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Hetton Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
North Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring DH5 9JZ · hta.northerneducationtrust.org · 0191 562 3322
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 51.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Sunderland 43.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 681
- 76% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 44.5%
- First language not English
- 4.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 131 families put the school first and 160 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 160 | 131 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 128 | 119 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 126 | 123 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 136 | 121 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 117 | 107 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.8, and 56.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sunderland it was 43.3, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲51.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲56.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲79.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲50.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.83 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108862)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 20.8 | −1.7 |
| Further education | 59.4 | +12.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6 | +2.1 |
| Employment | 2.8 | −4.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.7 | −8.7 |
| Activity not captured | 4.7 | +0.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Hetton Academy on 10 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 10 Dec 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 108862), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108862)
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108862)
Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108862)
What parents said
56% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (59 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 56%
- Replies
- 59
- 9% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 51% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (27%) with SEND