Lancing College 13+ entrance exam 2029: dates
Lancing College is a co-educational independent school in Lancing. Its 13+ entrance exam is set by the school itself (inferred from the pages, which do not name it outright). It is sat on Tuesday 12 January 2027, for Year 9 entry in September 2029.
Lancing College · Co-educational independent school · LancingLancing College: Admissions (the school’s website)
Sources checked 22 September 2026; the school’s admissions page is the final word.
13+ For Year 9
The 13+ entrance exam: who sets it
Lancing College’s 13+ entrance test is set by the school itself (inferred from the pages, which do not name it outright). Which parts it tests is not published.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 9 in September 2029: sat on Tuesday 12 January 2027.
Places: not published on the pages read.
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13+ exam dates for Lancing College
Not yet published
For Year 9 in September 2027, sat in Year 8. The date is not on the pages read. Source Source
Places for 2027 are limited; individual assessment by availability.Not yet published
For Year 9 in September 2028, sat in Year 7. The date is not on the pages read. Source Source
Year 7 application route: assessment at the College in the autumn term of Year 7 (2026); registration recommended by mid-October of Year 7. Places fewer and more competitive.Tuesday 12 January 2027
For Year 9 in September 2029, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 27 October 2026. Source Source
Advance Pre-Test Programme Assessment and Familiarisation Day; outcome February/March of Year 6.
What Lancing College says about its 13+ entrance exam
Sources
Where the facts about Lancing College come from.
- Third Form Entry Routes to Lancing | Lancing College | Independent Senior School & Sixth Form | Sussex checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Advance (Pre-Test) Programme (Year 6, UK pupils only) ... Registration is due by the end of October of Year 6. Candidates on the Advance Programme route will be invited to attend an Experience and Familiarisation Day at the College for assessment. This takes place in the January of Year 6. Pupils who apply through the Advance Programme route will receive the outcome of their application in February/March of Year 6.”
“Year 7 application route (Year 7, UK pupils only) ... takes place in the Autumn Term of Year 7. We recommend that Registration takes place by mid-October of Year 7. Candidates will be invited to be assessed at the College in the Autumn Term of Year 7.”
- Joining Lancing - Lancing College checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“The Advance Pre-Test Programme Assessment and Familiarisation Day will take place on Tuesday 12 January 2027. The deadline for registration for the Advance Pre-Test Programme is 27 October 2026.”
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