The alumni of Lancing College are known as OLs, which doesn't stand for anything! They are always welcome to visit the college, and there are regular events specially organised for them. Details of these can be found by clicking here.

If you are planning a visit to Lancing and would like a tour of the College and your old House, it is much better to contact us first so that we can be prepared for your arrival and have the time to show you around properly. We are always delighted to see OLs back at the College but it can be disappointing for both you and us if we cannot allocate enough time to your visit due to other commitments. These days we are governed by strict health and safety laws, safeguarding and security measures which mean that visitors have to be accompanied around the campus. These rules apply as much in the holidays as in term time as the College has various commercial lettings involving large numbers of children. It is a frustrating situation for all of us when you are not able to see all that you want to, and we would appreciate your consideration in helping us make it easier for you.

Amongst the names of older former pupils can be listed author Evelyn Waugh, Archbishop Trevor Huddleston, Sir Robert Megarry, Lord Sankey, Tom Driberg and tenor Peter Pears, but there are also many notable names among the more recent leavers. Some of these are listed below, with the name of their House and their year of arrival at the College.

Creative Writing  
Sir David Hare (Field's 1960), playwright
Christopher Hampton (Second's 1959), playwright
Sir Tim Rice (Second's 1958), lyricist
Tom Sharpe (Olds 1942), author
Jan Morris (Sanderson's 1944), author
Mark Mills (Head's 1981), author
Peter Clothier (Field's 1949), writer and poet

Music
David Bedford (Field's 1951-55), composer
Steuart Bedford (Field's 1952-57), pianist and conductor
Corin Buckeridge (Teme 1977-81), composer
Geoffrey Bush (Olds 1933)
John Gibbons (Gibbs' 1977-81), conductor
Nicholas Kraemer (Field’s 1958-62), harpsichordist & conductor
Dennis Lee (Field’s 1963-4), pianist
Sir Peter Pears (Head’s 1923-28), opera singer
Nicholas Price (Second’s 1989-94), composer
Neil Richardson (Sanderson's 1943), composer
Ric Salmon (Second’s 1990-5), former Vice President of A&R at Warner Music International
Sebastian Stanley (Olds 1997-2002), pianist
David Wroe (Sanderson’s 1977-82), conductor

Sport
Andrew Frampton (Head's 1993), footballer with Gillingham
Richard Meade OBE (Olds 1957), Olympic Gold medal winning equestrian

Television
Jamie Theakston (Head's 1984), presenter
George Baker (Second's 1944), actor
Alex Horne (Field's 1996), comedian

Diplomacy and Politics
Sir Christopher Meyer (Teme 1957), former Ambassador to Washington
Charles Anson (Olds 1957), former Press Secretary to HM the Queen 
David Lloyd (Gibbs' 1954), former Ambassador to Ljubljana
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo (Field's 1961) Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ghana
Greg Barker (Olds 1982), MP for Bexhill
Andrew Page (Sanderson's 1983), Ambassador to Slovenia
Dr Rana Mitter (Olds 1982), foremost authority on Chinese History & Politics
Sir Edward Twining (News/Field's 1910), Governor of North Borneo, Governor of Tanganyika

Law
Lord Browne-Wilkinson (Sanderson's 1948), Chancellor of the High Court
His Honour Judge Peter Birts (Head's 1964)

Science
Sir Roy Calne (Second's 1947)

The Church
Michael Ball (Head's/Teme 1945), former Bishop of Truro
Bishop John Kirkham (Teme 1954), former Bishop of Sherborne and former Bishop to the Forces
Bishop Anthony Foottit (Teme 1954)
The Right Reverend Jonathan Meyrick (Field's 1970), Bishop of Lynn
Reverend Canon David Reindorp (Field's 1971), vicar of Chelsea Old Church

Finance and Business
Stephen Green (Second's 1961), Baron Green of Hurstpierpoint, Minister of State for Trade and Investment
Hugh Scott-Barrett (Gibbs' 1972), Chief Executive of Capital and Regional
Raymond Kwok (Sanderson's 1969), Chairman of Sun Hung Kai
Sinclair Beecham (Second's 1971), co-founder of Prêt à Manger
Sir Michael Darrington (Gibbs' 1955), former CEO of Greggs Bakeries for 25 years

The Armed Forces
Lieutenant General Sir Alan Reay (Sanderson's 1938), former commander of the RAMC
Rear Admiral Sir Robert Woodard (Old's 1952), former Commander of the Royal Yacht Britannia
Lieutenant Colonel Peter Bates OBE (Second's 1977) 
Major General David Rutherford-Jones, (Sanderson's 1972), formerly Commandant Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, now retired and Chief Executive Morden College, London SE3 0PW

Miscellaneous
Andrew Brown (School 1998) world record holder of the fastest solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean
Gino Watkins (Head's 1921), Arctic Explorer, who drowned in 1932 while kayaking off Greenland