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Academy · Year 7–Year 11 · 1,131 pupils
Hetton Academy
North Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring DH5 9JZ
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
681
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 900
Local authority
Sunderland
Northern Education Trust
Schola Grade 7
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Hetton Academy
Hetton Academy is a secondary academy in Houghton le Spring, Sunderland, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11). It is part of Northern Education Trust.
It has 681 pupils on roll and room for 900. Its Schola Grade is 7 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 11
- Ages
- 11–16
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Pupils on roll
- 681
- Capacity
- 900 pupils
- Free school meals
- 44.50% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Northern Education Trust
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 149235
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