Hetton Lyons Primary School
Four Lane Ends, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, DH5 0AH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BALMORAL LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Harrison
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Houghton and Sunderland South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 431
- URN
- 144225
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915634200
About this school
Hetton Lyons Primary School is a primary academy in Houghton le Spring. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 431 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 55 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 62% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 73% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 82% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 80% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hetton Lyons Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sunderland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 63.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 435 |
| 2023/24 | 431 |
| 2024/25 | 428 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hetton Lyons Primary School compares
Hetton Lyons Primary School ranked 54th of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.4% | 27.8% | 431 | — |
| Hetton Primary School | 54% | 6.9% | 47.9% | 206 | 0.3 miles |
| Easington Lane Primary School | 63% | 6.5% | 49.6% | 281 | 0.9 miles |
| Eppleton Academy Primary School | 62% | 3.9% | 34% | 208 | 1.1 miles |
| East Rainton Primary School | 72% | 4% | 28.3% | 101 | 1.3 miles |
| Gillas Lane Primary Academy | 15% | 7.6% | 64.5% | 134 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.8%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.36%
- Persistent absence
- 15.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hetton Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Houghton le Spring
-
Easington Lane Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Houghton le Spring
-
Eppleton Academy Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Houghton le Spring
-
East Rainton Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Houghton le Spring
-
Gillas Lane Primary Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Houghton le Spring
Other schools in Houghton le Spring
Hetton Lyons Primary School ranks 13th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Houghton le Spring.
- Barnwell Academy Primary
- Bernard Gilpin Primary School Primary
- Bournmoor Primary School Primary
- Burnside Academy Inspires Primary
- Dubmire Primary Primary
- Easington Lane Primary School Primary
- East Rainton Primary School Primary
- Eppleton Academy Primary School Primary
- Gillas Lane Primary Academy Primary
- Hetton Primary School Primary
- New Penshaw Academy Primary
- Newbottle Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hetton Lyons Primary School teach?
- Hetton Lyons Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Houghton le Spring.
- Who is the headteacher of Hetton Lyons Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hetton Lyons Primary School is Mr Christopher Harrison, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hetton Lyons Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hetton Lyons Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Hetton Lyons Primary School?
- Hetton Lyons Primary School has 431 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hetton Lyons Primary School full?
- Hetton Lyons Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 431 on roll (103%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hetton Lyons Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hetton Lyons Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hetton Lyons Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hetton Lyons Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Hetton Lyons Primary School?
- Hetton Lyons Primary School is part of BALMORAL LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hetton Lyons Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Hetton Lyons Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hetton Lyons Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hetton Lyons Primary School rank locally?
- Hetton Lyons Primary School ranked 54th of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hetton Lyons Primary School's absence rate?
- Hetton Lyons Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hetton Lyons Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hetton Lyons Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.