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Longhill High School

Falmer Road, Rottingdean, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 7FR ·

Ofsted:Requires improvement· 2024
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At a glance

A state secondary school for ages 11–16 in Brighton. Rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection (March 2024). GCSE results are well below the England average (Attainment 8: 32.9 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 70 families put it first for 93 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages
11–16
Pupils
632
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Headteacher
Mrs Rachelle Otulakowski
School website 01273304086 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 19 Mar 2024
Requires improvementOverall effectiveness
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 162 pupils

Attainment 8
32.9
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
22.2%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
40.1%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-0.70
2023/24 · CI -0.92 to -0.48
This school
32.9
Brighton and Hove
46.2
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made
93
1st preferences
70
All applications
146
1st prefs per place
0.75
Fewer first choices than places

70 of 70 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%). 7 offers went to families living in another council area.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
723
Capacity
1,200
53% full
Girls / boys
49/51
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)44.3%
  • English as an additional language7.5%
  • SEN support25%
  • Education, Health and Care plan3.5%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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