Light Hall School
Hathaway Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 2PZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIGHT HALL SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mrs A Kimblin
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,250
- Pupils on roll
- 1,037
- URN
- 137231
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01217443835
About this school
Light Hall School is a secondary academy in Solihull. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,037 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 231 | 243 | 230 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.5 | 46.8 | 49.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.13 -0.32 to +0.05 | -0.19 -0.38 to 0.00 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 43.6% | 58.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 71.2% | 76.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 19% | 35% | 41.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Light Hall School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Solihull average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44.5 | 42.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.8 | 44.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.9 | 44.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,098 |
| 2023/24 | 1,058 |
| 2024/25 | 1,024 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Light Hall School compares
Light Hall School ranked 6th of 15 secondary schools in Solihull for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 75% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.9 | 7.2% | 23.8% | 1,037 | — |
| Alderbrook School | 54.2 | 6.4% | 19.2% | 1,701 | 1.5 miles |
| Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull | 58.7 | 5.8% | 10.6% | 1,730 | 1.6 miles |
| Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy | — | 10.9% | 51.4% | 829 | 1.7 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic School | 53.4 | 7.6% | 17.9% | 1,306 | 1.8 miles |
| Langley School | 47.6 | 8% | 24.9% | 1,050 | 2.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.8%
- English as an additional language
- 16.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.23%
- Persistent absence
- 19.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alderbrook School1.5 miles
Secondary · Solihull
-
Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull1.6 miles
Secondary · Solihull
-
Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
St Peter's Catholic School1.8 miles
Secondary · Solihull
-
Langley School2.1 miles
Secondary · Solihull
Other schools in Solihull
Light Hall School ranks 6th of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Solihull.
- Alderbrook School Secondary
- Arden Secondary
- Langley School Secondary
- Lode Heath School Secondary
- Lyndon School Secondary
- St Peter's Catholic School Secondary
- Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull Secondary
- Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Burman Infant School Primary
- Cheswick Green Primary School Primary
- Coppice Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Light Hall School teach?
- Light Hall School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Solihull.
- Who is the headteacher of Light Hall School?
- The headteacher of Light Hall School is Mrs A Kimblin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Light Hall School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Light Hall School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Light Hall School?
- Light Hall School has 1,037 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Light Hall School full?
- Light Hall School has capacity for 1,250 pupils and 1,037 on roll (83%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Light Hall School a faith school?
- No. Light Hall School has no designated religious character.
- Is Light Hall School a selective school?
- No. Light Hall School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Light Hall School?
- Light Hall School is part of LIGHT HALL SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Light Hall School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.5 in 2022/23 and 49.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Light Hall School rank locally?
- Light Hall School ranked 6th of 15 secondary schools in Solihull for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 75% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Light Hall School's absence rate?
- Light Hall School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Light Hall School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Light Hall School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.