Aspiration + Determination + Success
Longhill librarian, Rebecca Denyer, is one tenacious lady who doesn’t take no for an answer! Through a chance conversation during the course of her husband’s work, Rebecca learned of a huge office building that was being decommissioned in Horsham town centre. The building contained a large quantity of office seating which Rebecca thought would be… Read more
To celebrate Longhill’s Book Week, Year 7 students had the chance to come to school dressed as their favourite literary character. Students used lots of imagination when deciding on their characters and it was no easy task to choose a prize winner. Eventually, it was decided that Lila should win the prize of an Amazon… Read more
The Governors of Longhill High School are pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Bradford as Executive Headteacher of Longhill. Richard Bradford, currently Headteacher of Dorothy Stringer School, will take up his appointment from Monday 23rd November, becoming Executive Headteacher of both Longhill and Dorothy Stringer. This appointment has the full support of the Governing… Read more
The school community at Longhill would like to thank everybody who has expressed support, or sent positive messages and good wishes following the retirement of Mr Stride. Many past and current parents, students and staff have enquired about leaving written good wishes and messages of support for Mr Stride, the Senior Leadership Team and for… Read more
On Monday 9th November, several students from Years 7 and 8 took part in “Bike It Ben” – an initiative run by Ben Sherratt, who is the “Bike It” Officer for Brighton & Hove. The students, mentored by Ben and Mr Riyami, worked on bikes brought in by staff to the Focus Centre. It was… Read more
Students and staff are actively supporting this year’s Anti-Bullying Week, beginning on 16 November, with the theme of Make a Noise, which aims to encourage young people to speak out and seek help if they are being bullied. Inclusion Learning Mentor, Jill Robson, runs The Peer Mentoring Programme at Longhill – a scheme which supports… Read more
Dear Parents, Carers & Students We were planning to inform you of the following news in a measured manner on Friday afternoon, in a series of assemblies for students and a letter to parents. This news appears to have reached the public domain a little sooner than we had planned for and we are therefore publishing… Read more
Members, staff and friends of Longhill Sports Centre enjoyed an evening of celebration to mark the 10th anniversary of the Sports Centre, the highlight of which was an inspirational talk by guest speaker Ben Quilter. Paralympian Ben boasts an impressive Judo career, with over 15 years’ international competition experience, during which he gained 8 World and… Read more
Head of Computer Science, Chris Marks-Billson, was delighted with Longhill’s exam results in his subject this year, when students achieved 78% A* – C, which was 13% above the national average. “This is the first cohort to complete Computer Science as an option chosen in Year 9”, he explained. “This is an excellent result and… Read more
Creative students enjoyed plenty of Art exam success this year with 80% of them gaining A* – C, which was 4% above the national average. The Art curriculum at Longhill encompasses three main areas – fine art, textiles and 3D art, all of which are very popular with students. The small, but dedicated team, which… Read more