Light Hall School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Solihull
Hathaway Road, Solihull, B90 2PZ
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 28/09/2021
Application demand
96%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.8%
20.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,037
Capacity used
Has space83%
1,250 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
96%
1st preference success rate
130 of 136 families who put it first got an offer
181
Places offered
548
Total applications
3.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 136 | 130 | ● 96% |
| 2nd preference | 89 | 26 | ● 29% |
| 3rd preference | 96 | 11 | ● 11% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 227 | 14 | ● 6% |
| Total | 548 | 181 | 33% |
1st preference success by year
Solihull lets families list 6 preferences. 216 applications came from outside the council area (27 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- V McManus
- Address
- Hathaway Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 2PZ
- Phone
- 01217443835
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Ward / constituency
- Shirley South · Solihull West and Shirley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137231
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 24% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LIGHT HALL SCHOOL
1,037 pupils · 1,250 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 21
28 September 2021
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,036 pupils
Attendance
92.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.19 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.03 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 58.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 76.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 41.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.38 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 230 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 229 | 22% | 63% | 79% | |
| English Language | 225 | 23% | 62% | 80% | |
| English Literature | 223 | 17% | 65% | 83% | |
| Religious Studies | 220 | 17% | 47% | 61% | |
| Combined Science | 160 | 8% | 43% | 59% | |
| History | 125 | 30% | 65% | 78% | |
| Geography | 121 | 11% | 42% | 59% | |
| Business | 81 | 16% | 57% | 72% | |
| Art and Design | 68 | 19% | 59% | 75% | |
| Biology | 66 | 42% | 88% | 97% | |
| Physics | 65 | 40% | 86% | 94% | |
| Chemistry | 65 | 35% | 89% | 98% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Solihull council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.