Primary school

Mossbourne Riverside Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Hackney
  • E15 2GW

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 226 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 2%

Top % in England, by year
2022/23: top 7%7%2023/24: top 19%2024/25: top 2%

Against London

Expected standard, RWM92% · London 72%10/10 Top 10%
Higher standard, RWM33% · London 12%10/10 Top 10%
Reading score111 · London 10710/10 Top 10%
Maths score109 · London 1078/10 Above
Show KS2 results by year
Expected standard, RWM
2022/23: 82% · 60 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 75% · 60 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 92% · 84 pupils · London 72%92%75%
Higher standard, RWM
2022/23: 27% · 60 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 25% · 60 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 33% · 84 pupils · London 12%33%25%
Reading score
2022/23: 109 · 60 pupils · London 1062023/24: 108 · 60 pupils · London 1072024/25: 111 · 84 pupils · London 107111108
Maths score
2022/23: 109 · 60 pupils · London 1062023/24: 108 · 60 pupils · London 1062024/25: 109 · 84 pupils · London 107109108

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in55.7%
59 of 106 who put it first2015 · 100.0%2026 · 55.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st10659
2nd600
3rd240

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2018–2024

  1. 2018Outstanding
  2. 2024Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · 1 point to improve

Read what Ofsted said (3)

From Ofsted report, inspected Nov 2024

Strengths

  • “Pupils flourish at this happy and nurturing school.”
  • “Relationships between adults and pupils are exceptionally strong.”
  • “Pupils are very well cared for.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026602
Free school meals (past 6 years)20.4%
First language not English17.6%
SEN support8.5%
EHC plan2.2%
Absence (sessions missed)2.5%
Persistently absent pupils2.6%

Girls 50.3%Boys 49.7%

95.6% full · 630 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 128 responses (21.3% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school93.8% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school95.3% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved99.2% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 63.3% not applicable51.1% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year95.3% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 26.6% not applicable69.1% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?9.4% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 9.4% who said Yes above58.3% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child95.3% agree
  • My child does well at this school93% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing89.1% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school94.5% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school87.5% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development77.3% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent90.6% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.6
Pupils per adult13.3
  • Classroom teachers 23.5
  • Leadership 5.8
  • Teaching assistants 16
  • Other support 1.9

Teachers 29.3 FTE · Whole workforce 47.1 · 49 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,056
Spend per pupil£6,719
Staff spend per pupil£5,437
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£805,000in-year balance

Grants £7,449 · self-generated £608 · premises £239 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE MOSSBOURNE FEDERATION (7 academies) · trust reserve £9,877,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it