South Hetton Primary
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Durham, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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South Hetton Primary is a primary school in Durham, County Durham for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 September 2023. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
South Hetton Primary catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 21 first-choice applications for 22 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families living outside County Durham.
- In 2024/25, 57% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- Also in 2024/25, 17% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other County Durham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Frederick Terrace, South Hetton, Durham, DH6 2TJ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 202 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at South Hetton benefit from a curriculum that helps them to respect themselves and others and to learn about the wider world.”
- “Red cards for repeated poor behaviour are rare.”
- “Bullying is not a problem in this school.”
To improve
- “However, this is not the case in all subjects, for example in science, where the curriculum is at an earlier stage of development.”
- “However, in some other subjects, some pupils struggle to recall important prior learning and vocabulary.”
- “However, a small number of pupils at an early stage of learning to read do not have books that match their phonics knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 November 2023 (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) | 57% | 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, 22 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.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ribbon School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Easington CofE Primary School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Shotton Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ludworth Primary School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Easington Colliery Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Seaview Primary School 3.2 mi Good Last distance published