Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
Victoria Park Road, Hackney, London, E9 7HD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE MOSSBOURNE FEDERATION
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Toothe
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Mossbourne Federation
- Constituency
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 800
- Pupils on roll
- 838
- URN
- 140210
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085104550
About this school
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 838 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 158 | 162 | 156 |
| Attainment 8 score | 65.3 | 65.2 | 64.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +1.15 +0.92 to +1.38 | +1.54 +1.31 to +1.77 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 73% | 79% | 70.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 88% | 93.2% | 87.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 100% | 98.8% | 98.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hackney average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65.3 | 41.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 65.2 | 40.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 64.3 | 41.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 836 |
| 2023/24 | 836 |
| 2024/25 | 833 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy compares
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy ranked 2nd of 16 secondary schools in Hackney for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 96% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64.3 | 3.5% | 50.3% | 838 | — |
| Cardinal Pole Catholic School | 42.9 | 8.4% | 65.8% | 980 | 0.6 miles |
| The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School | 39.2 | 10.5% | 70.5% | 752 | 0.6 miles |
| Mulberry UTC | 30.3 | 16.4% | 62.7% | 536 | 0.7 miles |
| The City Academy, Hackney | 49.1 | 7.8% | 56.7% | 1,149 | 0.7 miles |
| Morpeth School | 49.2 | 7.5% | 55.2% | 1,512 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 24 January 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report20 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50.3%
- English as an additional language
- 40%
- Overall absence
- 3.49%
- Persistent absence
- 8.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cardinal Pole Catholic School0.6 miles
Secondary · London
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The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School0.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
Mulberry UTC0.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
The City Academy, Hackney0.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
Morpeth School0.9 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy ranks 17th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy teach?
- Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy?
- The headteacher of Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy is Mr Matthew Toothe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy?
- Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy has 838 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy full?
- Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy has capacity for 800 pupils and 838 on roll (105%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy a faith school?
- No. Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy a selective school?
- No. Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy?
- Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy is part of THE MOSSBOURNE FEDERATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 65.3 in 2022/23 and 64.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy rank locally?
- Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy ranked 2nd of 16 secondary schools in Hackney for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 96% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy's absence rate?
- Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.