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South Hetton Primary

Primary

County Durham · Durham · DH6 2TJ

Pupils
196
cap. 231
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
196
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
196
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of South Hetton Primary · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
57%
+6pp
62%57%51%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
17%
+17pp
17%9%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 17%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
26%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
26%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
74%
SPAG higher standard
39%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
196
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
37%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
20%

Contact

Address
Frederick Terrace, South Hetton, Durham, DH6 2TJ
Local authority
County Durham
Website
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2557%17%70%26%78%26%65%22%91%74%106.0104.0108.020%196
2023/2451%0%69%20%69%11%57%0%89%66%103.0101.0103.019%208
2022/2362%15%73%19%69%15%81%19%96%77%104.0105.0105.0-1.70-0.10+0.2014%217
2018/1958%4%65%15%77%12%81%23%88%81%103.0105.0104.0+0.30+0.80+1.508%240
2017/1861%6%79%21%79%21%88%15%97%82%105.0105.0105.0+2.80+3.00+3.30241
2016/1747%7%53%10%80%20%77%7%80%73%100.0102.0104.0-1.60+2.10+1.3012%251

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2519621.920%3%37%6%20%
2023/2420821.919%3%37%6%21%
2022/2321723.114%3%40%6%14%
2021/2221923.716%1%41%6%15%
2020/2121223.113%1%34%
2018/1924025.48%2%37%4%9%
2017/1820.74%9%
2016/1725123.812%2%31%4%9%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.