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Hetton Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school

Moorsley Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring DH5 9ND · hettonprimaryschool.co.uk · 0191 562 3323

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
54%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sunderland 66%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
206
86% of 240 places
Local authority
Sunderland
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
45.2%
First language not English
2.4%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 21 families put the school first and 21 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 15 (Places 18)15September 2023: 20 (Places 20)20September 2024: 21 (Places 21)21September 2025: 20 (Places 23)20September 2026: 21 (Places 21)21Places 21
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202621211100%
September 2025Sept 202523200.9100%
September 2024Sept 202421211100%
September 2023Sept 202320201100%
September 2022Sept 202218150.8100%

Results

In 2024/25, 54% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Sunderland it was 66%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 35% (England 53%)35%2016/17: 55% (England 61%)55%2017/18: 56% (England 64%)56%2018/19: 44% (England 65%)44%2022/23: 45% (England 60%)45%2023/24: 63% (England 61%)63%2024/25: 54% (England 62%)54%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼54%62%
▼4%8%
Average scaled score
▼101106
▼101105
▼98105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 29 February 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Hetton Primary School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
28 Feb 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jan 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Feb 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (22 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend
91%
Replies
22
11% · 6 Jan 2025
Child is happy at school▲95% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲96% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved●86% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲91% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲91% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲95% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼77% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●91% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲86% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲100% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 77% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲90% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 41% who had a child bullied

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