Light Hall School, Solihull
Light Hall School is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Solihull. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2021. That was 5 years ago, so the rating may not reflect the school today. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 5th-highest of the 8 schools in Solihull with published results, and 732nd of 3,298 across England. It was 82% full in 2025.
- GCSE results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2021)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
- Progress (2024)
- Below average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Solihull (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Light Hall School in detail
Light Hall School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "At Light Hall Sixth Form we are thrilled to be welcoming our fourth cohort next year, since opening our doors in September 2024. This summer we saw our Year 13 students receieve the results they needed to secure their brilliant university and apprenticeship places."
Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 26 November 2026 at 5pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Solihull
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2026, pupils at Light Hall School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 52, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.4 in Solihull and 47 across England.
54% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Solihull and 47% in England.
That is up from 49.9 in 2025.
Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.19: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.
Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 45.9, against 54.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.5 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Geography, Combined Science and History.
Getting a place at Light Hall School
For September 2026 entry, 197 families put Light Hall School as their first choice and 672 named it as one of their preferences, for 194 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 36 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Light Hall School are Alderbrook School (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.4); Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull (1.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 59.1); Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy (1.7 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 34.1); and St Peter's Catholic School (1.8 miles, Attainment 8 53.7).
Light Hall School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Alderbrook SchoolTudor Grange Academy, SolihullChrist Church, Church of England Secondary AcademySt Peter's Catholic School
Where pupils go next
Of the 243 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 86% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 51% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.
Who goes there
In 2026, 134 pupils (12.9%) received SEN support and 25 (2.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Shirley Rail Station, about 1060 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lillington Road (opposite), 90 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Light Hall School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Light Hall School issued 68 suspensions, 6.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 7 permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Light Hall School are Woodlands Infant School (0.1 miles), Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles), Burman Infant School (0.5 miles) and Shirley Heath Junior School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Woodlands Infant SchoolOur Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary SchoolBurman Infant SchoolShirley Heath Junior School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 5 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its September 2021 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
About
Light Hall School is a secondary school located in Shirley, West Midlands, England.
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At a Glance
23.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has remained stable at around -0.19 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 44.5 to 52.0 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has improved from 43% to 54% (2023 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 52.0 | 53.5% |
| Disadvantaged(48) | - | 45.9 | 39.6% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(124) | - | 54.4 | 58.9% |
| Boys(91) | - | 50.7 | 52.7% |
| Girls(81) | - | 53.4 | 54.3% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(43) | - | 59.4 | 62.8% |
| Non mobile(168) | - | 52.2 | 54.2% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
+ 3 more subjects
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 243 students
2023/24 data
Exclusions & Suspensions
7
Permanent exclusions
0.68%
Exclusion rate
68
Suspensions
6.64%
Suspension rate
46 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,024 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Latest from Light Hall School
The Word - 2nd October 2026
2 Oct 2026
The Word - 25th September 2026
25 Sep 2026
The Word - 18th September 2026
18 Sep 2026
The Word - 11th September 2026
11 Sep 2026
The Word - 4th September 2026
4 Sep 2026
Sixth Form Newsletter - 17th July 2026
17 Jul 2026
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Keep up with Light Hall School
Term dates
Light Hall School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Solihull's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Light Hall School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Light Hall School is in Solihull; for families living there:
Apply to Solihull for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Solihull is 12 (the median across 90 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Light Hall School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
82%
Available places
1,029 pupils
1,250 places
221 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Solihull
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Solihull
Across Solihull council
Places available
3,299
Applications
2,632
Got 1st preference
79.7%
Got preferred school
97.1%
All secondary applications across Solihull council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
134
SEN Support
25
EHC Plans
15.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
1,037
Total Pupils
536
Boys
501
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
72
Teachers
14.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,234
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,999
Per pupil
£7405k
Total funding
£247k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.2%
Overall absence
20.0%
Persistent absence
1,036
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Light Hall School
Showing 10 of 15 linked schools
Questions parents ask about Light Hall School
What are GCSE results like at Light Hall School?
In the 2026 results, pupils at Light Hall School achieved an Attainment 8 score of 52. 54% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is Light Hall School's Ofsted rating?
Light Hall School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in September 2021. At its previous graded inspection in 2017 it was rated Requires Improvement. That inspection was 5 years ago, so the rating may not reflect the school as it is now.
What is the catchment area for Light Hall School?
No fixed boundary. When Light Hall School is oversubscribed, Solihull allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Light Hall School?
Light Hall School was not full in 2025: it ran at 82% of its 1250 places.
How big are the classes at Light Hall School?
Classes at Light Hall School average 21.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Light Hall School?
Light Hall School has around 1037 pupils on roll. 24% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Light Hall School?
7.2% of sessions were missed at Light Hall School in 2024/25. 20% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Light Hall School?
Apply through Solihull's coordinated admissions process, naming Light Hall School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Light Hall School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Solihull is 12 (the median across 90 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Light Hall School?
Light Hall School is at Hathaway Road, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 2PZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)