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Light Hall School

Secondary Academy school in Solihull B90 2PZ

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  • School Reference Number: 137231
  • Address: Hathaway Road, Shirley, Solihull B90 2PZ
  • Headteacher: Mrs A Kimblin
  • Telephone: 0121 744 3835
  • Website: lighthall.co.uk
  • Managing Organisation: LIGHT HALL SCHOOL
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,250
  • Local Education Authority: Solihull
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 18
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: August 2011* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 28/09/2021

Rating published on 10/11/2021

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
28 September 2021 11 November 2021 School inspection Good
23 February 2021 24 March 2021 Monitoring visit
29 November 2017 9 January 2018 Full inspection Requires Improvement
4 June 2013 20 June 2013 Full inspection Good
14 February 2012 18 February 2012 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number137231
Local Authority Code334
Local Authority NameSolihull
Establishment Number4018
School / College NameLight Hall School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-08-2011
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High18
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,250
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,058
Number of Boys544
Number of Girls514
Percentage Free School Meals24.60
Trust School Flag Code5
Trust School Flag Supported by a single-academy trust
Trusts Code3739
Academy trust or TrustLIGHT HALL SCHOOL
School Sponsor Flag-
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10034508
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date15-01-2025
StreetHathaway Road
LocalityShirley
Address3
TownSolihull
County (name)West Midlands
PostcodeB90 2PZ
Websitehttp://www.lighthall.co.uk/
Telephone01217443835
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameA
Headteacher/Principal last nameKimblin
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeF
Government Office RegionWest Midlands
District CodeE08000029
DistrictSolihull
Ward CodeE05001297
WardShirley South
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001479
Parliamentary ConstituencySolihull West and Shirley
Urban/Rural CodeA1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
GSS LA CodeE08000029
Easting411610
Northing277942
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Solihull 023
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Solihull 023B
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100071488669
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02002103
LSOA CodeE01010210
Free School Meals260
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN137231
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/137231
LAESTAB3344018
School nameLight Hall School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/08/2011
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionWest Midlands
RegionWest Midlands
Local authoritySolihull
Parliamentary constituencySolihull West and Shirley
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeB90 2PZ
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile3
Total number of pupils1,058
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age18
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10201031
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date28/09/2021
Publication date10/11/2021
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection137231
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection3344018
School name at time of latest graded inspectionLight Hall School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10037882
Previous inspection start date29/11/2017
Previous publication date09/01/2018
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection137231
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection3344018
School name at time of previous graded inspectionLight Hall School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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