Lancing Prep Worthing
A small independent prep school for boys and girls aged 2 to 13, Lancing Prep Worthing keeps numbers deliberately low at around 169 pupils. The result is one of its most striking features: a pupil-to-teacher ratio of roughly six to one, allowing close attention to each child. The Independent Schools Inspectorate awarded the school its top grade of 'excellent', both for academic performance and for personal development, with compliance requirements fully met. For families seeking a nurturing, day-only setting where children are well known by staff, it warrants a close look.
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Inspection reports
- ISI rating
- excellent
- ISI personal development
- excellent
- Last inspected
- 13 May 2025
Teaching & academics
The ISI's 'excellent' rating for academic performance is underpinned by the school's exceptionally generous staffing, with one teacher for roughly every six pupils. Around 14 per cent of children receive SEN support, suggesting a setting accustomed to tailoring teaching to individual needs. Academic scholarships are offered alongside awards for drama, sport and all-rounders.
Head · Mrs Francesca Milling
Beyond the classroom
Scholarship routes in drama and sport signal that life here extends well beyond the classroom. The same generous staffing that shapes lessons should also support breadth in activities across the wide 2 to 13 age range.
School life & ethos
- Boarding
- No
- SEN support
- 14.16%
- EHC plans
- 0%
Mobile phone policy
Pupils are not allowed to have mobile phones or devices that connect to the internet in school. However, some pupils need a mobile phone for their journey to and from school; in this situation the device must be switched off and handed in to the member of staff on the school gate or to a member of the office staff on arrival at school. They will be safely stored in the school office during the school day. Children in years 4 to 8 may wear a pedometer or an iWatch to school should they wish but this must not be a device which can connect to the internet.
Fees & bursaries
- Day fees (per year)
- £13,182 - £18,114
Bursaries available at year 7 entry stage
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Compiled from public data. Last checked 5 June 2026.