Church Lane, Sompting, Lancing, West Sussex BN15 0AZ
10 reasons to choose Sompting Abbotts School
Main point of differentiation
Sompting Abbotts School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 79, and is a traditional prep school in the Worthing and Lancing area with a broad curriculum. It also has the smallest average class sizes.
School fundamentals
Sompting Abbotts School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 2 and 13 years. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school. Sompting Abbotts School fees range from £3,830 (Rec) to £4,850 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT but include lunches.
Average class size
Sompting Abbotts School has one class per year and an average class size of 11 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for most Sompting Abbotts School leavers are Sussex independent schools. Lancing College, Brighton College, Hurstpierpoint College, and Seaford College are the most popular destinations.
The Sompting Abbotts School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, French, Latin. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School to Year 2 and residential trips from Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, art and languages throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
Sport at Sompting Abbotts 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 Sompting Abbotts School
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils, as is drama from Year 3. All pupils learn an instrument in class and up to half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs and several instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Sompting Abbotts School
Lancing Prep Worthing (2.1 miles); Our Lady of Sion Junior School (3.3 miles); Shoreham College, Junior School (6 miles).
Aldrington Church of England Primary School (8.5 miles); Westdene Primary School (9.6 miles); Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Rottingdean (14.2 miles).
Lancing College (2.3 miles); Our Lady of Sion School (3.3 miles); Shoreham College (6 miles).
Steyning Grammar School (4.6 miles); Shoreham Academy (5.5 miles); Blatchington Mill School and Sixth Form College (8.3 miles).