Mossbourne Fobbing Academy
Mossbourne Fobbing Academy is a converter academy in Stanford-le-Hope for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. It has 859 pupils and room for 1,296. About 19 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools. Ofsted visited in May 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.
Southend Road, Corringham, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 8JTmossbourne.org/mfa-homeMr Samuel Cooper headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted visited on 12 May 2026. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.
Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2022 | Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 | Inadequate |
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
180 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England. These are the results of Ortu Gable Hall School, the school this one replaced.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2022† | 2019† | 2018† | Thurrock | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 180 | 251 | 222 | 247 | 237 | 245 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 45.8 | 42.2 | 40.0 | 45.8 | 39.9 | 42.7 | 46.4 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -0.51 | -0.51 | -0.44 | -0.54 | -0.52 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 44% | 36% | 33% | 44% | 32% | 40% | 47% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 72% | 59% | 57% | 69% | 54% | 62% | 67% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 3.93 | 3.44 | 3.19 | 3.69 | 3.39 | 3.79 | 4.11 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 12% | 8% | 3% | 3% | 42% | 63% | 47% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 38.4 | 35.9 | 29.9 | 40.9 | 28.5 | 29.8 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 47.5 | 43.7 | 42.6 | 47.2 | 42.6 | 45.1 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 27.0 | 22.3 | 31.0 | 23.6 | 19.8 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 55.8 | 60.5 | 62.1 | 52.5 | 53.4 | – | – |
† These results are for Ortu Gable Hall School, the school this one replaced in January 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 2 of the 3 gaps are smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
758 places were empty (43% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Thurrock council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (41), Specific learning difficulty (19), Moderate learning difficulty (18), language and communications needs (18), Autistic spectrum disorder (17), Other difficulty or disability (9).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 859 | 1,021 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 19% | 19% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 4% | 4% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 14% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.9% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 8.1% | 8.0% | 9.0% | 9.5% | 5.1% | 6.9% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 2.5% | 1.3% | 2.5% | 6.0% | 3.5% | 4.9% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 5.7% | 6.7% | 6.6% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 2.0% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 26.7% | 27.6% | 29.7% | 33.1% | 14.0% | 19.0% | 23.9% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 27.6 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
† These attendance figures are for Ortu Gable Hall School, the school this one replaced in January 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mossbourne Port Side Academy | Academy | 1.3 miles | 443 | Requires improvement 2023 | 3 | Compare |
| St Clere's School | Academy | 2.0 miles | 1,460 | No overall grade 2025 | 36 | Compare |
| Woodlands School | Academy | 2.2 miles | 1,513 | Good 2023 | 30 | Compare |
| The James Hornsby School | Academy | 3.1 miles | 1,040 | Report card 2026 | 27 | Compare |
| The Basildon Lower Academy | Academy | 3.3 miles | 892 | Report card 2026 | 0 | Compare |
| De La Salle School | Roman Catholic | 3.3 miles | 761 | Good 2024 | 40 | Compare |
| The Basildon Upper Academy | Academy | 3.4 miles | 847 | Good 2023 | 1 | Compare |
| The Appleton School | Academy | 4.9 miles | 1,597 | Not inspected | 14 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Mossbourne Fobbing Academy a good school?
Mossbourne Fobbing Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted's report card from May 2026 rated its teaching as .
What is Mossbourne Fobbing Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 12 May 2026 it rated .
How good are Mossbourne Fobbing Academy's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 44% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 45.8, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished most of a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does Mossbourne Fobbing Academy have?
859 pupils aged 11 to 18 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 1,296 places, so it is 66% full.
Is Mossbourne Fobbing Academy oversubscribed?
Probably not. 758 places were empty in 2024/25 (43% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Mossbourne Fobbing Academy?
Pupils were in school 91.9% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 27% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Mossbourne Fobbing Academy?
The average class had 21.7 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. 5% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does Mossbourne Fobbing Academy have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Southend Road, Corringham, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 8JT
- Website
- www.mossbourne.org/mfa-home
- Headteacher
- Mr Samuel Cooper
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-18, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- The Mossbourne Federation (7 schools)
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Ward
- Corringham and Fobbing
- Constituency
- South Basildon and East Thurrock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 2025 (fresh start)
- URN
- 151441 · LAESTAB 8834006 · UKPRN 10096696
- Formerly
- Ortu Gable Hall School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.