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Longhill High School: data, trends and context

Longhill High School is a secondary school in Brighton and Hove. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
114581
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Community school
Status
Open
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Region
South East
Postcode
BN2 7FR
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
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Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
632
FSM eligible
43.2%
EAL / First language other than English
7.9%
SEND (total)
34.8%
SEN Support
31.0%
EHCP
3.8%
White British
80.5%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
83.2%
Overall absence
16.8%
Persistent absence
48.0%
Severe absence
11.3%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
Brighton and HoveLocal authority89.3%10.7%3.7%
South EastRegion91.5%8.5%2.8%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
65.3%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
19.9%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.00%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
32.9
English & maths grade 5+
22.2%
English & maths grade 4+
40.1%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Longhill High School is a secondary school in Brighton and Hove. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.