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Mossbourne Port Side Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Hassenbrook Road, Stanford-le-Hope SS17 0NS · mossbourne.org · 01375 671566
On the mapSearch near SS17 0NS
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2023/24
- 37.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Thurrock 45.3, England 45.9
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 443
- 57% of 780 places
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 34.1%
- First language not English
- 13.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 43 families put the school first and 85 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 85 | 43 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 84 | 75 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 179 | 75 | 0.4 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 109 | 72 | 0.7 | 97% |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 142 | 97 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2023/24 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.7, and 35.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Thurrock it was 45.3, and across England 45.9.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | 46 | ||
| n/a | 45.4% | ||
| n/a | 64.8% | ||
| n/a | 40.5% | ||
| n/a | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 143424)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 9.6 | −0.2 |
| Sixth form college | 0.7 | −0.5 |
| Further education | 73.3 | +13.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4 | −1.7 |
| Employment | 1.5 | −7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.9 | −2.6 |
| Activity not captured | 4.4 | −1.7 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 143424)
Ofsted
Mossbourne Port Side Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 3 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 3 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 143424)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 143424), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 143424)