Hetton Lyons Primary School
Four Lane Ends, Houghton le Spring, DH5 0AH
431 pupils · 103% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- BALMORAL LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Free school meals
- 27.4%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| 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 |
Inspected 13 January 2026, published 19 February 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 60% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 49 | 49 | 73 | 49 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 73 | 97 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 51 | 50 | 86 | 51 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 56 | 56 | 74 | 56 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 70 | 87 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 59 | 56 | 89 | 59 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 65 | 119 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 75 | 86 | 150 | 75 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Hetton Primary School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Easington Lane Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Eppleton Academy Primary School 1.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- East Rainton Primary School 2.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Gillas Lane Primary Academy 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton 2.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.