Location of Sompting Abbotts Preparatory School
Sompting Abbotts Preparatory School is an independent school in Sussex. Most pupils live within a 20-mile radius. They come from the Sompting, Lancing, Shoreham-by-Sea, Worthing (including Findon), Angmering, Ferring, East Preston, Arundel, Steyning, Brighton and Lewes areas. The school can be accessed from the south via the A27.
From the East, take the A27 to the Sompting Bypass. Carry along the bypass to the end and turn back on yourself at the Lyons Farm Retail Park traffic lights. Drive back along the A27 Sompting Bypass in an easterly direction and Church Lane is approximately 1,000 metres on the left. Turn into Church Lane and Sompting Abbotts Preparatory School is 200 metres up on the right.
From the West, take the A27 through Worthing and join the Sompting Bypass with the Lyons Farm Retail Park on your left. After passing the retail park, continue for approximately 1,000 metres then turn left into Church Lane. You'll see the walled entrance to Sompting Abbotts Preparatory School roughly 200 metres up the hill on your right.
Sompting Abbotts Preparatory School is an independent school near Steyning too. From the north, you can drive via the Bostal Road from Steyning or via the Coombes Road and then the A27.
Most parents drive to school. The school has available plenty of parking spaces for drop-off and pick-up. Some parents also walk to school from the Lancing and Sompting areas.
Distances and times
Travel times by car vary according to time of day and traffic conditions:
Lancing to Sompting Abbotts: 9 minutes
Steyning to Sompting Abbotts: 10 minutes
Worthing to Sompting Abbotts: 10 minutes
Shoreham to Sompting Abbotts: 14 minutes
Angmering to Sompting Abbotts: 16 minutes
Ferring to Sompting Abbotts: 18 minutes
East Preston to Sompting Abbotts: 20 minutes
Arundel to Sompting Abbotts: 21 minutes
Horsham to Sompting Abbotts: 30 minutes
Brighton to Sompting Abbotts: 32 minutes
Lewes to Sompting Abbotts: 35 minutes
Following our earlier announcement in July of the shortlisted entries for the Independent Schools of the Year 2023 awards, we're delighted Sompting Abbotts Preparatory School has been selected as a Finalist in the Independent School of the Year for Environmental Achievement category.