Hetton Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Unique reference
- 149235
- Address
- North Road, Hetton-le-Hole, DH5 9JZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 652 (70% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.3%
- Girls
- 51.7%
- First language not English
- 2.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42.2%
- Persistent absence
- 32.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.7%
White British 93.3%
African 2.1%
Irish Traveller 1.2%
Other White 1.1%
Mixed 0.9%
Indian 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.41
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.5
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 32%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.1
Local authority average 42.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.67
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 17 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 10 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 105 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 103 |
| French | GCSE | 46 |
| Geography | GCSE | 73 |
| History | GCSE | 30 |
Admissions
Hetton Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 126
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 123
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 13
Offers
- 1st preference
- 123
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 141 75 66 |
| Year 8 | 132 63 69 |
| Year 9 | 141 68 73 |
| Year 10 | 131 60 71 |
| Year 11 | 107 49 58 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 69.0% 78.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 47.0% 52.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 23.0% 24.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% SP 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 6.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 6.5% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 8.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 0.5% 1.2% |