# Hetton Academy

Hetton Academy is a secondary school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 681 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E149235. [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 681
- Council: Sunderland
- URN: 149235

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 10 December 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Hetton Academy was 52.2, against 43.6 in Sunderland and 46.2 in England.
59.8% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Sunderland | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 52.2 | 43.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 59.8% | 44.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80.3% | 63.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 122 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Hetton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hetton-primary-school-e108803): 170 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2024. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hetton Lyons Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hetton-lyons-nursery-school-e108750): 670 m. Nursery. School remains Good, May 2023
- [Hetton Lyons Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hetton-lyons-primary-school-e144225): 680 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [East Rainton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-rainton-primary-school-e108794): 1.5 km. Primary. School remains Good, June 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Eppleton Academy Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eppleton-academy-primary-school-e138213): 1.6 km. Primary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/149235)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149235)

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