Longhill High School is a mainstream secondary school with resourced provision in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, for children and young people aged 11 to 16. Its specialist base has 14 places for specific learning difficulty (such as dyslexia).
- Ages 11–16
- 632 pupils
- Ofsted: Requires improvement
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision, 14 places, 14 pupils
- Pupils
- 632
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachelle Otulakowski (Headteacher)
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- School reference (URN)
- 114581
Needs its base supports
1 need: dyslexia and SpLD
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Cognition and learning
- Specific learning difficulty (such as dyslexia) Other schools for this in Brighton and Hove (3)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Brighton and Hove council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Rated Requires improvement, March 2024
Rated Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, in March 2024.
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Leadership and managementRequires improvement
- SafeguardingEffective
Contact and getting there
Falmer Road, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7FR
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Downs View Special School Special school · Ages 3–19 · Ofsted: Outstanding 1.3 miles
- Bevendean Primary School and Nursery Mainstream + base · Ages 3–11 2.2 miles
- St. John's College (Brighton) Independent · Ages 16–25 2.2 miles
All SEND schools in Brighton and Hove
By need in Brighton and Hove: Autism (7) · Speech and language (5) · Moderate learning (5) · Hearing (5) · Dyslexia and SpLD (4) · Severe learning (3) · Vision (3) · SEMH (2) · PMLD (2) · Physical (2)
Questions about Longhill High School
How do I get a place in Longhill High School’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Longhill High School support?
Specific learning difficulty (such as dyslexia). Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Longhill High School take?
Aged 11 to 16, boys and girls.
What is Longhill High School’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Requires improvement by Ofsted in March 2024 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Longhill High School?
Falmer Road, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7FR, in Brighton and Hove.
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