Belmont Community SchoolHetton Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Belmont Community School and Hetton Academy are secondary schools.
Belmont Community School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Hetton Academy scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Belmont Community School was judged Good and Hetton Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.6 for Belmont Community School and 52.2 for Hetton Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Belmont Community School (51.0 in 2021-22, 48.6 in 2025-26) and has risen at Hetton Academy (42.1 in 2022-23, 52.2 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | DurhamBelmont Community School | Houghton le SpringHetton Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C62/100 | C62/100 | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 30 in County Durham | 2nd of 18 in Sunderland | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 887 | 681 | |
| Capacity | 900 | 900 | |
| Location | Durham, DH1 2AG | Houghton le Spring, DH5 9JZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 48.6 | 52.2 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 48.2% | 59.8% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66.7% | 80.3% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 168 | 122 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 847 | 671 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 33.5% | 44.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.9% | 3.6% | |
| SEN support | 12.5% | 16.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.1% | 1.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.1% Stronger figure | 10.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.6% Stronger figure | 28.8% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Belmont Community School
Hetton Academy
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