Lancing College

Lancing College
(formerly College of St Mary and St Nicolas)

Motto	'Beati Mundo Corde' (Blessed are the pure in heart)
Established	1848
Type	Independent day and boarding
Religion	Church of England
Head Master	Dominic Oliver, MPhil
Chairman	Dr Harry Brünjes
Founder	Nathaniel Woodard
Location	Lancing West Sussex BN15 0RW England
DfE URN	126108 Tables
Students	c.550
Gender	Mixed
Ages	13–18
Houses	9
Colours	Blue and White
Publication	The Quad; Lancing Life
Former pupils	OLs
Affiliation	Woodard Corporation
Website	www.lancingcollege.co.uk

Blue and White

Lancing College is a co-educational English independent school in the British public school tradition, founded in 1848 by Nathaniel Woodard. Woodard's aim was to provide education "based on sound principle and sound knowledge, firmly grounded in the Christian faith." Lancing was the first of a family of more than 30 schools founded by Woodard (others include Hurstpierpoint College, Ardingly College, Bloxham School and Worksop College).

The school is based in 550 acres (2.2 km²) of countryside in West Sussex, east of Worthing near the village of Lancing, on the south coast of England. The college is situated on a hill which is part of the South Downs, and the campus dominates the local landscape. The college overlooks the River Adur and the Ladywell Stream, a holy well or sacred stream within the College grounds has pre-Christian significance.

The school is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. Girls were first admitted in 1970. The school is dominated by a Gothic revival chapel, and follows a high church Anglican tradition. The College of St Mary and St Nicolas (as it was originally known) in Shoreham-by-Sea was intended for the sons of upper middle classes and professional men; in time this became Lancing College, moving to its present site in 1857.

The school's buildings of the 1850s were designed by the architect Richard Cromwell Carpenter, with later ones by John William Simpson.

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