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Mossbourne Community Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy

100 Downs Park Road, Hackney, London E5 8JY · mossbourne.org · 020 8525 5200

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
65.1
average Attainment 8 score. Hackney 50.5, England 46
Demand for places
1.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,432
32 over 1,400 places · 102%
Local authority
Hackney
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
51.1%
First language not English
46.2%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Mossbourne Federation

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 358 families put the school first and 204 places were offered; 49% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 545 (Places 212)545September 2023: 504 (Places 203)504September 2024: 443 (Places 204)443September 2025: 425 (Places 204)425September 2026: 358 (Places 204)358Places 204
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262043581.8▲49%
September 2025Sept 20252044252.1▲43%
September 2024Sept 20242044432.2▲40%
September 2023Sept 20232035042.5▲35%
September 2022Sept 20222125452.6▲33%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 65.1, and 70.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hackney it was 50.5, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B+ (43.7 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 56.7 (England 46.3)56.72017/18: 59.0 (England 46.5)59.02018/19: 60.6 (England 46.7)60.62021/22: 63.2 (England 48.8)63.22022/23: 63.6 (England 46.3)63.62023/24: 64.0 (England 45.9)64.02024/25: 65.1 (England 46.0)65.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲65.146.0
▲70.4%45.4%
▲87.9%64.8%
▲97.1%40.5%
▲6.384.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form71.4+1.4
Sixth form college3.9−5.6
Further education18.9+3.7
Other education1.5—
Employment1+0.5
Not in a lasting destination2.4−1.9
Activity not captured1+0.5

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 38.7 (England 30.5)B2016/17: 36.0 (England 31.1)B-2017/18: 38.6 (England 32.1)B2018/19: 37.9 (England 32.9)B-2021/22: 46.5 (England 37.9)A-2022/23: 44.6 (England 34.2)B+2023/24: 43.2 (England 34.4)B+2024/25: 43.7 (England 35.0)B+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
188 studentsB+ (43.7)Below average -0.10
188 studentsB+ (43.8)Below average -0.11
38.8%AAB or better
96.4%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24186B+ (43.2)0.00
2022/23178B+ (44.6)—
2021/22187A- (46.5)—
2018/19142B- (37.9)-0.01
2017/18142B (38.6)+0.12
2016/17139B- (36)+0.13
2015/16139B (38.7)+0.18

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University70.2+4.6
Further education2.10
Employment10.1−8.9
Not in a lasting destination10.6+1.6
Activity not captured6.9+3.7

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Mossbourne Community Academy on 6 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
6 May 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExceptional
AchievementExceptional
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExceptional
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Sept 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2021Outstanding
    Quality of educationOutstanding
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Sixth formOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2010Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding
  • Sept 2006Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding

What parents said

83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (216 replies, to 5 September 2022).

Recommend
83%
Replies
216
15% · 5 Sept 2022
Child is happy at school▼80% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●93% agreeEngland 91%
Pupils are well behaved▲95% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲94% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▼85% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼71% agreeEngland 80%
Told how child is doing▼79% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●89% agreeEngland 88%
Supports personal development▼69% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼62% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 68% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼20% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 30% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need●65% agreeEngland 67%

based on 28 parents (13%) with SEND

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