UCAS & Careers

UCAS & Careers This year nine highly talented Lancing students have received much sought-after offers to study at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, including two prestigious choral scholarships to Merton and Keble Colleges, Oxford.

This achievement at the most intellectually challenging level reinforces Lancing’s year-in-year-out success in preparing students for the most sharply competitive, academically rigorous demands of Oxbridge entrance. There is outstanding depth of individual talent at Lancing in the very toughest academic disciplines, right across the Humanities and Sciences, from Modern Languages, Music, English and History to Law, Maths, Medicine and Engineering. It also complements the impressive, longstanding track record of Lancing students in securing top flight offers to study at the country’s most high-ranking Medical Schools and Music Conservatoires, as well as the very best universities in the US, Canada and Europe.

Above all and central to Lancing’s Oxbridge success lies its unwavering commitment to first-class, inspiring teaching. Our reaching out far beyond the classroom is individually tailored to nurture the independence of thought, intellectual flair and academic rigour essential to Oxbridge achievement.

Aidan Strong, from Hove, has been offered a place to study Mathematics at Lincoln College, Oxford and Michail Manthios, from Lancing, has received an offer from Robinson College, Cambridge, also to read Mathematics. Lohith Konathala, who

Success in Performing Arts Despite the uncertainty of the last few weeks, we want to share the good news from our Music and Drama Departments. This year a record number of College pupils have received offers from conservatoires and renowned institutions to continue their studies in the Performing Arts. Institutions include BIMM, Cardiff University, Goldsmiths and The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, amongst others. Nat Oliver and Cecily Moorsom have been offered choral scholarships at Keble and Merton Colleges (respectively) at Oxford.

Polly Maltby says: ‘I am hoping to pursue a career in musical theatre/drama. I am planning to take a gap year after Lancing, aiming to gain acting experience and opportunities in the industry. I have a couple of projects already in the pipeline with auditions and a principal part in a new play that is in the development stage.’ came to Lancing from Sompting Abbotts, gained an offer to study Engineering at Trinity College, Cambridge. Connie Winn-Taylor, a former pupil of Windlesham House School, has secured an offer to study History and Spanish from Murray Edwards College, Cambridge. Simon Brophy has received an offer to study Languages at Downing College, Cambridge, whilst Nat Oliver, a former pupil of Lancing Prep Hove, has achieved both an offer to study English and French and a choral scholarship at Keble College, Oxford. Cecily Moorsom, a former Salisbury Cathedral Chorister, has also gained an offer to study Music and a choral scholarship at Merton College, Oxford. Laurenz Lehmann has been offered a place to study Medicine at University College, Oxford, and Angus Ngan a place to study Law at St Catherine’s College, Oxford.

In addition to this year’s Oxbridge success, five students have applied for places at various prestigious medical schools, including the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, Imperial, UCL, Bristol and Buckingham universities. An offer to study at the Royal Veterinary College in London is also already on the cards for an aspiring vet.

Dr Damian Kerney, Head of Sixth Form Enrichment