Hetton Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Houghton le Spring, Sunderland
Hetton Primary School is a primary school in Houghton le Spring, Sunderland for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 29 February 2024. Sunderland has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Moorsley Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, DH5 9ND
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Sunderland
- Pupils on roll
- 206 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 29 February 2024
Strengths
- “Hetton Primary School is typified by warm and trusting relationships.”
- “Pupils enjoy being in school and take pleasure in the simplest of things, such as whizzing around the yard on a wheeled bodyboard.”
- “Teachers expect pupils to behave well and give their best.”
To improve
- “Not all subjects are equally well structured, however, meaning that there is an inconsistency of approach in some parts of the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 54% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 21 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 21 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2025, as Sunderland published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sunderland.
- Hetton Lyons Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- East Rainton Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Eppleton Academy Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Easington Lane Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Gillas Lane Primary Academy 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bernard Gilpin Primary School 1.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Burnside Academy Inspires 2.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published