BN15 Sompting Abbotts School, Church Lane, Sompting, Lancing

Sompting Abbotts is a long established independent preparatory school situated close to Worthing in West Sussex. The property is set within an attractive campus of c.28 acres surrounding the Grade II Listed former manor house, with ancillary school buildings and leisure facilities including sports fields, swimming pool and tennis courts.

Founded over 100 years ago as a boys' boarding school in 1921, the school was shut in 1940 due to the Second World War and was requisitioned by the army until the War's end. In 1946 the school was resurrected by the Sinclair family as an independent preparatory school and has been operated by the family for three generations.

The historic school is being offered to the market for the first time in over 80 years, having to sadly close its doors in summer 2026.

The scale and character of the estate provides an exciting opportunity for either continued educational or institutional use, or a comprehensive conversion and redevelopment scheme, supported by strong surrounding leisure and residential demand with an attractive position on the South Coast.

The Property is situated in a semi-rural position on the western side of Church Lane in Sompting, which is accessed from the A27, occupying an elevated position benefiting from far reaching sea views.

The surrounding area comprises established residential neighbourhoods, local amenities and schooling, with good transport connections from nearby Lancing and Worthing railway stations, providing regular services to Brighton, Worthing and London. The A27 is also readily accessible, providing connections to the wider South Coast road network.