Aspiration + Determination + Success
Longhill High School is proud to announce that it has been officially recognised as an Equal Access School for 2025/26 by England Football as part of the nationwide Girls’ Football in Schools initiative. This designation celebrates the school’s commitment to ensuring that every girl has the same opportunity as boys to play football both within… Read more
This week has been a busy and successful one for sport at Longhill High School, with students across multiple year groups competing with commitment, teamwork, and excellent sportsmanship. KS4 Badminton Tournament Success Longhill hosted the Key Stage 4 Badminton Tournament, competing against schools from across Brighton, including King’s, Hove Park, and Dorothy Stringer. Five boys… Read more
Remembrance season is always a time year of reflection but also one of great uplift, with our cadets selflessly turning up to collect for our local branch of the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal at Asda, Brighton Marina. This always goes down well with the public and we thank them for their immense generosity and… Read more
Last Thursday, a group of 14 Year 9 students participated in an excellent educational visit to the Landscape Institute for a “Green and Creative Careers” workshop. This trip offered valuable, early exposure to Landscape Architecture, a fast-growing, essential field that provides stable, creative, and environmentally conscious career paths for the future. The session was specifically designed to illustrate how… Read more
Year 7 Girls football Win 6-4 against Dorothy Stringer in the Brighton League. Goals from Kate x 3, Skye, Lydia x 2 Year 7 Boys Won 6 – 4 against Dorothy Stringer B teamWon 3 – 2 against Cardinal Newman B teamLost 5 – 2 against St Wilfrids in the county cup Year 9 Boys… Read more
We’re excited to announce that on 25th November, Longhill High School is taking part in Discover Creative Careers Month 2025, a national initiative that shines a light on the diverse and exciting career pathways available across the creative industries. As part of our involvement, we’ll be hosting The Living Library – an inspiring project delivered by Future Creators as… Read more
Classrooms are generally calm and orderly at Longhill, according to the official education watchdog Ofsted in a letter to the school’s head teacher Rachelle Otulakowski. And on a visit to the school the week after Ofsted published the letter on its website, classrooms are calm, children are focused and Mrs Otulakowski said: “We’ve turned a… Read more
Year 10/11 Basketball The year 10/11 basketball team took on Varndean School in a friendly game before the basketball season started this year. It was a close and competitive game, a great start to the season for a few new players who looked very promising. 19 points were scored by Leo in year 11 keeping… Read more
Dear Mrs Otulakowski Monitoring inspection of a school not in a category of concern of Longhill High School This letter sets out the findings from the monitoring inspection that took place on 17 September 2025, on behalf of His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills. The monitoring inspection was carried out under… Read more
The official education watchdog, Ofsted, has praised the progress that has been made at a Brighton school since it was graded as “requires improvement” in March last year. Three inspectors visited Longhill High School, in Falmer Road, Rottingdean, a month ago – on Wednesday 17 September. The lead inspector Michelle Payne wrote to head teacher… Read more