Hetton Academy

Hetton Academy (formerly Hetton School) is a coeducational secondary school located in Hetton-le-Hole in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.^[1]

Hetton Academy
Address
North Road Hetton-le-Hole City of Sunderland , Tyne and Wear , DH5 9JZ England
Coordinates	54.818°N 1.4599°W / 54.818; -1.4599
Information
Type	Academy
Established	1912 (1912)
Local authority	Sunderland City Council
Trust	Northern Education Trust
Department for Education URN	149235 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	Vicky Pinkney
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	575 as of April 2022[update]
Website	hta.northerneducationtrust.org[permanent dead link]

Established in 1912,^[2] the school admits pupils mainly from Easington Lane Primary School, Eppleton Academy, Hetton Primary School and Hetton Lyons Primary School.^[3]

A new school building was constructed on the same site and was completed in September 2016.^[4] The new building was officially opened by the local Member of Parliament, Bridget Phillipson, on 13 January 2017.^[5]

Previously a community school administered by Sunderland City Council,^[6] in September 2022 Hetton School converted to academy status and was renamed Hetton Academy.^[7] The school is now sponsored by the Northern Education Trust.^[8]

Hetton Academy offers GCSEs and Cambridge Nationals as programmes of study for pupils. Most graduating students go on to attend Headways Sixth Form, a sixth form provision offered by a consortium of secondary schools (including Hetton Academy) and Sunderland College.^[9]

Notable people

• Jordan Cook, footballer
• Steph Houghton, footballer
• Ryan Pringle, cricketer