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State-funded · Secondary · Hackney

Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy

Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18 · Mixed · 838 pupils

Closes in 21 days Application deadline 31 October 2026

At a glance

Type
Academy sponsor led (state-funded)
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Pupils
838 census January 2026
Capacity
800
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Yes
Head
Mr Matthew Toothe
Trust
THE MOSSBOURNE FEDERATION
Address
Victoria Park Road, Hackney, London, E9 7HD
Borough
Hackney
Telephone
02085104550
DfE reference (URN)
140210

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Where leavers went

Official destination measures after GCSEs (key stage 4)

Staying in education or employment for at least 2 terms after key stage 496%
In a sustained education destination96%
Going to a school sixth form69%
Going to a sixth-form college8%
Going to a further education college or other FE provider19%
In a sustained apprenticeship0%
In sustained employment1%
Whose destination was not sustained2%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 158 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23

Schools whose leavers came here

This school is named in the published leavers' lists of: Gatehouse School.

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

  1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

    National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

    Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

  2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

    Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

    Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

  3. Accept your offerMonday 15 March 2027Open

    Deadline to accept your secondary offer: Monday 15 March 2027.

    Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

229 first-preference applications and 653 applications naming it at any preference for 159 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

EntryPlaces offeredFirst preferencesAll preferences
September 2026159229653
September 2025165239633
September 2024160245756
September 2023163264774

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Hackney: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 74.6% of applicants were offered their first preference and 95.8% were offered one of their preferences (2,029 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Ofsted graded inspection, 24 January 2023: overall effectiveness at that inspection was Outstanding

Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. This grade dates from the inspection shown; it is not a current rating.

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

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Ofsted ungraded inspection, 20 October 2021: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

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Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

  • Attainment 8 score2022/23: 65.3 · 2023/24: 65.2
    64.3This school50.5Hackney46.1England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 73% · 2023/24: 79%
    70%This school49%Hackney45%England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 88% · 2023/24: 93%
    88%This school70%Hackney65%England, state-funded
  • % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 100% · 2023/24: 99%
    99%This school61%Hackney40%England, state-funded
  • EBacc average point score2022/23: 6.47 · 2023/24: 6.32
    6.27This school4.61Hackney4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 156 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals
48.4% January 2026
English as an additional language
40%
Receiving SEN support
11.2%
With an Education, Health and Care Plan
5.4%
Girls / boys
46% / 54%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence
3.5% 2024/25
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
8.3%
Pupils per teacher
14.7 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places
840
Pupils on roll
822

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19 · Mixed · Hackney

980 pupils · Attainment 8 42.9 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

Mulberry UTC

0.7 miles

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 14 to 19 · Mixed · Tower Hamlets

536 pupils · Attainment 8 30.3 (2024/25)

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19 · Mixed · Hackney

1,149 pupils · Attainment 8 49.1 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Mixed · Tower Hamlets

1,512 pupils · Attainment 8 49.2 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

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