Lancing Prep Hove A GSG School
- Lancing Prep Hove
The Droveway
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 6LU - Head: Mrs Kirsty Keep
- T 01273 503452
- F 01273 503457
- E hove@lancing.org.uk
- W www.lancingcollege.co.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 13.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Brighton and Hove
- Pupils: 285
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: £10,770 - £19,785 pa
- Open days: Held in autumn and spring of each year - check school website; personal visits can also be arranged with the school
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Lancing College, Lancing Prep Worthing
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Sport happens whatever the weather, evident from the amount of mud lingering around the peg areas. Parents say the school’s seven acres of playing fields and grounds were a huge draw for them picking the school. From year 3, everyone plays hockey, football and cricket, plus either rugby or netball. Lovely to see boys keen to play netball and – up to year 6 – girls can opt for rugby. Most children do some form of club or activity after school. There’s mountains to choose from, including sailing, surfing and surf life-saving – the beach is just a few minutes' drive away after all. The fantastic modern music school comprises a large classroom with performing area and practice rooms, all in full swing when we visited. Nearly 60 per cent of children...
What the school says...
Formerly Mowden School, Lancing Prep Hove joined the Lancing College family of schools in 2002, when it also became co-educational.
We aim to offer every child the opportunities to achieve their potential within a broad and varied curriculum. Whilst ensuring that each child achieves their very best academically, we believe there is much more to be found than academia alone.
Central to our ethos is the idea that all pupils have at least one co-curricular area in which they can excel, and to that end we place great importance on the teaching of Art, Drama, Music and Sport alongside those subjects you would expect to find in the National Curriculum.
Whilst we are proud of our traditions, we are also a forward-thinking school, looking to build upon our past successes to achieve even greater heights in the future. By the time our pupils leave, they will have acquired a confidence and a self-belief, together with a set of values that will remain with them throughout their lives. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head Mistress
Since 2016, Kirsty Keep BEd (Homerton College, Cambridge). Her first headship and the school’s first female head. Started her career teaching English at Edge Grove and then spent 11 years as head of the lower school at Downsend Prep in Surrey. Her husband teaches maths here and they have a daughter in year 7. ‘It’s a real family affair,’ she says, calling LPH ‘the fourth member of the family’.
Her office is in the plumiest of spots, overlooking the sports field and smart Astro courts. Bags of natural light and, on a clear day, amazing sunsets. Children pass her windows regularly with their relaxed animation and chatter. ‘It’s a great way of finding out a few things!’ she admits.
Parents call her a ‘straightforward’ and ‘inspiring’...
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