Hetton Academy
Academy converter · Secondary
Houghton le Spring · DH5 9JZ · Sunderland
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
1.6 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 137262
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Academy converter · Houghton le Spring · DH4 5BH
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–16
Pupils
1,131
Local authority
Sunderland
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Houghton le Spring, Sunderland, 1,131 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 37.8%.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Houghton Le Spring Nursery School
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 137262
Location
- Address
- Dairy Lane
- Postcode
- DH4 5BH
- Town
- Houghton le Spring
- County
- Tyne and Wear
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- District
- Sunderland
- Constituency
- Houghton and Sunderland South
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,131
- Boys / girls
- 568 / 563
- School capacity
- 1,210
- Capacity fill
- 1,131 / 1,210 (93%)
- Free school meals
- 37.8%
- FSM pupils
- 428
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: EDEN LEARNING TRUST
- Academy trust
- EDEN LEARNING TRUST
- Sponsor
- Eden Learning Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Colin Devlin
- Telephone
- 01915128960
Official links
Ofsted information
Inspection data is separate from GIAS establishment records.
- 2022-03-09 — Good (Report)