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Mossbourne Community Academy

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formHackney, London · London E5 8JYTrust: The Mossbourne FederationSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,432of 1,400 places
Free school meals
51.1%
Year 11 cohort 2025
206
Ofsted
Report card, 6 May 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching ExceptionalAchievement ExceptionalAttendance and behaviour Strong standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Strong standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision ExceptionalSafeguarding Met
What the data says

Of the 211 pupils who finished Year 11 at Mossbourne Community Academy in 2023, 69% stayed on in Mossbourne Community Academy’s own sixth form (Hackney average 53%) and 19% went to a further education college.

Among the 180 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 68% went to university (Hackney 53%, England 37%), and 60% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 65.1 against 46.1 across England and 50.5 in Hackney, with 70% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Spanish is unusually popular at GCSE: 77% of the year group took it, against 19% of pupils across England.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Hackney and England.

Mossbourne Community Academy
Hackney
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureMossbourne Community AcademyHackneyEngland
Pupils in the cohort2112,449607,348
Any sustained destination98%92%92%
Stayed in education97%91%86%
— school sixth form69%53%34%
— sixth form college9%10%13%
— further education college19%26%37%
— other education1%2%2%
Apprenticeship1%3%
Employment0%1%3%
No sustained destination2%5%6%
Destination unknown0%4%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

Mossbourne Community Academy
Hackney
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureMossbourne Community AcademyHackneyEngland
Students in the cohort1801,616541,441
Any sustained destination87%79%79%
University (higher education)68%53%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students60%27%19%
Further education4%5%5%
Apprenticeship2%3%7%
Employment13%14%28%
No sustained destination8%14%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureMossbourne Community AcademyHackneyEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)65.150.546.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths70%49%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths88%70%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects97%61%41%
EBacc average point score6.384.614.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort52%54%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils60.245.034.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils70.556.950.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language53%42%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics207100%88%44%22%89%
English Language206100%89%41%20%91%
English Literature206100%86%47%21%94%
History20298%41%55%26%89%
Religious Studies19796%31%56%32%94%
Combined Science17585%65%45%9%94%
Spanish15877%19%32%27%89%
Psychology6029%3%47%22%95%
Geography5728%41%58%25%88%
Business Studies5326%18%19%20%68%
Design and Technology4421%11%36%23%84%
French4120%18%68%29%95%
Biology3015%23%97%45%100%
Chemistry3015%23%100%47%100%
Physics3015%23%100%46%100%
Latin2814%1%54%74%96%
Drama2713%7%37%27%89%
Sociology2512%4%52%21%96%
Turkish2412%0%75%71%100%
Computer Science2311%13%91%30%96%
Music189%5%28%33%83%
Fine Art189%9%17%28%100%
Food Preparation and Nutrition147%8%57%21%86%
Physical Education136%11%46%24%92%
Polish10%1%84%
Arabic10%1%47%
German10%5%33%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Sports Studies2011%
Health Studies169%
Computer Appreciation / Introduction158%
Additional Mathematics FSMQ11%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureMossbourne Community AcademyHackneyEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study378
— of whom A level students1881,016261,341
Average A level gradeB+B-B-
Average points per A level entry43.7436.7635.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsB+B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects39%18%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Mathematics10355%31%
History5831%13%
Chemistry5831%17%
Biology5429%20%
Psychology5328%23%
English Literature3820%11%
Physics3619%12%
Religious Studies3016%4%
Economics2614%13%
Sociology2513%13%
Geography2312%10%
Spanish158%2%
Further Mathematics147%5%
Fine Art116%3%
Classical Civilisation95%1%
French74%1%
Product Design2%
Japanese0%
Latin0%
Russian0%
Drama2%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)3016%

Other secondary schools in Hackney

Clapton Girls' Academy

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,169 pupils

92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 59.4

Haggerston School

Academy converter · sixth form · 939 pupils

89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.7

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.