrive at the correct location: Map

Please make your way to the sixth form centre to sign in. We will have sixth formers in the top car park to direct you.

We will begin testing promptly at 5.00pm. If you are running late, please let us know by calling the following number: 07538 234460.

Parents are welcome to return at 8pm for refreshments in the New Dining Hall with the senior leadership team.

The evening will finish at 8:30pm.

Please bring:

• A water bottle
• A pencil
• A fiction book to read while you wait between assessments

Format of the interview assessment

After signing in, you’ll take part in the CAT4 testing, followed by a short break and then an interview with a member of the Senior Leadership Team.

The interview will last about 20 minutes and is a great chance for us to get to know you. If you’re applying for creative subjects like Textiles, DT, Art, or Photography, this is a particularly important part of your assessment.

CAT4 testing

Everyone will sit the CAT4 Grade G assessment, which looks at how you reason and think in different ways, such as:

• reasoning with words
• reasoning with numbers
• reasoning with shapes and designs
• thinking with and mentally manipulating precise shapes

The test has three sections, each lasting 40 minutes.

CAT4 is a timed assessment and additional time is not permitted for SEND or IN as this will affect the reliability of the results. CAT4 is not just about what and how it tests but how the questions are answered within a set timeframe. The timed element makes it diagnostically very powerful. Other accommodations can be made for students with SEND or IN, please contact the admissions department for further information on this.

Further information for parents and students regarding CAT4 tests is available from the GL assessment website, click here for further information. We strongly advise against any kind of practice ahead of a CAT4 test as this will alter the reliability of test scores. The point of CAT4 is that it is not a test of learnt knowledge but of potential and it needs to be as unaffected as possible by any external factors, such as practice. Think of it like an eye test; if you practice ahead of an eye test and memorise the card, your diagnosis may not be correct and valuable information may be missed.

Medical/Sickness:

If you have any medical conditions we should know about, or if you use an EpiPen or inhaler, please make sure you bring it with you (and that it’s clearly labelled with your name).

If you feel unwell on the day, please let us know as soon as possible by calling our emergency number: 07538 234460
(Please note: this number is only active on the interview assessment day)

Further assistance

Please email Aline Norris at: admissions@claremont.surrey.sch.uk if you have any queries in the meantime, I will be happy to help.