Longhill High School, Brighton
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Longhill High School has made impressive improvements in the quality of teaching and behaviour. Lessons now follow a consistent structure that helps pupils understand expectations, and classrooms are generally calm and orderly. The school also offers a wide range of enrichment opportunities and has strengthened its leadership structure to support staff more effectively.
Key Strengths
- Clear leadership structure with improved lines of responsibility and accountability
- Notable improvements in teaching quality with consistent lesson structures and use of educational research
- Behaviour across school is improving with calmer, more orderly classrooms
- Wide range of enrichment opportunities to support pupils' interests and aspirations
- Prompt arrival to lessons has improved considerably, enhancing learning time
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistencies in how teachers support pupils' learning and match tasks to individual needs
- Some pupils with SEND not receiving the support they need in classrooms
- Attendance remains significantly below national average with imprecise policies and poorly tailored strategies
- Minor weaknesses in safeguarding arrangements, including gaps in the single central record
- PSHE programme still in early stages with many pupils not yet benefiting fully
Safeguarding
The school maintains a strong safeguarding culture, but minor weaknesses exist including administrative errors and gaps in the single central record that have now been corrected.
Longhill High School has made progress in improving the school since the last inspection, with notable improvements in the quality of education and behaviour. However, some aspects of the school need further improvement, particularly in teaching consistency, attendance, and safeguarding administration.
At a Glance
43.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
23.0
Avg class size
27
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
53%
Available places
632 pupils
1,200 capacity
568 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Brighton
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Admissions Demand - Brighton and Hove
Places available
2,575
Applications
2,229
Got 1st preference
79.5%
Got preferred school
96.8%
Secondary admissions across Brighton and Hove (2025/26)
Inspection History(111)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
16.82476%
Overall absence
47.9844%
Persistent absence
769
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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