Hetton School is a secondary school located in Houghton le Spring. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 17/01/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.1%, which is 3.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: North Road, Houghton le Spring, DH5 9JZ
Website: http://www.hetton.org
Telephone: 01915623322
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Sunderland
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Craig Knowles
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 108862

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/01/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 900
Number of Pupils: 575
Number of Boys: 297
Number of Girls: 278

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 20.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.94 Confidence interval -1.17 to -0.7
Of the 112 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 112 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:8%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:30%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:39.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.14
England Average:4.07

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 		728 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Houghton Le Spring Nursery School
Neasham Place, DH5 8AE 		2,979 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 Primary School
Moorsley Road, Hetton-le-Hole DH5 9ND 		186 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hetton Lyons Primary School
Four Lane Ends, Hetton-le-Hole DH5 0AH 		745 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4East Rainton Primary School
School Road, East Rainton DH5 9RA 		1,612 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Eppleton Academy Primary School
Church Road, Hetton-le-Hole DH5 9AJ 		1,765 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Durham Road, DH5 8NF 		2,306 yd Academy converter No 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 		0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Kepier
Dairy Lane, DH4 5BH 		2,813 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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