Longhill High SchoolSeahaven Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Longhill High School and Seahaven Academy are secondary schools.
Longhill High School scores 33 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Seahaven Academy scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Seahaven Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Longhill High School was judged Requires improvement and Seahaven Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 32.9 for Longhill High School and 40.3 for Seahaven Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Longhill High School (44.1 in 2021-22, 32.9 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Seahaven Academy (47.1 in 2021-22, 40.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BrightonLonghill High School | NewhavenSeahaven Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F33/100 | D51/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 10th of 10 in Brighton and Hove | 16th of 24 in East Sussex | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: ExpectedStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 723 | 745 | |
| Capacity | 1,200 | 900 | |
| Location | Brighton, BN2 7FR | Newhaven, BN9 9TD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 32.9 | 40.3 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 22.2% | 39.6% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 40.1% | 64.7% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 26.5% | 38.1% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.83 | 3.53 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 162 | 139 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 723 | 745 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 44.3% | 35.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.5% | 10.1% | |
| SEN support | 25.0% | 20.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.5% | 1.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 16.8% | 12.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 48.0% | 31.7% 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
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