Absence From School - Holiday Requests Update 
Holiday Timetable 2011 - 2012
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Autumn Term 2011
Term Starts (Year 7): Wednesday 7 September 2011
Term Starts (All Year Groups): Thursday 8 September 2011
Half Term: Monday 24 October 2011 – Friday 28 October 2011
Term Ends: Friday 16 December 2011
Spring Term 2012
Term Starts: Tuesday 3 January 2012
Half Term: Monday 13 February 2012 – Friday 17 February 2012
Term Ends: Wednesday 4 April 2012
Summer Term 2012
Term Starts: Monday 23 April 2012
Half Term: Monday 4 June 2012 – Friday 8 June 2012
Term Ends: Wednesday 25 July 2012
Additional Closures
Friday 2 December 2011 - Day in Lieu for Diamond Jubilee
Monday 7 May 2012 - May Day Bank Holiday
Staff Training
The school will finish at 12.30pm on the following:
31st October
8th December
4th January
23rd February
27th April
10th July
Timetable 
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The School is open and available to students from 8.15 am onwards on the understanding that the official time of commencement is 8.45 am and that before that time no responsibility for the safety of students can be accepted in the event of an accident. (Changing circumstances may make it necessary to amend these times).
The continuous school day does not permit students to leave the premises at mid-day. A cafeteria provides hot and cold snacks for sale mid-morning, and snacks and hot meals are also available during the lunch break. It runs on a pre-payment cashless card system. Students may bring their own packed lunch and eat it on the premises.
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Ofsted report 2010 - Main findings
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Light Hall is a good school that has improved in several key areas since its last inspection. Improvements in the quality of teaching and monitoring of students’ progress have led to improved achievement. Care, guidance and support are now outstanding. The school treats each student as an individual and ensures that they are able to make the best of the opportunities offered by the school. The school has excellent systems and procedures for safeguarding students’ welfare. These improvements since the last inspection demonstrate that the school has a good capacity to improve further.
Students are particularly successful at GCSE, attaining results well above the national average. They leave school prepared well for the transition to college or other training. Attainment in science has improved considerably this year, but remains below other subjects. The school has successfully implemented strategies to improve boys’ achievement and the gap between boys’ and girls’ attainment is beginning to close. Since the last inspection the school has introduced an effective tracking system that monitors students’ progress against suitably challenging targets. Students that are not making as much progress as they could are quickly identified and appropriate support strategies are put in place.
Although teaching is good overall, it ranges from satisfactory to outstanding. The most rapid and secure learning occurs when expectations are clear and students engage in challenging tasks that enable them to think independently. An effective strategy seen in many lessons was when students were encouraged to work in collaboration with their peers. However, a significant minority of lessons were only satisfactory. This was because, despite clear learning intentions, students were not given enough scope to explore ideas using interesting resources. The quality of marking and feedback is inconsistent, both across and within departments. The most effective marking gives students clear written information about what they have achieved and how they can improve.
The headteacher and senior leaders are fully aware of the school’s strengths and areas for development. There has been tangible progress made in tackling inconsistent practice across departments through the introduction of structured self-evaluation processes. However, these have only recently been introduced and their effectiveness is not evident across all departments. Read the full report
Related document: OFSTED Report December 2006
School Uniform
| Girls - All Years |
Boys - All Years |
| All Years - Sportswear - Girls |
All Years - Sportswear - Boys |
| Appropriate Shoes |
Inappropriate Shoes |
* Please note the school badge is optional on these items.
Whole School Food Policy 
Activity Guides
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