Hetton Academy
Houghton le Spring · Sunderland
NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 30 member schools: 13 primary schools, 17 secondary schools. Local authorities: Barnsley | Bolton | Bradford | Bury | Calderdale | Gateshead | Hartlepool | Newcastle upon Tyne | Northumberland | Redcar and Cleveland | Salford | Stockton-on-Tees | Sunderland | Tameside. Regions: North East | North West | Yorkshire and the Humber. — from the NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST public record.
Hetton Academy is a secondary academy in Houghton le Spring, Sunderland, part of NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Hetton Academy
- Address
- North Road, Hetton-le-Hole
- Postcode
- DH5 9JZ
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Parliamentary constituency
- Houghton and Sunderland South
- URN (official identifier)
- 149235
- Establishment number
- 4059
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- SEND provision
- Resourced provision
- Number of pupils
- 681
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 900
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vicky Pinkney
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 10 Dec 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- hta.northerneducationtrust.org
- Telephone
- 01915623322
- Date opened
- 1 Sep 2022
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Hetton Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Sunderland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 681 | 41,019 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 44.5% | 31.9% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 18.4% | 18.1% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 2.5% | 5.0% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 4.3% | 8.4% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
7 published inspections for Hetton Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· S5 Inspection
Read report- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 28 Jan 2025
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Hetton School (URN 108862)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 18 Oct 2021
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Hetton School (URN 108862)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 9 Feb 2018
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Hetton School (URN 108862)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 30 Oct 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Hetton School (URN 108862)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 4 Jul 2012
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Hetton School (URN 108862)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 3 Feb 2009
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Hetton School (URN 108862)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 20 Oct 2005
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Hetton Academy
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Sunderland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 9.6% | 9.6% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 28.4% | 26.4% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Hetton Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £316,800 for 288 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Sunderland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 42.8% | 34.1% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £471 | £455 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Hetton Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Secondary · 673 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Sunderland average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £5,896,000 £8,761 per pupil | £8,575 | £8,283 |
| Total spending | £5,742,000 £8,532 per pupil | £8,173 | £7,843 |
| Teaching staff | £2,934,000 £4,360 per pupil · 51.1% | £4,580 · 56.0% | £4,419 · 56.3% |
| Education support staff | £646,000 £960 per pupil · 11.3% | £691 · 8.4% | £788 · 10.0% |
| Supply and agency staff | £258,000 £383 per pupil · 4.5% | £277 · 3.4% | £161 · 2.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £258,000 £383 per pupil · 4.5% | £267 · 3.3% | £132 · 1.7% |
| In-year balance | £154,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £15,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £8,252 per pupil, supply and agency £512 per pupil — spending up £280 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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