OFSTED
24 January 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
20 October 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
2 December 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hackney
Trust
THE MOSSBOURNE FEDERATION
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
838
838 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
385
45.9% of pupils
Male pupils
453
54.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
23.5 pts
above England
School
48.3%
Hackney
35.8%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.8 pts
above England
School
39.1%
Hackney
29.0%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
Hackney
0.2%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
22.8%
191
Any other White background
16.9%
142
Any other Mixed background
15.3%
128
African
14.2%
119
Any other Black background
5.0%
42
Any other ethnic group
4.9%
41
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
18.7%
157 of
838 pupils
2.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
64.3
25.1 pts
above England
Latest published: 1.54 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.49%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.73 pts
lower than
England
School
3.49%
Hackney
6.32%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.33%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.48 pts
lower than
England
School
8.33%
Hackney
17.25%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.53%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.28 pts
lower than
England
School
1.53%
Hackney
1.36%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
104.8%
12.4 pts
above England
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
104.8%
Hackney
85.8%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.