Secondary school

Mossbourne Port Side Academy

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  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Thurrock
  • SS17 0NS
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Oct 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,994 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 61%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 93%93%2016/17: top 86%2017/18: top 85%2018/19: top 81%2021/22: top 95%2022/23: top 90%2023/24: top 87%2024/25: top 61%No exams

Against East of England

Attainment 843.8 · East of England 45.94/10 Below+32.9 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths43.8% · East of England 44.9%5/10 Middle+42 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.49 · East of England 4.013/10 Below+15.9 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.76 · East of England −0.021/10 Well below East of England−17.1 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 41.2 · 130 pupils · East of England 50.52016/17: 39.2 · 92 pupils · East of England 46.22017/18: 39.1 · 76 pupils · East of England 46.32018/19: 40.2 · 82 pupils · East of England 46.32021/22: 36.4 · 82 pupils · East of England 48.82022/23: 36.8 · 110 pupils · East of England 46.22023/24: 37.7 · 135 pupils · East of England 45.62024/25: 43.8 · 128 pupils · East of England 45.8543.836.4No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 27% · 92 pupils · East of England 41%2017/18: 45% · 76 pupils · East of England 41%2018/19: 34% · 82 pupils · East of England 40%2021/22: 26% · 82 pupils · East of England 49%2022/23: 31% · 110 pupils · East of England 43%2023/24: 35.6% · 135 pupils · East of England 43.9%2024/25: 43.8% · 128 pupils · East of England 44.9%45%26%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
43 of 43 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4343
2nd9119
3rd454

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2016Inadequateas predecessor
  6. 2016Ungraded visitas predecessor
  7. 2019Requires improvementas predecessor
  8. 2023Requires improvementas predecessor

2 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

2 weak areas

  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026443
Free school meals (past 6 years)36.4%
First language not English14.9%
SEN support7.7%
EHC plan4.1%
Absence (sessions missed)8.3%
Persistently absent pupils25.6%

Girls 46.2%Boys 53.8%

56.8% full · 780 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher12.2
Pupils per adult9.5
  • Classroom teachers 30.5
  • Leadership 6
  • Teaching assistants 3.6
  • Other support 13.5

Teachers 36.5 FTE · Whole workforce 53.5 · 56 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 8 months.

  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£613,000in-year balance

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

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

135 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained89.6%
  • Education83.7%
  • Apprenticeship4.4%
  • Employment1.5%
  • Not sustained5.9%
  • Unknown4.4%