- Now a fully coeducational day and boarding school, Lancing College was founded in 1848 by the Church of England priest Nathaniel Woodard. Its chapel is the largest school chapel in the world, a grade I listed structure with a 90ft vaulted ceiling.
- The six-day week “creates a sense of spaciousness” and makes room for enrichment. Co-curricular activities take place after 3.45pm five days a week, and Tuesday afternoons are given over to co-curricular activities and sport. Saturdays have a later start with fixtures in the afternoon.
- As part of the pastoral care programme, each year 34 sixth-formers are trained as “peer supporters”, to provide a sounding board and safety valve to fellow pupils.
- Former pupils include the novelist Evelyn Waugh, the Financial Times journalist Edward Luce and the playwright Sir David Hare.
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