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Lancing College Pupils Excel in 2025 GCSE Examinations
This year, Lancing pupils achieved outstanding results in their GCSE examinations, a testament both to their hard work and to the dedication of their teachers and the wider Lancing community. These important examinations pave the way to the Sixth Form, and this year’s successes will ensure that students can progress to study the A Levels of their choice. In a challenging time for the independent sector, this year’s candidates have once again demonstrated the exceptional benefits of a Lancing education, achieving at the very highest levels.
Headline statistics are as follows:
- 41% of grades were awarded Grade 8 or 9 – representing 30% of the cohort.
- Today’s Grade 7–9 pass rate is an extraordinary 62% of all entries, the highest in recent memory for a year in which pupils sat examinations.
- More than one in five grades awarded was the very highest, a Grade 9.
- The average student grade across the whole cohort was a Grade 7, an A grade equivalent.
Departments of note include:
- Maths IGCSE – 57% of all entries were awarded Grades 8 or 9, a remarkable achievement.
- Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics – over three quarters of all grades were 7–9.
More broadly across England, 1,302 students achieved the highest Grade 9 in seven or more subjects. Ten of these were students from Lancing College, representing 9% of the Lancing year group!
Congratulating students, Dr Scott Crawford, the incoming Head Master of Lancing, said:
“I am absolutely delighted to celebrate this year’s excellent GCSE results, which provide such a strong foundation for the exciting years of Sixth Form study ahead. These achievements are a testament to the commitment and dedication of our pupils, the expertise and care of their teachers, and the tireless support of all our staff at Lancing. I would also like to recognise the parents and carers, whose encouragement and guidance play such a vital role in these successes.
Of course, public examination results only tell part of the story. A Lancing education extends far beyond grades, embracing the full breadth of learning, intellectual curiosity, personal growth, and character formation that together prepare our young people for life beyond school. It is this whole experience that truly sets them apart.
I am greatly looking forward to welcoming this cohort of pupils, as well as those joining the Sixth Form for the first time, over the coming weeks, and to seeing them flourish as they embrace the opportunities and challenges ahead. ”
Read below for some of the individual stories of achievement from this year’s cohort:
Shimon M of Steyning, West Sussex, joined Lancing College from Windlesham House School. An outstanding academic scholar, Shimon achieved a remarkable seven Grade 9s, along with a single Grade 8 and a Grade 7 at GCSE as well as the top grade in the post GCSE Additional Mathematics qualification. He goes on to study Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, and Economics at A Level in the Lancing Sixth Form.
Tobias F of Shopwyke, Chichester joined Lancing College as an academic scholar from Westbourne House School. Having achieved an outstanding five Grade 9s and four Grade 8s at GCSE, the equivalent of better than straight A*s in the old grading system, along with the top grade in the post GCSE Additional Mathematics qualification. Tobias proceeds to the Lancing Sixth Form, studying A Levels in Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Biology and Physics.
Ciara H joined Lancing in 2022 from Lancing Preparatory School at Hove where she was Head Girl. She joined as both an academic and all-rounder scholar and has excelled in her studies as well as Art and choral singing. She scored an incredible five Grade 9s at GCSE, the coveted A** equivalent, along with one Grade 8, a Grade 7 and a pair of Grade 6s. Ciara goes on to the Lancing Sixth Form where she will work in the College’s incredible Art Department alongside other A Levels in English Literature, Classical Civilisation and French. Lancing’s Art Department last year prepared students for world leading creative courses, from the world number one Bartlett School of Architecture at UCL to the US’s Rhode Island School of Design, the best place in the world currently for Fine Art. Ciara hope to follow in their footsteps.
Jethro S of Hove joined Lancing College in 2022 from our Lancing Preparatory School in Hove as an academic scholar. Jethro has excelled, particularly in science and mathematics, representing the Lancing CanSat team, designing a can-sized satellite into space, designing telemetry systems in a European Space Agency competition that saw Lancing placed as one of the top ten STEM schools in the country. Jethro scored an amazing five grade 9s, the coveted A** equivalent at GCSE, along with two Grade 8s, a Grade 7 and a Grade 6 as well as the top grade in the post GCSE Additional Mathematics qualification. Jethro is going on to A Levels in Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. He hopes also to be part of Lancing’s innovative CREST Award Scheme, run by Lancing in combination with Ricardo, a global design engineering firm and neighbours of the College. This opportunity has led many aspirant Lancing engineers on to outstanding careers.
Hilmi M of Lewisham, London, joined Lancing College as both an academic and foundation scholar and has more than lived up to these accolades with an outstanding haul of eight Grade 9s, the highly coveted A** grade, and a Grade 8 at GCSE. Hilmi has been recognised as a top philosophy student by no less than Harvard University’s global prizes and by the John Locke Institute for his work as a historian of note. Hilmi continues on to the Lancing Sixth Form where he will study A Levels in Mathematics, Economics, and German.
Euan C from Arundel joined Lancing College in 2022 as an academic scholar from Westbourne House School. One of our top science students, he has lived up to the accolade of a scholarship as one of our cohort of very strong performers in Mathematics where, alongside his Grade 9 in Mathematics, he also produced a strong pass in the post-GCSE Additional Mathematics qualification. Euan will spend a good deal of time in Lancing’s highly popular Faculty of Mathematics and Computing, studying A Levels in Mathematics, Further Mathematics and Computing alongside Physics studies.
Anna B from Worthing joined Lancing College from our Lancing Preparatory School at Worthing as an academic scholar. She has more than lived up to that accolade, scoring an impressive eight Grade 9s at GCSE along with a Grade 7. Anna goes on to the Lancing Sixth Form where she will study Mathematics, Biology, and Chemistry where she hopes to join Lancing’s highly successful medical preparation programme.