Our Lady of Sion School

The Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Sion was founded in France in 1842 by Theodore Ratisbonne and a small group of women. The Ratisbonnes were a well-known Strasbourg family, highly assimilated Jews, who knew very little of their Jewish faith. Theodore set out on a search for meaning. He joined a group studying philosophy, and slowly decided to become a Catholic and later, a priest.

What is it that makes Sion School so memorable, unique, and extraordinary? Let’s take a look around. Sion School is an inter-denominational, co-educational school, situated in the heart of Worthing, West Sussex. Providing an all-round education in a caring family community, we are one of very few ‘through-schools’ in the area meaning that we offer a complete education from Nursery through to Sixth Form (3 to 18 years). Sion, is therefore four schools in one.

Sion School, is a school like no other – which can be felt as soon as you come through the front door, and throughout the whole school. Our motto is ‘Consideration Always’ but it is more than just something that exists just in the background, easy to forget or ignore. It is something which we believe in as a core part of a Sion education.