Westbrooke, Worthing, West Sussex BN11 1RE
10 reasons to choose Our Lady of Sion Junior School
Main point of differentiation
Our Lady of Sion Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 75, and with the lowest fees, it is the low cost all-rounder of prep schools in Worthing.
School fundamentals
Our Lady of Sion Junior School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Our Lady of Sion School, an all-through school to age 18. Our Lady of Sion Junior School fees range from £3,600 (Rec) to £4,350 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT but include lunches.
Average class size
Our Lady of Sion Junior School has one class per year and an average class size of 14 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Junior School pupils move up to Our Lady of Sion School.
The Our Lady of Sion Junior School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, reasoning, French. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers. All Year Groups participate in Beach School. Residential trip for Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for science in Year 6.
Sport at Our Lady of Sion Junior School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Our Lady of Sion Junior School
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the English and co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and about one third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs, orchestra. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm. Nursery is open for 52 weeks a year.
Find another school near Our Lady of Sion Junior School
Lancing Prep Worthing (1.2 miles); Sompting Abbotts School (3.3 miles); Windlesham House School (6.4 miles).
Aldrington Church of England Primary School (9.8 miles); Westdene Primary School (11.5 miles); Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Rottingdean (15 miles).
Our Lady of Sion School (0.1 miles); Lancing College (4.6 miles); Shoreham College (6.7 miles).
Shoreham Academy (6.4 miles); Steyning Grammar School (9.5 miles); Blatchington Mill School and Sixth Form College (9.7 miles).