Longhill High SchoolPriory School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Longhill High School and Priory School are secondary schools.
Longhill High School scores 36 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Priory School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Priory School is ahead on our composite score.
Longhill High School was judged in need of attention and Priory School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 36.3 for Longhill High School and 48.7 for Priory School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Longhill High School (44.1 in 2021-22, 36.3 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Priory School (55.6 in 2021-22, 48.7 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BrightonLonghill High School | LewesPriory School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F36/100 | C63/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 10th of 10 in Brighton and Hove | 6th of 24 in East Sussex | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Needs attention | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Foundation school | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 632 | 1,153 | |
| Capacity | 1,200 | 1,160 | |
| Location | Brighton, BN2 7FR | Lewes, BN7 2XN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 36.3 | 48.7 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 22.8% | 52.8% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 38.0% | 71.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 158 | 231 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 723 | 1,163 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 44.3% | 19.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.5% | 4.0% | |
| SEN support | 25.0% | 24.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.5% | 4.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 16.8% | 12.1% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 48.0% | 32.9% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Longhill High School
Priory School
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