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Light Hall School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Hathaway Road, Shirley, Solihull B90 2PZ · lighthall.co.uk · 0121 744 3835
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2021
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Solihull 47, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.54 mi
- 2.48 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · In a named feeder · Solihull Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,037
- 83% of 1,250 places
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 24.4%
- First language not English
- 17%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Light Hall School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “In a named feeder” went to a home 1.54 mi (2.48 km) from the school. Source: Solihull Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 197 families put the school first and 194 places were offered; 82% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 194 | 197 | 1▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 181 | 136 | 0.8 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 172 | 120 | 0.7 | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 186 | 146 | 0.8 | 74% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 177 | 117 | 0.7 | 79% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.54 mi2.48 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.32 mi2.12 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.14 mi1.83 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.9, and 58.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Solihull it was 47, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲58.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲76.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ●41.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.38 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 14.4 | +3.8 |
| Sixth form college | 20.6 | −9 |
| Further education | 50.6 | +3.7 |
| Other education | 0.4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.5 | −0.2 |
| Employment | 2.1 | +0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.2 | −0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | +1.5 |
Ofsted
Light Hall School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 September 2021, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 28 Sept 2021
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2017
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (111 replies, to 5 September 2022).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 111
- 10% · 5 Sept 2022
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 26 parents (23%) with SEND