Longhill High School
Community schoolSecondaryAges 11–16Mixed
Falmer Road, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7FR
Headteacher · Mrs Rachelle Otulakowski
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Key facts
Pupils632Capacity 1,200
OfstedRequires improvementInspected 19 March 2024
Free school meals43.2%
SEN provisionResourced provision
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded inspection on 19 March 2024.
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Leadership and managementRequires improvement
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026
For September 2027. Apply through Brighton and Hove council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.
How to apply in Brighton and HoveApplications for September 2026
All 70 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered93
Applications146
First choice70
First-choice offers70
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Brighton Aldridge Community Academy2.9 mi
- Central Hub Brighton3.1 mi
- Peacehaven Community School3.5 mi
- Varndean School3.7 mi
- Dorothy Stringer School3.9 mi