Fees

Lancing College fees are designed to be as inclusive as possible of all usual charges, to enable parents to budget with a degree of certainty.

The following information should be read in conjunction with the listed attachments which will provide further information on methods of payment, insurances and where additional charges are payable.

Fees are shown inclusive of VAT where applicable.

Senior School Fees 2026–2027

Full boarding £19,180 per term

Flexi-boarding £16,115 per term (subject to availability)

Day £13,110 per term and occasional overnight stays charged at £96 per night.

Please note: Each younger sibling will receive a 10% sibling discount whilst the older sibling is at the College or the prep schools.

Overseas parents can now pay fees online using our Secure Payment Facility

Included in the termly fees:

Academic books
All meals
Usual laundry (excluding dry cleaning)
Personal accident insurance.

Billed with the termly fees as additional charges:

The Lancing Society – This gives pupils and parents lifetime membership of the Lancing Society and OL Club (with its membership of over 6,000 individuals worldwide)
The Transformational Foundationer Bursary Fund (Voluntary Donation)
Examination Fees
Visa compliance – those pupils who attend College requiring a Child Student Visa will pay a termly fee to cover the cost of our external administration/compliance agency
Adur NHS Doctors’ Registration Fee (Boarding Pupils)
Learning Support/EAL lessons
Transport – the school currently runs bus services for day pupils from the surrounding area. Transport is also available to and from airports at the start and end of each term
House Accounts
Music lessons (charged per instrument) – see Financial Information document below for details
Design & Technology – pupils are charged for materials and consumables used in connection with their own projects
Combined Cadet Force (CCF), Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme or Explorer Scouts
School trips – the cost of trips will be kept to a minimum particularly if they are compulsory
School Shop – uniform can be purchased from the School Shop website. However, on occasion charges may be added to the termly invoice
Library – for items which are not renewed or returned by the due date
Extra laundry.

Pupil Schemes

Various schemes are provided by the College on an opt-in basis and are payable by a termly premium. Please note that your children will not be covered unless you actively opt in and fill in the relevant application forms as detailed below.

• Schools’ AXA Health Scheme at £162 per term per child for the 2026–2027 Academic Year – compensation for hospital and other private medical treatment (participation is highly recommended unless the parent is covered under a separate family and / or company scheme)
AXA HEALTH SCHEME – FULL DETAILS AND APPLICATION FORM

• Pupils’ Personal Effects Scheme from £7.06 per term per child for the 2026–2027 Academic Year – cover for personal effects of pupils. (Cost of premium paid directly to cover provider)

• Pupils’ Absence Insurance Scheme helping cover the cost of your child’s school fees if they are absent due to illness or an accident. (Cost of premium paid directly to cover provider)PUPIL’S PERSONAL EFFECTS AND PUPIL ABSENCE INSURANCE SCHEMES – FULL DETAILS AND APPLICATION QR CODE

• Pupils’ Personal Accident Scheme (Incorporating Dental Cover) – this scheme is not part of the opt-in schemes and your child is automatically included in the scheme as part of your fees. This scheme provides compensation for total or partial permanent disability as a result of accidents.

Pupils’ Personal Accident SCHEME – Full details