Kepier
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C55
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Houghton le Spring, DH4 5BH
- Distance
- 2.6km away
Hetton Academy
North Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, DH5 9JZ
Local ranking2nd of 18 secondary schools in Sunderland
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
900
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 10 December 2024. Figures last updated .
School history and status
Continues from Hetton School (URN 108862) since 1 September 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 10 December 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 52.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 59.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 80.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 122
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 83.0%
- Continued in education
- 70.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 9.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 671
- Boys
- 343 (50%)
- Girls
- 338 (50%)
- Capacity
- 900 (76% full)
- SEND
- 18.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 44.4%
- EAL
- 3.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.9%
- SEN Support
- 16.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 35.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,532/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 28.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 91.5%
- Black African: 2.7%
- White Traveller: 1.4%
- White Other: 1.2%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.8%
- Other: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.5%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.3%
91.5%
White British
2.7%
Black African
1.4%
White Traveller
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
North Road
Houghton le Spring, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 149235
- UKPRN
- 10090904
- Establishment No.
- 4059
- Trust
- NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
Common questions about Hetton Academy
Explore schools in Sunderland
Often compared with
Parents weighing up Hetton Academy usually look at the nearest secondary schools too. Put them side by side on results, inspection and intake.
- C55KepierCompare side by side
Houghton le Spring · 2.6km away
- C62Belmont Community SchoolCompare side by side
Durham · 5.7km away
- C55Farringdon Community AcademyCompare side by side
Sunderland · 6.5km away
Schools like this
The nearest secondary schools to Hetton Academy
Belmont Community School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C62
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Durham, DH1 2AG
- Distance
- 5.7km away
Farringdon Community Academy
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C55
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Sunderland, SR3 3EL
- Distance
- 6.5km away
Seaham High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D54
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Seaham, SR7 0BH
- Distance
- 6.7km away
Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Score
F29
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Sunderland, SR2 0SX
- Distance
- 7.8km away
Easington Academy
Ofsted: Strong
Score
C61
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Peterlee, SR8 3AY
- Distance
- 8.0km away