Longhill High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 19 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Unique reference
- 114581
- Address
- Falmer Road, Rottingdean, BN2 7FR
- Website
- http://www.longhill.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 723 (60% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.7%
- Girls
- 47.3%
- First language not English
- 7.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43.7%
- Persistent absence
- 47.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 25.0%
White British 80.9%
Mixed 6.4%
Other White 3.6%
Other 3.3%
African 1.5%
Other Asian 1.1%
Bangladeshi 1%
Indian 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 53%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 22%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 32.9
Local authority average 46.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.82
Local authority average 4.24
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 44 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 32 |
| Dance | GCSE | 16 |
| English Language | GCSE | 153 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 152 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 45 |
Admissions
Longhill High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 105
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 72
- 2nd preference
- 39
- 3rd preference
- 37
- From another Local Authority
- 25
Offers
- 1st preference
- 72
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 15
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 104 62 42 |
| Year 8 | 155 83 72 |
| Year 9 | 136 59 77 |
| Year 10 | 166 90 76 |
| Year 11 | 162 87 75 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 89.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 36.0% 18.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 13.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 43.0% 56.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 1.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 1.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 4.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.5% 3.0% |