Schools in Houghton le Spring

About schools in Houghton le Spring

Houghton le Spring lists 23 schools, most of them primary schools. Its two secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One school here provides for children with additional needs.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

67%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 17 schools with published results

Nursery schools2

• Hetton Lyons Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 1 to 4

• Houghton Le Spring Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 3 to 5

Primary schools18

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Barnwell Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Bernard Gilpin Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  87%

  expected standard
• Bournmoor Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Burnside Academy Inspires

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Dubmire Primary

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Easington Lane Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• East Rainton Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• Eppleton Academy Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Gillas Lane Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  15%

  expected standard
• Hetton Lyons Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Hetton Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• New Penshaw Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• Newbottle Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Shiney Row Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  87%

  expected standard
• West Rainton Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Woodlea Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

Secondary schools2

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Hetton Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  51.8

  Attainment 8
• Kepier

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  43.6

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision1

• The Poplars

  Other independent special school · Ages 8 to 18

Common questions about schools in Houghton le Spring

How many schools does Houghton le Spring have?

OfferDay lists 23 schools in Houghton le Spring, including 18 primary schools and two nursery schools.

Who inspects schools in Houghton le Spring?

Every school in Houghton le Spring is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Houghton le Spring ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Houghton le Spring where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.