Longhill High School
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Longhill High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Brighton and Hove, South East.
The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 632 pupils.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2024
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Requires improvement
Quality ofeducation
Requires improvement
Personaldevelopment
Requires improvement
Behaviour &attitudes
Requires improvement
Academic Performance
Well below average
Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25
- Attainment 8
- 32.9
- Grade 5+ in English & maths
- 22.2%
- EBacc average point score
- 2.83
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
51%Boys
49%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11 – 16
- Deprivation band
- Deprived
- Total pupils
- 632
- IDACI quintile
- 4 (Less deprived)
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2024 | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Requires improvement |
| 9 Oct 2018 | Good | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Good |
A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.
Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.
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