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Lancing College

Lancing College, a stone's throw from exciting seaside-town Brighton, has all the attributes of a classic British boarding school, complete with stunning campus and its very own cathedral. The school is a classic all-rounder school, with good academics, sports, design and music. Especially noteworthy is Lancing's stunning art department, which produces consistently high quality art that is displayed around school. To round it all off, Lancing College sports its very own little farm onsite.
Von Bülow Education placed 2 pupils here in 2023.

The Essentials

  • Number of pupils: 590

  • Percentage boarders: 60%

  • Percentage international pupils: 30%

  • Average class size: senior school - 15 // 6th Form - 10

  • Closest international airport: London Gatwick Airport, 60mins away by car

  • Fees per term for 2023/24: £14,850


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What we think
A beautiful school with all the acoutrements of an all-rounder boarding school. Arts especially strong!

The Details

Academics:

GCSEs and A-Levels on offer.

Lancing College is moderately selective and achieved a highly respectable 36% 8-9 grades in their GCSEs and 54% A-grades in their A-Levels in 2023.

Next to first-rate teaching of the classic curriculum, the school fosters intellectual curiosity through stimulating extra initiatives like writing a mini-dissertation about a topic of interest for one week.

Lancing College has German, French, Spanish, Mandarin, Greek and Latin on offer.

Boarding:

60% of pupils board and at least 300 pupils remain in school over the weekend. The boarding houses have recently all been refurbished and are beautiful. Two to a room is normal; from Y11 single rooms likely! 70% of teachers live onsite and are accessible to pupils after school.

Exeat weekends are compulsory.

Strengths:

The school itself! A gorgeous 19th century campus, complete with its own cathedral. It does not get any more 'hogwartian'! Facilities are excellent also, with state-of-the-art sports and art. The school even has a little farm!

Sports is very strong at Lancing College. Huge on football, hockey, netball, tennis and cricket. Big on fencing, badminton, dance (ballet, modern etc), swimming (indoor pool), rowing (own boathouse), sailing, water polo, shooting and equestrian (own equestrian center). Just to name a few.

The creative offer here is very strong. The art department is one of the best we know, complete with printing press, artist-in-residence and photography lab. The pupils' work was simply stunning. Music is excellent with a fabulous choir, orchestra, many bands and real passion. Dance is another forte with strong ballet, jazz and contemporary dance.

Weaknesses:

We've had families with mixed visiting experiences. Some have felt rushed and transactional. That can happen, though we know Lancing College as an extremely hospitable and friendly place.


The Location
Lancing College is close to the town Lancing on the South Coast, 20 minutes from Brighton and 1,5 hours by car from London.

The Address
Lancing College


BN15 0RW
England

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