Light Hall School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 29 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Unique reference
- 137231
- Address
- Hathaway Road, Shirley, B90 2PZ
- Website
- http://www.lighthall.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1058 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 16%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.6%
- Persistent absence
- 31.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.5%
White British 55.2%
Pakistani 9.3%
Mixed 9.2%
Indian 7.9%
Chinese 7.9%
Other White 2.9%
Other Asian 1.9%
Unclassified 1.6%
Other 1.4%
Caribbean 1.3%
African 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.13
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 19%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.5
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.74
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 38 |
| Biology | GCSE | 57 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 98 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 57 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 14 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 40 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 40 |
Admissions
Light Hall School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 172
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 120
- 2nd preference
- 110
- 3rd preference
- 120
- From another Local Authority
- 258
Offers
- 1st preference
- 114
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 15
- To another Local Authority
- 22
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 200 100 100 |
| Year 8 | 195 83 112 |
| Year 9 | 177 91 86 |
| Year 10 | 242 136 106 |
| Year 11 | 244 134 110 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 85.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 47.0% 36.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 11.0% 32.0% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 30.0% 15.7% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.3% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.2% 1.2% |