Aspiration + Determination + Success
At Longhill High School we try to link careers and higher education with our teaching, as much as possible. By having a resident career advisor on site to frequent visits to Brighton & Sussex University, we encourage our students to think about their next steps. On 13th July 2023 we are hosting a Careers Fair… Read more
Dear all parents, Many thanks for those families that have already given consent for Enrichment Week. Please read the attached letter carefully if you have a child in Years 7 and 9, or you have a child in year 8 that is NOT going on Year 8 Camp. Sign the form and return it to… Read more
On the 6th July 2023 it was a wonderful day, seeing so many bright-eyed students stepping into Longhill High School for our New Intake Day. Year 6 students from Woodingdean, City Academy Whitehawk, Rudyard Kipling, St Margaret’s, Our Lady of Lourdes, Saltdean and beyond, started their day in our Sports Hall. Sat in their mentor… Read more
Intake Information Evening this year was held on Tuesday 4th July 2023. The aim of the evening is to introduce the key people who work in Year 7, hear from current students, explain our school systems and show parents Class Charts, The School Portal & Squid. We explained which buses serve our school, which is… Read more
Longhill HIgh School is currently developing an new and exciting STEM curriculum offering for our students. The opportunity will help to develop interpersonal and collaboration skills, for use in all aspects of their life, especially the job market. On 3rd July 2023, we were very excited to offer Year 5 and 6 students from Woodingdean… Read more
Dear Students, Following national concerns about the nature and content of Computer Science Paper 2, OCR have published an open letter for everyone who took this paper. The purpose of the letter is to update you as to procedures for marks and grading. There will be a further update from OCR on GCSE Results Day – Thursday 24th… Read more
We offered a group of Year 9 students the opportunity to attend an in-person event at the Falmer campus of the University of Sussex on 22nd June 2023. It was a wonderful opportunity to learn about applications of maths outside of the classroom. Across the day we explored three major mathematical of notions of geometry,… Read more
On Friday 9th June were given the opportunity to attend an in-person event at the London office of the Bank of America, with the theme of Inspiring the Future in Technology. This was an exceptional chance to speak to a range of people currently at the Bank of America in a variety of different careers… Read more
The Art department took a group of Y10 students to visit the Tate Modern Gallery on the Thursday 8th June. The Tate Modern Gallery holds a world class collection of contemporary international art and is a very enriching experience for any student studying GCSE Fine Art. The students spent the day viewing exhibitions, as well… Read more
Developing a town takes a great deal of planning and attention to detail. Year 7 students in Mrs Seabys Geography class, were tasked to help people of Dharavi (a slum in Mumbai, India) in the short and long-term. The class began watching a short documentary about the slum, noting down their observations about the housing,… Read more