Longhill High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 20 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
- 825 (63% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.1%
- Girls
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 7.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.8%
- Persistent absence
- 42.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.7%
White British 80.8%
Mixed 7.6%
Other White 3.5%
Other 2.4%
African 1.3%
Other Asian 1%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Chinese 0.7%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.62
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 51%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.8
Local authority average 47.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.08
Local authority average 4.34
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 13 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 9 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 46 |
| Biology | GCSE | 37 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 37 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 35 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 40 |
| Dance | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 168 |
Admissions
Longhill High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 105
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 79
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 39
- From another Local Authority
- 18
Offers
- 1st preference
- 79
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 10
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 167 86 81 |
| Year 8 | 139 58 81 |
| Year 9 | 175 95 80 |
| Year 10 | 176 95 81 |
| Year 11 | 168 96 72 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 90.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 33.0% 18.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 14.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 52.0% 57.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 1.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.2% |