Academy converter · Sunderland

Hetton Lyons Primary School

4–11Ages
431Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144225URN

Four Lane Ends, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, DH5 0AH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

close to Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sunderland

73 applications for 49 places · 40th of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 13 January 2026Published 19 February 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

13 January 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
10 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

close to Sunderland median (1.5) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

73 applications · 49 places offered · 49 named it first

2026 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 1.7; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.3; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.6
2021 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.6
2020 2.0; Sunderland median median 2.1
2019 2.0; Sunderland median median 2.0
2018 2.2; Sunderland median median 2.0
2017 1.8; Sunderland median median 2.0
2016 1.9; Sunderland median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Sunderland median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Sunderland median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Sunderland median

Dashed bars: as Hetton Lyons Primary School (URN 108797), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	49	73	1.5	49	1.00
Sep 2025	59	97	1.6	73	1.24
Sep 2024	51	86	1.7	50	0.98
Sep 2023	56	74	1.3	56	1.00
Sep 2022	60	87	1.5	70	1.17
Sep 2021	59	89	1.5	56	0.95
Sep 2020	60	119	2.0	65	1.08
Sep 2019	75	150	2.0	86	1.15
Sep 2018	60	133	2.2	74	1.23
Sep 2017	61	112	1.8	62	1.02
Sep 2016 *	60	116	1.9	61	1.02
Sep 2015 *	60	103	1.7	62	1.03
Sep 2014 *	60	119	2.0	71	1.18

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 78% · Maths 85% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%52nd of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sunderland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	60%	8%	103	106
2023/24	62%	5%	104	105
2022/23	72%	0%	106	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Hetton Lyons Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Hetton Primary School
0.5 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Easington Lane Primary School
1.5 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Eppleton Academy Primary School
1.8 km · Sunderland

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
East Rainton Primary School
2.2 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Gillas Lane Primary Academy
2.6 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 15%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton
2.7 km · Sunderland

2026

1.6applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Bernard Gilpin Primary School
2.9 km · Sunderland

Outstanding2022

1.8applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
South Hetton Primary
3.2 km · County Durham

Good2023

1.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144225 · 394/2112
Trust: Tyne and Wear Learning Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 431 on roll
Free school meals: 27.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 July 2017
Replaced: Hetton Lyons Primary School (URN 108797)
Address: Four Lane Ends, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, DH5 0AH
Local authority: Sunderland

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources