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South Hetton Primary
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Frederick Terrace, South Hetton, Durham DH6 2TJ · 0191 526 1662
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 57%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. County Durham 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 202
- 87% of 231 places
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 38.9%
- First language not English
- 2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 21 families put the school first and 22 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 18 | 19 | 1.1▲ | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% the higher standard. Across County Durham it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼57% | 62% | ||
| ▲17% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
South Hetton Primary was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 27 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 27 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114195), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114195)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (30 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 30
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied