Hetton Academy

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| established = {{Start date|1912}}

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| type = Academy

| trust = Northern Education Trust

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| head_label = Principal

| head = Vicky Pinkney

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| address = North Road

| location = Hetton-le-Hole

| city = City of Sunderland

| postcode = DH5 9JZ

| county = Tyne and Wear

| country = England

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| local_authority = Sunderland City Council

| urn = 149235

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| enrolment = 575 {{As of|2022|04|lc=on}}

| gender = Coeducational

| lower_age = 11

| upper_age = 16

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Hetton Academy (formerly Hetton School) is a coeducational secondary school located in Hetton-le-Hole in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Hetton Academy Homepage |url=https://hta.northerneducationtrust.org/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926134147/https://hta.northerneducationtrust.org|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 September 2022}}

Established in 1912,{{cite web|url=http://www.hettonweb.co.uk/wordpress2/about/|title=About|work=Hetton School}} the school admits pupils mainly from Easington Lane Primary School, Eppleton Academy, Hetton Primary School and Hetton Lyons Primary School.{{cite web|url=http://www.hettonweb.co.uk/wordpress2/primarylinks/|title=Primary Links|work=hettonweb.co.uk}}

A new school building was constructed on the same site and was completed in September 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/education/turf-cutting-finally-takes-place-for-new-hetton-school-1-7143848|title=Turf-cutting finally takes place for new Hetton School|work=sunderlandecho.com}} The new building was officially opened by the local Member of Parliament, Bridget Phillipson, on 13 January 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.bridgetphillipson.com/legacy/2017/01/13/bridget_phillipson_mp_officially_opens_hetton_schools_new_buildings/|title=Bridget Phillipson MP officially opens Hetton School's new buildings|work=bridgetphillipson.com}}

Previously a community school administered by Sunderland City Council,{{Cite web|url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/108862|title=Hetton School - GOV.UK|website=get-information-schools.service.gov.uk}} in September 2022 Hetton School converted to academy status and was renamed Hetton Academy.{{Cite web|url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/149235?searchQueryString=tok=0qcq8Cdx&startIndex=50&Count=179|title=Hetton Academy - GOV.UK|website=get-information-schools.service.gov.uk}} The school is now sponsored by the Northern Education Trust.{{Cite web |url=https://www.northerneducationtrust.org/our-academies/ |title=Our Academies - Northern Education Trust |access-date=6 September 2022 |archive-date=8 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808092926/https://www.northerneducationtrust.org/our-academies/ |url-status=dead }}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.hettonweb.co.uk/wordpress2/headways/|title=Headways}}