Primary
Hetton Lyons Primary School
Four Lane Ends, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, DH5 0AH
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 431 of 420 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 20.8
- All staff (FTE)
- 34.5
- Pupils per adult
- 12.5
- Pupils
- 431
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
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SATs results
60%
4 points below the Houghton le Spring average (64% across 17 schools)
103.0
1.5 below the Houghton le Spring average (104.5 across 17 schools)
15th of 17 by our score, among the primary schools in Houghton le Spring we can score - 18 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 106 |
| Average reading score | 103 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 60% |
| Working at a higher standard | 8% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 72% |
| 23/24 | 62% |
| 24/25 | 60% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 106.0 |
| 23/24 | 104.0 |
| 24/25 | 103.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 105.0 |
| 23/24 | 105.0 |
| 24/25 | 106.0 |
Four Lane Ends, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, DH5 0AH
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Sunderland admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Christopher Harrison
- Address
- Four Lane Ends, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, DH5 0AH
- Telephone
- 01915634200