Many of the students come from areas of socio-economic deprivation and as a result, the number eligible for free school meals is well above the national average.

[3] A report composed in 2008 examining the performance of Design and Technology (D&T) and Modern Language indicated concerns with both.

As a result, standards of proficiency of D&T in students are below the average expected of their age at the end of Key Stage 3.

The school is well known in the local area for the volume of its alumni progressing into the pharmaceutical industries.

Lyng Hall has been widely recognised and credited for its instrumental role in encouraging the development of chemical substances.