Hetton Lyons Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Four Lane Ends
Hetton-le-Hole
Houghton le Spring
Tyne and Wear
DH5 0AH
Phone 01915634200
Reference Number 144225

General Makeup

Number of pupils 428
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.17%
Girls: 48.83%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 27.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 34 25 59
2 37 23 60
3 28 32 60
4 28 30 58
5 38 40 78
6 29 31 60

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92.8%
African 1.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
White, Other 0.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
White & Asian 0.5%
Mixed, Other 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Asian, Other 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
13 Jan 2026 School inspection
09 Nov 2021 School inspection
24 Nov 2020 Monitoring visit
06 Jul 2017 Academy conversion letter
13 Nov 2013 Full inspection:
Previously as Hetton Lyons Primary School
13 Nov 2013 Full inspection:
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
07 Nov 2008 Full inspection:
07 Nov 2008 Full inspection:
16 Jan 2006 Full inspection:
16 Jan 2006 Full inspection:
20 Sep 1999 Full inspection
20 Sep 1999 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 60%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 8%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103
Maths 106

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.8
Writing 1.7
Maths 1.2

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 19 0
Third Preference 5 0
From another Local Authority 6 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Hetton Lyons Nursery School
Four Lane Ends, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 0AH
0.05 miles
Hetton Primary School
Moorsley Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 9ND
0.32 miles
Easington Lane Primary School
High Street, Easington Lane, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 0JT
0.92 miles
Eppleton Academy Primary School
Church Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 9AJ
1.12 miles
East Rainton Primary School
School Road, East Rainton, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 9RA
1.34 miles
Gillas Lane Primary Academy
Seaton Avenue, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 8EH
1.63 miles
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton
Durham Road, St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 8NF
1.64 miles
Bernard Gilpin Primary School
Hall Lane, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 8DA
1.82 miles
Houghton Le Spring Nursery School
Neasham Place, Houghton le Spring, DH5 8AE
1.95 miles
South Hetton Primary
Frederick Terrace, South Hetton, Durham, DH6 2TJ
1.96 miles
Pittington Primary School
Hallgarth Lane, Pittington, Pittington Primary School, Durham, DH6 1AF
2.33 miles
West Rainton Primary School
West Rainton, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 6RN
2.34 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton
Church Lane, Murton, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 9RD
2.38 miles
Burnside Academy Inspires
Burnside Estate, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 5HB
2.41 miles
Ribbon School
Barnes Road, Murton, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 9QR
2.57 miles
Dubmire Primary
Britannia Terrace, Fence Houses, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 6HL
2.69 miles
Newbottle Primary Academy
Houghton Road, Newbottle, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 4EE
2.82 miles
Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School
Scardale Way, Belmont, Durham, County Durham, DH1 2TX
3.26 miles
Sherburn Primary School
Cookshold Lane, Sherburn Village, Durham, County Durham, DH6 1DU
3.33 miles
Woodlea Primary School
Fence Houses, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 6AR
3.38 miles
Name Distance
Hetton Academy
North Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 9JZ
0.42 miles
Elemore Hall School
Pittington, Elemore Hall School, Durham, DH6 1QD
1.69 miles
Kepier
Dairy Lane, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 5BH
1.92 miles
Portland Academy
Weymouth Road, Chapelgarth, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 2NQ
3.46 miles
Belmont Community School
The Links, Belmont, Durham, DH1 2AG
3.72 miles
Seaham High School
Station Road, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 0BH
3.85 miles
The Poplars
Miners Lodge, Market Crescent, New Herrington, Houghton le Spring, DH4 7AP
3.85 miles
Farringdon Community Academy
Allendale Road, Sunderland, SR3 3EL
4.08 miles
Hope Wood Academy
Crawlaw Road, Easington Colliery, Peterlee, Durham, SR8 3LP
4.31 miles
Easington Academy
Stockton Road, Easington Village, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 3AY
4.53 miles
Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
Tunstall Bank, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2 0SX
4.77 miles
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