Light Hall School

Light Hall School is a secondary school located in Shirley, West Midlands, England.

Light Hall School
Address
Hathaway Road, Shirley

Solihull
,
West Midlands
,
B90 2PZ

England
Coordinates52°24′00″N 1°49′49″W
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoThe best from everyone, all of the time.
Religious affiliation(s)Mixed
SpecialistMathematics & Computing College
Department for Education URN137231 Tables
OfstedReports
Head TeacherA Kimblin
Deputy HeadteacherRobert Barr
GenderMixed
Age11 to 16
Enrolment1189
HousesAtlantis,Discovery, Challenger and Endeavour
Websitewww.lighthall.co.uk

Light Hall School was established on Hathaway Road in 1965[1] as a boys' grammar school on land once belonging to Light Hall Farm.

Light Hall School is one of sixteen secondary schools in the UK Metropolitan Borough of Solihull. The school has over 1,170 students,[2] from ages eleven to sixteen.

The school suffered from a fire in February 2006;[3] a new building was opened in October 2008 to replace the destroyed classrooms.[4] The new building has classrooms for mathematics, English, music and drama. It also has a new dining hall, library, media studies classrooms and offices. The Design and Technology Block was refurbished in April 2013 with a new CAD/CAM room which has a laser and 3D printers.

References
  1. Former pupil in first year of opening
  2. "Light Hall School | School Tutors Programme | Solihull".
  3. BBC news story about the fire
  4. BBC news article and video of the opening
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