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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
Headteacher Haydn Stride was delighted by the results of a recent review by Longhill’s Challenge Partners who found that, in response to its last Ofsted inspection, the school can now be considered good in many areas and excellent in others. Challenge Partners, which is a national group made up of peer school leaders, was recently… Read more
Please take a look at our latest Newsletter for the first half of the Autumn Term. We’ve given it a new look, which we hope you’ll like! Please click on the headline to see more. Newsletter Oct 2015
Longhill High School is an above average sized comprehensive 1015, 11-16 school, serving a socially diverse community in the East of Brighton & Hove. This includes an above average percentage of students from a socially disadvantaged background (42 %Pupil Premium) and students who have a Special Educational Need or Disability (31% SEN) There are a… Read more
Staff at the Longhill Sports Centre are gearing up for a week of celebrations to mark the tenth anniversary of the Centre, formerly known as The Deans. Centre Manager, Allan Parker-Read, explained, “Our motto is In the Community, for the Community and we are proud to have been serving as a community hub for the… Read more
More than 200 students from secondary schools across East Sussex took part in the Rugby 4 Peace festival run by the University of Brighton. The event was the culmination of a three-day international training programme with teachers, coaches and students from the UK, Ireland, Cyprus, The Gambia, South Korea and the USA taking part. Rugby… Read more
Tours are available from 5th to 16th October at 8.45 each morning. Please call 01273 304086 to book a place. We also run tours throughout the school year, so please contact the above number to book.
Take a look…….If our picture looks more like an entry for Bake Off than Science homework, click on the headline to read more! Year 7 student, Aimee Weston, took her science homework to another level when she produced this fabulous Model of a Plant Cell cake. Aimee, who joined Longhill in September from Saltdean Primary… Read more
Could your son or daughter be a budding entrepreneur? Take a look at our Business Studies Department, who are under the spotlight today. Business Studies at Longhill has become progressively popular with students as interest in the subject increases, partly due to the rising profile of television programmes such as Dragons’ Den and The Apprentice…. Read more