Former Independent Prep School Educational, Alternative Use or Redevelopment

Sompting Abbotts School

On behalf of Andy Pear and Richard Keley of Moorfields Advisory as Joint Administrators of Sompting Abbotts School Ltd.

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.

Key Highlights

• Former independent prep school situated within a large campus on the South Coast
• Well located close to Worthing, Arundel and Brighton and Hove
• A substantial Grade II Listed main building with ancillary educational accommodation and two residential houses
• Extensive grounds with swimming pool and tennis courts
• Potential for either continued educational uses or for conversion/redevelopment
• Accommodation: Approx. 26,646 sq ft (2,476 sq m)
• Site Area of 27.77 acres (11.283 Ha)
• Freehold
• Offers are invited for the site as a whole