Hetton School, Houghton le Spring

At age 16 (%)

No data for age 18

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2021.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2021. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

Hetton School

North Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring DH5 9JZ

https://www.hetton.org/

Hetton School is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Sunderland). It has about 620 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In September 2021 the school was rated ‘Requires Improvement’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Admissions, Finances, Environment and Representation. Relative weaknesses include Progress and Destinations.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.7		Kepier
3.5		Belmont Community School
3.9		Farringdon Community Academy
4.2		Seaham High School
4.8		Easington Academy
4.8		Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
5.0		Sandhill View Academy
5.1		Park View School
5.2		Framwellgate School Durham
5.3		St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College
5.5		Christ's College
5.5		Academy 360

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Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate is very low and the offer rate is roughly average. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Finances: Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is quite high.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress up to age 16 is poor. Destinations at 16 are below average. There is no information for students aged 16-18.

Destinations: Poor. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite low.

Attainment: Poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates are very high and the incidence of persistent absence is quite high.

Progress: Poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2019

No A-level data

Provision for special educational needs

Speech, language and communication

Source: Department for Education. For full, up-to-date details, always ask a representative of the school.

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