Charlie won an Academic Scholarship to Christ’s Hospital and joined in Year 9. He now boards full-time and although homesick at the start, now rarely wants to go home!
Read MoreRupert moved to Cranleigh School in Year 9 from Sompting Abbotts, having won a Sports and Music Scholarship. He is now really enjoying the school for its community spirit and for all the new friends he has made.
Read MoreThane won a double scholarship to Great Ballard, where he is now thriving. He says that the family feel of rural Great Ballard has a lot in common with Sompting Abbotts, and shares the same pastoral ethos.
Read MoreVeronica went on to Roedean School after Year 8 and loves her new school. She says that Sompting Abbotts helped her prepare well for its entry requirements.
Read MoreAran won a scholarship to Brighton College and joined in Year 9. He has now achieved 10 GCSEs and is in the sixth form studying for his A-levels
Read MoreGeorge achieved the Millennium Scholarship to Brighton College and, having achieved 10 GCSEs, is now studying for his A levels. The school’s prestigious academic reputation was a big factor why he was keen to win a place there.
Read MoreAnthony chose to move onto Steyning Grammar after Year 8 at Sompting Abbotts. He is now in Year 12 and achieved excellent grades in his GCSEs.
Read MoreBeatrice moved from Sompting Abbotts to join Burgess Hill Girls School at the end of Year 6. She loves it because it’s very nurturing and that it is “all girls”!
Read MoreAt Sompting Abbotts, we adopt a school-wide ethos that embodies our commitment to the environment. Its principles – 'Embrace Nature; Embrace Learning; Embrace Childhood' – are threaded through our teaching, influencing every child's journey from Pre-Prep to Upper Prep. Our 30-acre grounds and woodland in the South Downs National Park are at its roots.
Pupils have been working as dissection detectives in the science lab at Sompting Abbotts Prep School. They have been investigating Barn Owl pellets found in the school grounds.
What child doesn’t love to collect handfuls of glossy brown conkers? At Sompting Abbotts, they don't just fill their pockets — even socks become makeshift pouches. And so, at this time of the year, we send the children out into our school grounds to look for shiny conkers (not that they need any persuading).
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.
Sompting Abbotts’ annual Speech Cup of Poetry and Performance saw every child from Years 3 - 8 learn and recite a poem by heart! The best performances were chosen at a special competition in front of an audience of their peers and their parents. It was judged by an external expert adjudicator.
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For this year’s show at Sompting Abbotts, Oliver! Jr., director Mrs Turton brought Lionel Bart’s beloved musical to life with incredible energy and talent. A huge well done to all our amazing performers, as well as the so many staff and so many parents who helped bring it all together.