Hetton Lyons Primary School is a primary school located in Houghton le Spring. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 14/11/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average, progress in reading is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Four Lane Ends, Houghton le Spring, DH5 0AH
Website: www.hettonlyonsprimaryschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01915634200
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sunderland
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Valerie Wilson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144225

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 438
Number of Boys: 213
Number of Girls: 225

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 3 Confidence interval 1.4 to 4.6
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.7 Confidence interval 2.2 to 5.2
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.2 Confidence interval 2.8 to 5.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:86%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:16%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Hetton Lyons Nursery School
Four Lane Ends, Hetton-le-Hole DH5 0AH
91 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Hetton Lyons Primary School
Four Lane Ends, Hetton-le-Hole DH5 0AH
0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hetton Primary School
Moorsley Road, Hetton-le-Hole DH5 9ND
561 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Easington Lane Primary School
High Street, Easington Lane DH5 0JT
1,614 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Eppleton Academy Primary School
Church Road, Hetton-le-Hole DH5 9AJ
1,967 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4East Rainton Primary School
School Road, East Rainton DH5 9RA
2,357 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Hetton School
North Road, Hetton-le-Hole DH5 9JZ
745 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Elemore Hall School
Pittington, DH6 1QD
2,970 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.