Secondary
Hetton Academy
North Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, DH5 9JZ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 681 of 900 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.0
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Trust
- NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 34.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 47.6
- Pupils per adult
- 13.7
- Pupils
- 652
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 December 2024
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
57%
51.8
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 51.8 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.83 |
| Entered the EBacc | 51% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% |
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 | 46% |
| 23/24 | 65% |
| 24/25 | 57% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | -0.41 |
| 23/24 | +0.18 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 42.1 |
| 23/24 | 50.1 |
| 24/25 | 51.8 |
North Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, DH5 9JZ
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 31 October, 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
- Acting Head Teacher
- Vicky Pinkney
- Address
- North Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, DH5 9JZ
- Telephone
- 01915623322