GCSE Results
This year, Lancing College pupils have once again achieved outstanding results in their GCSE examinations, reflecting not only their hard work and determination, but also the commitment of their teachers and the strength of the wider Lancing community.
Lancing College Headline statistics:
- The average grade scored by Lancing College students remains a Grade 7, the old equivalent of an A grade.
- Nearly a fifth of all grades awarded this year were at Grade 9, the coveted A** equivalent.
- In a comparison with the old alphabetical system, 82% of grades were in the A*-B range, among the best results that students have achieved in the last 15 years.
- Last year, the government reported that students achieving seven Grade 9s or better found themselves in the top 1000 students in the country. This year, Lancing has produced four students in that bracket, a superb achievement.
- 18 students achieved the clean sweep of Grades 7-9.
These important examinations mark an important milestone on the journey to the Sixth Form, and this year’s excellent results will enable pupils to progress with confidence to study the A Levels of their choice.
“These results are a triumph, and I could not be prouder of every one of our pupils. Lancing is a genuinely scholarly community, one where learning doesn’t stop at the edge of the syllabus, it’s treated as a jumping-off point. A history lesson becomes a debate that runs on past the bell; a science practical sparks a question pupils go on to read about for themselves.
“That appetite for going further is, I believe, what underpins our exam success as much as any revision timetable. Brilliant results, richly deserved, and built on habits of mind that will serve these pupils long after the exams are forgotten.”
Pupil Stories:
Ben A from Hove joined Lancing from our sister prep school in Hove and continues to combine outstanding sporting attainment as a nationally ranked tennis player with outstanding academic achievement. Ben scored an incredible seven Grade 9s, one Grade 8 and a pair of Grade 7s at GCSE. He goes on to the Lancing Sixth Form to study Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Economics and Physics.
Bibi W from Albourne, West Sussex, joined Lancing College from Great Walstead Prep School and had proven herself brilliantly adept at balancing top-level sport as an athlete and cricket player with outstanding academic success. Having represented the county and beyond at cricket and athletics, Bibi has also attained an excellent clean sweep of grade A and A* equivalents at GCSE with three Grade 9s, five Grade 8s and a single Grade 7. She goes on to the Lancing College Sixth Form to further representative sport alongside study of Biology, Psychology and Sport with the hope of studying sports science at one of our leading universities in the UK or overseas, a well-trodden route for Lancing students.
Francis R and Thomas R are a brilliant pair of twins from Ditchling, West Sussex who joined Lancing College from our sister preparatory school in Hove as academic scholars. They have more than lived up to that accolade, between them scoring an incredible nine Grade 9s, six Grade 8s and a trio of Grade 6s at GCSE. Both brothers go on to study Mathematics and Chemistry with Francis additionally taking Geography and History while Thomas also studies French and Biology.
Freddie W from West Ashling, Chichester, joined Lancing College in 2023 from The Prebendal School, Chichester as a music scholar and has combined an outstanding contribution to the life of this leading music school with outstanding scholarship, attaining a clean sweep of grade A and higher equivalents at GCSE. Freddie proceeds to the Lancing Sixth Form to study Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Music.
Florence D joined Lancing College from Lancing Preparatory School in Worthing as an academic scholar and has more than lived up to that accolade, attaining an incredible eight Grade 9s (the coveted A** equivalent) at GCSE along with a single Grade 7, an achievement likely to put her in the top thousand students in the country receiving results. She moves on to the Lancing College Sixth Form where she will study Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Art while benefitting from Lancing’s innovative and highly successful biomedical and veterinary preparation pathway.
Gabriel C from Hong Kong joined Lancing College from Christ’s Hospital School and has gone on to outstanding academic success, achieving a clean sweep of A grade equivalents or better at GCSE with a remarkable four Grade 9s, four Grade 8s and a single Grade 7. He progresses to the Lancing College Sixth Form where he will specialise in our excellent STEM departments, studying Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
Imogen W from Steyning joined Lancing in 2023 from our sister preparatory school in Worthing as an academic scholar, an accolade that she has truly lived up to with an incredible performance at GCSE. Imogen scored a clean sweep of A and A* equivalents with four Grade 9s, four Grade 8s and a single Grade 7. She proceeds on to the Lancing Sixth Form where she will study Psychology, German, Economics and History.
Isobel C joined Lancing College in 2023 from our sister preparatory school in Hove as an academic scholar, a title that she has more than lived up to, achieving an incredible clean sweep of Grades 8 and 9 at GCSE with four Grade 9s in the mix. Isobel proceeds on to the Lancing College Sixth Form where she will study Biology, Chemistry, French, and Religious Studies.
Maddy L from Hong Kong joined Lancing in 2023 from David Li Kwok Po College and has proved herself to be an outstanding student, attaining a highly impressive four Grade 9s, three Grade 8s, a Grade 7 and a Grade 6 at GCSE. Maddy proceeds on to the Lancing Sixth Form where she will study Mathematics, Physics, Art, and Design and Technology as well as partaking in Lancing’s incredible architecture preparation programme that has seen recent students attain places at the best architectural undergraduate programmes in the world.
Mika C from China joined Lancing College in the Fourth Form and has scored exceptionally well, attaining seven Grade 9s, a Grade 8 and a Grade 7 at GCSE, scores likely to put her in the top 1000 students in the country for her achievement. A superb pianist, she proceeds to the Lancing College Sixth Form where she will study Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Biology and Chemistry while benefitting from Lancing’s wonderful Music department and innovative and highly successful biomedical and veterinary preparation pathway.
Mollie T from Steyning joined Lancing in 2023 from Windlesham House School and has gone on to excel. Her GCSE results are outstanding, attaining a clean sweep of Grade A equivalent with an outstanding six Grade 9s, the coveted A** equivalent, along with a Grade 8 and a pair of Grade 7s. Mollie progresses on to the Lancing Sixth Form where she will study Biology, Psychology, English Literature and Latin.
Seth V from Storrington joined Lancing College from Steyning Grammar School and has gone on to great things, achieving an outstanding eight Grade 9s and a single Grade 8 at GCSE, an achievement likely to put him among the top 1000 students receiving results in the country. He continues into the Lancing College Sixth Form where he will study Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Biology and Chemistry.