Academy converter · Solihull

Light Hall School

11–18Ages
1,037Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137231URN

Hathaway Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 2PZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2021 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.5per place

0.3 above Solihull median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Solihull

672 applications for 194 places · 6th of 14 in Solihull

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

52.0of 90

Solihull 46.1 England 46.0

5th of 15 in Solihull

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 September 2021Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.5applications per place, Year 7

0.3 above Solihull median (3.2) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

672 applications · 194 places offered · 197 named it first

2026 3.5; Solihull median median 3.2
2025 3.0; Solihull median median 3.0
2024 3.6; Solihull median median 3.1
2023 3.4; Solihull median median 3.1
2022 2.6; Solihull median median 3.1
2021 2.2; Solihull median median 2.9
2020 2.1; Solihull median median 2.9
2019 2.1; Solihull median median 3.0
2018 2.5; Solihull median median 2.6
2017 2.4; Solihull median median 2.6
2016 2.4; Solihull median median 2.4
2015 2.3; Solihull median median 2.7
2014 2.3; Solihull median median 2.5

This school
Solihull median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	194	672	3.5	197	1.02
Sep 2025	181	548	3.0	136	0.75
Sep 2024	172	610	3.6	120	0.70
Sep 2023	186	631	3.4	146	0.78
Sep 2022	177	462	2.6	117	0.66
Sep 2021	215	466	2.2	127	0.59
Sep 2020	248	526	2.1	131	0.53
Sep 2019	231	484	2.1	132	0.57
Sep 2018	247	610	2.5	187	0.76
Sep 2017	239	563	2.4	166	0.69
Sep 2016	248	591	2.4	228	0.92
Sep 2015	249	560	2.3	183	0.73
Sep 2014	247	562	2.3	179	0.72

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

172 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)52.05th of 15 in Solihull

Solihull 46.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths54%5th of 15 in Solihull

Solihull 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths71%

Solihull 65% England 66%

This school
Solihull median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.19

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	172	52.0	54%	71%	–
2024/25	230	49.9	58%	77%	–
2023/24	243	46.8	44%	71%	−0.19
2022/23	231	44.5	43%	64%	−0.13

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Light Hall SchoolThis school
This school

Good2021

3.5applications per place 52.0Attainment 8
Alderbrook School
2.4 km · Solihull

Remains Good2023

5.6applications per place 52.4Attainment 8
Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull
2.6 km · Solihull

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.6applications per place 59.1Attainment 8
Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy
2.7 km · Birmingham

Requires improvement2024

2.5applications per place 34.1Attainment 8
St Peter's Catholic School
2.9 km · Solihull

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.0applications per place 53.7Attainment 8
Langley School
3.4 km · Solihull

Good2023

5.5applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
Woodrush High School
3.5 km · Worcestershire

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
Hall Green School
3.9 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

6.6applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
Kings Heath Secondary School
4.3 km · Birmingham

Good2023

6.2applications per place 46.0Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137231 · 334/4018
Trust: Light Hall School
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,250 pupils · 1,037 on roll
Free school meals: 24.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: Light Hall School Specialist Mathematics and Computing College (URN 104112)
Address: Hathaway Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 2PZ
Local authority: Solihull

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources