Mossbourne Fobbing Academy
Southend Road, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 8JT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE MOSSBOURNE FEDERATION
- Headteacher
- Mr Samuel Cooper
- Sponsor
- The Mossbourne Federation
- Constituency
- South Basildon and East Thurrock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,296
- Pupils on roll
- 859
- URN
- 151441
- Local authority
- Thurrock
About this school
Mossbourne Fobbing Academy is a secondary academy in Stanford-le-Hope. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 859 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Mossbourne Fobbing Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Not effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: serious weaknesses.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Ortu Gable Hall School (URN 136854).
How Mossbourne Fobbing Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.1% | 21.8% | 859 | — |
| Mossbourne Port Side Academy | — | 8.3% | 36.4% | 443 | 1.3 miles |
| St Clere's School | 43.2 | 7.6% | 22.9% | 1,460 | 2.0 miles |
| Woodlands School | 42.1 | 7.9% | 33% | 1,513 | 2.2 miles |
| The James Hornsby School | 38.9 | 8.9% | 48.2% | 1,040 | 3.1 miles |
| The Basildon Lower Academy | — | 15.3% | 52.4% | 892 | 3.2 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.82%
- English as an additional language
- 4.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.12%
- Persistent absence
- 26.73%
Location
Nearby schools
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Mossbourne Port Side Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Stanford-le-Hope
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St Clere's School2.0 miles
Secondary · Stanford-le-Hope
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Woodlands School2.2 miles
Secondary · Basildon
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The James Hornsby School3.1 miles
Secondary · Basildon
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The Basildon Lower Academy3.2 miles
Secondary · Basildon
Other schools in Stanford-le-Hope
- Mossbourne Port Side Academy Secondary
- St Clere's School Secondary
- Abbots Hall Primary School Primary
- Arthur Bugler Primary School Primary
- Giffards Primary School Primary
- Graham James Primary Academy Primary
- Horndon-On-the-Hill CofE Primary School Primary
- Mossbourne Herd Lane Academy Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Mossbourne Fobbing Academy teach?
- Mossbourne Fobbing Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Stanford-le-Hope.
- Who is the headteacher of Mossbourne Fobbing Academy?
- The headteacher of Mossbourne Fobbing Academy is Mr Samuel Cooper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mossbourne Fobbing Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mossbourne Fobbing 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 many pupils are at Mossbourne Fobbing Academy?
- Mossbourne Fobbing Academy has 859 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Mossbourne Fobbing Academy full?
- Mossbourne Fobbing Academy has capacity for 1,296 pupils and 859 on roll (66%), so it has space against 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 Fobbing Academy a faith school?
- No. Mossbourne Fobbing Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Mossbourne Fobbing Academy part of an academy trust?
- Mossbourne Fobbing 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.
- What is Mossbourne Fobbing Academy's absence rate?
- Mossbourne Fobbing Academy's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census.
- Does Mossbourne Fobbing Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Mossbourne Fobbing Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 3 July 2026.