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Longhill High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
Falmer Road, Rottingdean, Brighton BN2 7FR · longhill.org.uk · 01273 304086
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 32.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Brighton and Hove 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 632
- 53% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 43.2%
- First language not English
- 7.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 70 families put the school first and 93 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 93 | 70 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 105 | 72 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 105 | 79 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 213 | 133 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 161 | 103 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 32.9, and 22.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Brighton and Hove it was 46.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼32.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼22.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼40.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼26.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.83 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2.4 | +1.8 |
| Sixth form college | 34.9 | −17 |
| Further education | 40.8 | +7.9 |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9 | +2.1 |
| Employment | 1.8 | −2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.1 | +5.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3.6 | +1.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Longhill High School on 9 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 9 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2024
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Sept 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
Mar 2024Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
49% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (149 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 49%
- Replies
- 149
- 18% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied
based on 45 parents (30%) with SEND