Mossbourne Community Academy, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data. Admissions policy: Non-selective
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Mossbourne delivers life-changing educational experiences with exceptional progress for all pupils, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds. The school combines rigorous academics with a carefully designed 'Bourne scholar' programme that prepares young people brilliantly for adult life. Teaching is expert and inclusive, with particularly strong support for reading, writing, and pupils with special needs.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional achievement levels for all pupils, including those facing barriers to learning and vulnerable groups
- Exemplary, ambitious curriculum balanced with academic rigour and real-world preparation
- Expert teaching across all subjects with highly effective support for pupils needing extra help
- Outstanding post-16 provision with impressive A-Level results and excellent progression to university
- Excellent inclusion practices ensuring pupils with SEND are fully integrated and achieve as well as peers
Areas for Improvement
- Time taken for pupils to reintegrate into lessons after poor behaviour incidents could be shorter
- Not all parents feel equally positive about the school or understand behaviour systems and their impact
- Trustees and governors could be better informed about behaviour policies and their lived impact on pupils
- Some processes for working with parents following pupil consequences could be more efficient
- Leaders acknowledge more work needed to ensure all pupils, particularly those facing barriers, feel full belonging
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Bourne scholar programme, enrichment blocks, weekly speakers, careers advice and guidance, personal development programme
Mossbourne Community Academy is an exceptional school with transformational pupil achievement across all year groups and subjects, particularly for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND. The school excels in curriculum design, teaching quality, and post-16 provision, though leaders are working to ensure all pupils feel a strong sense of belonging.
At a Glance
51.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
21.8
Avg class size
64
Total classes
10 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
102%
Over capacity
1,432 pupils
1,400 capacity
32 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London
Admissions Demand - Hackney
Places available
2,559
Applications
2,035
Got 1st preference
77.2%
Got preferred school
97.3%
Secondary admissions across Hackney (2025/26)
Inspection History(106)
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SEN Provision
How many pupils have special educational needs, what types of support the school provides, and how it compares to similar schools.
Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.27303%
Overall absence
7.80669%
Persistent absence
1,076
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Mossbourne Community Academy
Mossbourne Parkside Academy
Nightingale Primary School
The Olive School, Hackney
Al-Falah Primary School
Halley House School
Benthal Primary School
St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School
Shacklewell Primary School
Millfields Community School
St John and St James CofE Primary School
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