OFSTED
6 November 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
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
602
602 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
298
49.5% of pupils
Male pupils
304
50.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.5 pts
below England
School
20.3%
Hackney
35.8%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.4 pts
below England
School
15.9%
Hackney
29.0%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Hackney
0.2%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
25.6%
154
White British
24.6%
148
Any other Mixed background
17.1%
103
African
6.0%
36
White and Asian
4.7%
28
Any other ethnic group
4.3%
26
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
12.8%
77 of
602 pupils
8.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.7 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 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
92.0%
31.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
96.0%
Reading
22.2 pts above England
School
96.0%
Hackney
80.8%
London
78.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
96.0%
Writing
25.7 pts above England
School
96.0%
Hackney
78.8%
London
75.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Maths
21.0 pts above England
School
93.0%
Hackney
79.0%
London
77.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official 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
2.46%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.76 pts
lower than
England
School
2.46%
Hackney
6.32%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
2.65%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.17 pts
lower than
England
School
2.65%
Hackney
17.25%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.38%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.43 pts
lower than
England
School
0.38%
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 primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
95.6%
7.4 pts
above England
Mossbourne Riverside Academy
95.6%
Hackney
84.3%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.