Hetton AcademyFarringdon Community Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Hetton Academy and Farringdon Community Academy are secondary schools.
Hetton Academy scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Farringdon Community Academy scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Hetton Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Hetton Academy was judged the expected standard and Farringdon Community Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 52.2 for Hetton Academy and 46.2 for Farringdon Community Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Hetton Academy (42.1 in 2022-23, 52.2 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Farringdon Community Academy (45.9 in 2023-24, 46.2 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Houghton le SpringHetton Academy | SunderlandFarringdon Community Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C62/100Stronger figure | C55/100 | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 18 in Sunderland Stronger figure | 9th of 18 in Sunderland | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 681 | 712 | |
| Capacity | 900 | 1,050 | |
| Location | Houghton le Spring, DH5 9JZ | Sunderland, SR3 3EL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 52.2 Stronger figure | 46.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 59.8% Stronger figure | 57.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80.3% Stronger figure | 75.8% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 122 | 95 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 671 | 675 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 44.4% | 45.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.6% | 1.6% | |
| SEN support | 16.4% | 16.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.9% | 5.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.0% Stronger figure | 11.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 28.8% Stronger figure | 33.4% | 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.
Hetton Academy
Farringdon Community Academy
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