Longhill High School

Community school in Rottingdean, East Sussex, England
50°49′06″N 0°04′03″W / 50.8184°N 0.0676°W / 50.8184; -0.0676InformationTypeCommunity schoolLocal authorityBrighton and HoveDepartment for Education URN114581 TablesOfstedReportsGenderMixedAge11 to 16Enrolment892Websitehttp://www.longhill.brighton-hove.sch.uk/

Longhill High School is a co-educational secondary school for 11 to 16 year-olds, which is located in Rottingdean, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex. The school grounds are served by Brighton & Hove bus routes 2, 22, 72, 72A and 76, 76A.[1]

History

The school was officially opened in 1964, although took its first intake in 1963.[citation needed] The school originally had six houses named after castles in Sussex: Arundel, Bramber, Chichester, Hastings, Lewes and Pevensey.

On 16 September 2010, officially it opened its new block, named "Vaughan Block" after one of the longest-serving teachers, after a campaign on the social networking site Facebook.[2]

On the hottest day thus far in 2016, several dozen male pupils were excluded from lessons due to wearing school PE shorts instead of trousers. The head teacher said, “Students have access to water in order to keep themselves hydrated" and stated that only around 2 per cent of pupils were involved.[3] Over the next few days, more than a dozen male pupils attended school wearing school uniform skirts instead as a protest, which they were permitted to do after initially being told to remove them. Parents said that the protest should encourage the school to consider changing its uniform policy.[4]

In 2018 the school implemented a new house system named after local landmarks: Brighton Dome, Brighton Lanes, Brighton Pavilion and Brighton Pier. It also changed its motto to “Aspiration, Determination, Success”.

Initiatives and projects

Longhill High School is involved in projects.

  • Shortlisted for Learning through Landscapes' Fruit-ful Schools[5] project.
  • Pupils are part of the Young Gifted and Talented Programme.
  • Pupils are part of the Aim Higher scheme.[citation needed]

Notable students

References

  1. ^ "Longhill School Grounds (in)". buses.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Local newspaper article".
  3. ^ "Boys excluded from lessons after wearing shorts on hottest day of the year". The Argus. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Teenage boys in Rottingdean school skirt protest over hot weather". BBC News. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  5. ^ Fruit-ful Schools[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Queen presents Brighton diver with George Medal for Thai cave rescue". 26 February 2019.
  7. ^ Rhoden-Paul, Andre (17 March 2018). "Swimmer with cerebral palsy going for gold". The Argus. Retrieved 28 July 2023.

External links

  • School website
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