KepierHetton Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Houghton le Spring.
Summary of the comparison
Kepier and Hetton Academy are secondary schools in Houghton le Spring.
Kepier scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Hetton Academy scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Hetton Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Kepier was judged the expected standard and Hetton Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.3 for Kepier and 52.2 for Hetton Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Kepier (47.7 in 2021-22, 46.3 in 2025-26) and has risen at Hetton Academy (42.1 in 2022-23, 52.2 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Houghton le SpringKepier | Houghton le SpringHetton Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C55/100 | C62/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 8th of 18 in Sunderland | 2nd of 18 in Sunderland Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,131 | 681 | |
| Capacity | 1,210 | 900 | |
| Location | Houghton le Spring, DH4 5BH | Houghton le Spring, DH5 9JZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 46.3 | 52.2 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46.1% | 59.8% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63.7% | 80.3% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 204 | 122 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,144 | 671 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 37.1% | 44.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.2% | 3.6% | |
| SEN support | 17.7% | 16.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.2% | 1.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.0% | 10.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 28.8% | 28.8% Stronger figure | 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.
Kepier
Hetton Academy
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