Light Hall School is a

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located in Shirley, West Midlands, England. Light Hall School was established on Hathaway Road in 1965 as a boys' grammar school on land once belonging to Light Hall Farm. Light Hall School is one of sixteen

secondary schools A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., b ...

in the UK

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. As of 2025, the school has over 1050 students, from ages eleven to eighteen. The school suffered from a fire in February 2006; a new building was opened in October 2008 to replace the destroyed classrooms. 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. In September 2024, the school opened a newly renovated sixth form wing to offer

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courses to students aged 16-18.

References

External links

School's website
{{authority control Academies in Solihull Schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull