Mossbourne Port Side Academy
Hassenbrook Road, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE MOSSBOURNE FEDERATION
- Headteacher
- Mr Thomas Austin
- Sponsor
- The Mossbourne Federation
- Constituency
- South Basildon and East Thurrock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 780
- Pupils on roll
- 443
- URN
- 151442
- Local authority
- Thurrock
About this school
Mossbourne Port Side Academy is a secondary academy in Stanford-le-Hope. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 443 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Ortu Hassenbrook Academy (URN 143424).
How Mossbourne Port Side Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.3% | 36.4% | 443 | — |
| St Clere's School | 43.2 | 7.6% | 22.9% | 1,460 | 0.8 miles |
| Mossbourne Fobbing Academy | — | 8.1% | 21.8% | 859 | 1.3 miles |
| Woodlands School | 42.1 | 7.9% | 33% | 1,513 | 3.4 miles |
| Orsett Heath Academy | 47 | 7.1% | 23.1% | 699 | 4.0 miles |
| The James Hornsby School | 38.9 | 8.9% | 48.2% | 1,040 | 4.1 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)
- 36.43%
- English as an additional language
- 14.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.29%
- Persistent absence
- 25.56%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Clere's School0.8 miles
Secondary · Stanford-le-Hope
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Mossbourne Fobbing Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Stanford-le-Hope
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Woodlands School3.4 miles
Secondary · Basildon
-
Orsett Heath Academy4.0 miles
Secondary · Grays
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The James Hornsby School4.1 miles
Secondary · Basildon
Other schools in Stanford-le-Hope
- Mossbourne Fobbing 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 year groups does Mossbourne Port Side Academy teach?
- Mossbourne Port Side Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Stanford-le-Hope.
- Who is the headteacher of Mossbourne Port Side Academy?
- The headteacher of Mossbourne Port Side Academy is Mr Thomas Austin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mossbourne Port Side Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mossbourne Port Side 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 Port Side Academy?
- Mossbourne Port Side Academy has 443 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Mossbourne Port Side Academy full?
- Mossbourne Port Side Academy has capacity for 780 pupils and 443 on roll (57%), 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 Port Side Academy a faith school?
- No. Mossbourne Port Side Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Mossbourne Port Side Academy?
- Mossbourne Port Side 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 Port Side Academy's absence rate?
- Mossbourne Port Side Academy's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census.
- Does Mossbourne Port Side 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 Port Side 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.