Aspiration + Determination + Success
Longhill High School is delighted to announce their most successful results this year with 56% of students achieving 5 A*to C grades including English and Maths. This result shows a 6% increase on last year’s results, with many subjects seeing an increase in progress. In particular, English and Maths have seen exceptional improvement, with… Read more
Please click on the headline to view the bumper edition of the latest Longhill Newsletter. Newsletter July 2016
Generous Longhill students have come up with lots of inventive ways to raise money for their chosen charities this year, showing that every contribution, however small, soon mounts up into a fantastic total. In the Autumn term, students raised money for the Poppy Appeal by competing to see who could raise the most; at… Read more
Longhill High School’s Drama Society thrilled audiences recently with three great performances of their summer production, Oliver! The popular musical tells the story of a poor orphan boy, Oliver, who was played by Year 7 student, Joel Sayers. Oliver is thrown out of the workhouse for daring to ask for more gruel and is then… Read more
We have some incredibly talented artists in all years at Longhill and you may have seen some samples of the work they are producing if you follow us on Twitter. Now is your opportunity to come and view the amazing work of our Year 11 GCSE students at the annual Art & Design Exhibition, which… Read more
Students from Longhill High School joined with schools across Brighton & Hove to enjoy an evening of celebration and recognition, when they attended the Rotary Young Citizens Awards evening at the Hilton Brighton Metropole last Tuesday. Staff and students from Longhill, Blatchington Mill, PACA, Hove Park and Varndean were invited for the evening by… Read more
Routes into Languages South is looking for budding bakers and creative cooks to enter our Great Languages Bake Off competition for students in Year 8. To enter, pairs of students will need to: Bake cupcakes following a recipe in French or Spanish Give a short presentation in class about how they did it Create a… Read more
It’s been another busy half term and now the exam season is in full swing. Please take a look at the latest newsletter which begins with an interview with our new Headteacher, Kate Williams. Longhill’s new Headteacher, Kate Williams, will be joining us after the half term holiday on 6th June. We thought that our… Read more
Longhill High School celebrates the lowest Secondary Persistent Absence rate in the City of Brighton & Hove! As you may be aware, the Department of Education gathers data on school attendance, but also on “Persistent Absence”. The current definition means that any student whose attendance is below 90% for the year is classified as… Read more
Every year, a group of Year 8 students apply to become part of Longhill’s Peer Mentor Programme, which aims to help nominated primary school children with their transition into life at senior school. After a 6-week training programme, the Peer Mentors consolidate everything they’ve learnt by going away for a whole-day workshop at the Woodingdean… Read more