Longhill High School
School Name: Longhill High School Address: Falmer Road, Rottingdean Town/City: Brighton County: East Sussex Postcode: BN2 7FR Telephone Number: 01273 304086 Website: http://www.longhill.org.uk
Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16) Type: Community school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Headteacher: Mrs Rachelle Otulakowski
Capacity: 1200
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 632 (51% boys & 49% girls)
Enrollment: 53% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 43.2%
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
URN: 114581
DfE Number: 846/4018
UKPRN: 10016232
UPRN: 22119879
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Brighton and Hove (E06000043)
Constituency: Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven (E14001129)
Electoral Ward: Rottingdean & West Saltdean (E05015412)
Easting & Northing: 536239E, 103942N
Latitude & Longitude: 50° 49' 10.7" N 0° 4' 1.73" W
Plus Code: 9C2XRW9M+V4
DfE Record: View record
- Oxford International College, Brighton (0.6km)
- Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery (1.5km)
- Roedean School (1.5km)
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC School (1.6km)
- St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean (1.6km)
- Woodingdean Primary School (1.9km)
- Downs View Special School (2.0km)
- Saltdean Primary School (2.3km)
- City Academy Whitehawk (3.0km)
- St Mark's CofE Primary School (3.1km)
- Clare Ball - Governor. Appointed on 15 July 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 14 July 2026.
- Mr Sean Burke - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 17 December 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 16 December 2027.
- Mr Andrew Dower - Governor. Appointed on 12 May 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 11 May 2030.
- Aazita Eghbal - Governor. Appointed on 12 May 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 11 May 2030.
- Helen Emerson - Governor. Appointed on 12 May 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 11 May 2030.
- Alice Farnham - Governor. Appointed on 30 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 29 September 2029.
- Lucinda Fish - Governor. Appointed on 16 July 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 15 July 2028.
- Sara Hinchliffe - Governor. Appointed on 12 May 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 11 May 2030.
- Chris Mellet - Governor. Appointed on 13 June 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 12 June 2029.
- Emma Norman - Governor. Appointed on 14 January 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 13 January 2029.
- Rachelle Otulakowski - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2023 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Matt Vermeer - Governor. Appointed on 16 January 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 15 January 2028.
- Mr David Watts - Governor. Appointed on 16 July 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 15 July 2027.
- Elizabeth Wilson - Governor. Appointed on 16 May 2023 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 15 May 2027.