Mossbourne Community Academy

Academy sponsor led; sixth form; mixed; ages 11 to 18; 1,432 pupils; Hackney, E5 8JY; URN 134693

Mossbourne Community Academy’s latest inspection, on 6 May 2026, ended with a report card; safeguarding met. Of the eight state secondary schools nearest to it, one has a report card, five have an overall grade on the old scale and two have an ungraded inspection. The oldest verdict, at Cardinal Pole Catholic School, dates from 9 March 2022; the latest, at Waterside Academy, from 27 January 2026.

Each mark is one of the schools below, at the date of its latest inspection: report card key judgements only overall grade, old scale ungraded inspection. Behind them, the ruler Ofsted used on that date: pale, an overall grade on the old four-point scale (until 31 August 2024); mid blue, key judgements without an overall grade (from 1 September 2024); deep blue, report cards (from 10 November 2025).

Mossbourne Community Academy and the eight state secondary schools nearest to it

From Mossbourne Community Academy’s position in the register of schools, in a straight line, among the open state schools in England that teach pupils of secondary age or students aged 16 and over (special schools and further education colleges are not included). Each mark sits at the exact date of the school’s latest inspection in Ofsted’s data as at 30 September 2026.

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Mossbourne Community Academy
E5 8JY, Hackney; sixth form

Report card inspected 6 May 2026; safeguarding met
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 67.2 (Hackney 52.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 81.2% (Hackney 56.8%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade B+, 43.74 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The report card, area by area
- Inclusion: strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: exceptional
- Achievement: exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour: strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: expected standard
- Leadership and governance: expected standard
- Post-16 provision: exceptional
- Safeguarding: met
Ofsted report for Mossbourne Community Academy
0.45 mi719 m W
The Excelsior Academy
E8 2EY, Hackney; sixth form

Good overall grade on the old four-point scale, 6 February 2024
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 46.6 (Hackney 52.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 47.9% (Hackney 56.8%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade B, 38.58 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: good
- Behaviour and attitudes: good
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: good
- Sixth form provision: good
Ofsted report for The Excelsior Academy
0.46 mi734 m NE
Clapton Girls' Academy
E5 0RB, Hackney; sixth form

Outstanding overall grade on the old four-point scale, 22 May 2024
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 60.7 (Hackney 52.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 72.1% (Hackney 56.8%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade B, 38.84 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: outstanding
- Leadership and management: outstanding
- Sixth form provision: outstanding
Ofsted report for Clapton Girls' Academy
0.59 mi949 m SE
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School
E9 6NR, Hackney; sixth form

Good overall grade on the old four-point scale, 5 December 2023
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 41.7 (Hackney 52.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 35.3% (Hackney 56.8%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C-, 28.17 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: good
- Behaviour and attitudes: good
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: good
- Sixth form provision: good
Ofsted report for The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School
0.59 mi950 m E
The City Academy, Hackney
E9 6EA, Hackney; sixth form

Good overall grade on the old four-point scale, 28 March 2023
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 53.2 (Hackney 52.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 62.2% (Hackney 56.8%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade B-, 36.77 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: good
- Behaviour and attitudes: good
- Personal development: good
- Leadership and management: good
- Sixth form provision: outstanding
Ofsted report for The City Academy, Hackney
0.68 mi1,093 m SE
Cardinal Pole Catholic School
E9 6LG, Hackney; sixth form

School remains Good ungraded inspection, 9 March 2022

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 46.1 (Hackney 52.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 49.4% (Hackney 56.8%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C+, 32.90 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
Ofsted report for Cardinal Pole Catholic School
1.1 mi1,752 m NW
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form
N16 9EX, Hackney; sixth form

School remains Good ungraded inspection, 6 July 2022

GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 52.2 (Hackney 52.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 54.3% (Hackney 56.8%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: average grade C+, 34.70 points per entry (England B-, 35.00)
Ofsted report for Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form
1.1 mi1,805 m SW
Waterside Academy
E8 4DL, Hackney

Report card inspected 27 January 2026; safeguarding met
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 45.5 (Hackney 52.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 40.4% (Hackney 56.8%, England 46.3%)
The report card, area by area
- Inclusion: strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: strong standard
- Achievement: strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: strong standard
- Leadership and governance: strong standard
- Safeguarding: met
Ofsted report for Waterside Academy
1.2 mi1,908 m SE
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
E9 7HD, Hackney; sixth form

Outstanding overall grade on the old four-point scale, 24 January 2023
GCSE 2025/26, provisional: Attainment 8 65.1 (Hackney 52.0, England 46.2); grades 5+ in English and maths 74.7% (Hackney 56.8%, England 46.3%); A level 2024/25: not in the DfE’s file under this school’s number (URN)
The key judgements, one by one
- Quality of education: outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: outstanding
- Personal development: outstanding
- Leadership and management: outstanding
Ofsted report for Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy

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The latest inspection, in detail

Report card, inspection of 6 May 2026
Area	Position on the five-point scale	Grade
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Exceptional
Achievement		Exceptional
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Leadership and governance		Expected standard
Post-16 provision		Exceptional
Safeguarding standards		Met

Each area is graded on Ofsted’s five-point scale, from urgent improvement to exceptional; safeguarding is met or not met. How to read a report card.

Read the full report on Ofsted’s website

Exam results

GCSE and other key stage 4 results, 2025/26 (provisional): 202 pupils at the end of key stage 4
Measure	This school	Hackney	England
Average Attainment 8 score	67.2	52.0	46.2
Percentage of pupils achieving grades 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs	81.2%	56.8%	46.3%
Percentage of pupils achieving grades 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs	88.1%	74.0%	64.8%

England and Hackney: all state-funded schools. Provisional figures can be revised by the Department for Education. The 2025/26 data gives no Progress 8 scores.

A level results, 2024/25: 188 students
Measure	This school	England
Average grade per A level entry	B+	B-
A level average point score per entry	43.74	35.00
Students achieving AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects	38.8%	17.5%

England: all state-funded schools and colleges.

Nearby schools with a page on this site

The London Screen Academy Islington, 1.6 mi in a straight line
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Tower Hamlets, 1.7 mi in a straight line
London Academy of Excellence Newham, 2.7 mi in a straight line

In the register of schools

Mossbourne Community Academy is a state-funded mixed secondary school in Hackney, for pupils aged 11 to 18, with a sixth form. The register counts 1,432 pupils for a capacity of 1,400. Trust: THE MOSSBOURNE FEDERATION. Address: 100 Downs Park Road, Hackney, London, E5 8JY. Website: www.mossbourne.org/mca-home.

For school places, distance is measured as set out in each school’s admission arrangements, which may differ from a straight line: check them with the school or the council.

Sources

Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance, academic year 2025/26 (provisional), school, local authority and England data, accessed 31 October 2026.
Department for Education: 16 to 19 performance, academic year 2024/25 (final), A level results by school and for England, accessed 31 October 2026.
Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, register of schools (all establishments, 30 October 2026), accessed 30 October 2026.
Ofsted: management information, state-funded schools, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026, accessed 30 October 2026.

Last updated 2 November 2026.