Alderbrook School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,701 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.2
Academy converter
Light Hall School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,037of 1,250 places
- Free school meals
- 24.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 230
- Ofsted
- Good, 28 September 2021Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Light Hall School Specialist Mathematics and Computing College (URN 104112, until 1 August 2011).
What the data says
Of the 231 pupils who finished Year 11 at Light Hall School in 2023, 8% stayed on in Light Hall School’s own sixth form (Solihull average 29%), 55% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 96% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 49.9 against 46.1 across England and 47.0 in Solihull, with 58% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Solihull and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Light Hall School | Solihull | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 231 | 3,283 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 8% | 29% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 22% | 14% | 13% |
| — further education college | 55% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Light Hall School | Solihull | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 49.9 | 47.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% | 48% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 77% | 67% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 41% | 44% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.38 | 4.16 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 27% | 29% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 38.8 | 33.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 54.0 | 52.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 10% | 11% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 229 | 100% | 88% | 22% | 22% | 79% |
| English Language | 225 | 98% | 89% | 23% | 20% | 80% |
| English Literature | 223 | 97% | 86% | 17% | 21% | 83% |
| Religious Studies | 220 | 96% | 31% | 17% | 32% | 61% |
| Combined Science | 160 | 70% | 65% | 8% | 9% | 59% |
| History | 125 | 54% | 41% | 30% | 26% | 78% |
| Geography | 121 | 53% | 41% | 11% | 25% | 59% |
| Business Studies | 81 | 35% | 18% | 16% | 20% | 72% |
| Biology | 66 | 29% | 23% | 42% | 45% | 97% |
| Chemistry | 65 | 28% | 23% | 35% | 47% | 98% |
| Physics | 65 | 28% | 23% | 40% | 46% | 94% |
| Spanish | 50 | 22% | 19% | 16% | 27% | 64% |
| French | 39 | 17% | 18% | 15% | 29% | 54% |
| Fine Art | 38 | 17% | 9% | 16% | 28% | 68% |
| Design and Technology | 38 | 17% | 11% | 24% | 23% | 79% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 33 | 14% | 8% | 9% | 21% | 70% |
| Drama | 27 | 12% | 7% | 7% | 27% | 52% |
| Computer Science | 27 | 12% | 13% | 15% | 30% | 74% |
| Photography | 27 | 12% | 6% | 26% | 19% | 89% |
| Music | 9 | 4% | 5% | 11% | 33% | 78% |
| Chinese | 7 | 3% | 1% | 100% | 75% | 100% |
| Art and Design | 3 | 1% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
| Citizenship Studies | 1 | 0% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| German | 1 | 0% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 107 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 56 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 29 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 2 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 1 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.