Academy converter · Thurrock

Mossbourne Fobbing Academy

11–18Ages
859Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
151441URN

Southend Road, Corringham, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 8JT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Safeguarding not effective

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Inadequate

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.9 below Thurrock median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Thurrock

206 applications for 126 places · 12th of 13 in Thurrock

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.5of 90

Thurrock 46.5 England 46.0

7th of 13 in Thurrock

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Safeguarding: not effective at the latest graded inspection

Overall effectiveness: Inadequate · 4 May 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development		Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Inadequate
Sixth form provision	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Year 7

0.9 below Thurrock median (2.6) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

206 applications · 126 places offered · 87 named it first

2026 1.6; Thurrock median median 2.6
2025 2.6; Thurrock median median 2.4
2024 2.1; Thurrock median median 2.6; as the previous school
2023 1.8; Thurrock median median 2.2; as the previous school
2022 1.7; Thurrock median median 2.2; as the previous school
2021 2.0; Thurrock median median 2.1; as the previous school
2020 1.8; Thurrock median median 1.9; as the previous school
2019 1.8; Thurrock median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 2.3; Thurrock median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Thurrock median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 2.4; Thurrock median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.5; Thurrock median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.6; Thurrock median median 1.7; as the previous school

This school
Thurrock median

Dashed bars: as Ortu Gable Hall School (URN 136854), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	126	206	1.6	87	0.69
Sep 2025	21	54	2.6	15	0.71
Sep 2024 *	155	330	2.1	132	0.85
Sep 2023 *	197	348	1.8	157	0.80
Sep 2022 *	236	409	1.7	195	0.83
Sep 2021 *	181	353	2.0	142	0.78
Sep 2020 *	247	448	1.8	148	0.60
Sep 2019 *	266	474	1.8	188	0.71
Sep 2018 *	250	575	2.3	208	0.83
Sep 2017 *	262	551	2.1	203	0.77
Sep 2016 *	268	642	2.4	242	0.90
Sep 2015 *	268	682	2.5	275	1.03
Sep 2014 *	242	629	2.6	244	1.01

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

154 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.57th of 13 in Thurrock

Thurrock 46.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths46%7th of 13 in Thurrock

Thurrock 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths66%

Thurrock 66% England 66%

This school
Thurrock median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.51

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	154	46.5	46%	66%	–
2024/25					–
2023/24 *	251	42.2	36%	59%	−0.51
2022/23 *	222	40.0	33%	57%	−0.51

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Mossbourne Fobbing AcademyThis school
This school

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2022

1.6applications per place 46.5Attainment 8
Mossbourne Port Side Academy
2.0 km · Thurrock

Requires improvement2023

2.6applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
St Clere's School
3.3 km · Thurrock

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 42.9Attainment 8
Harris Academy Kingswood
3.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.8applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
The James Hornsby School
4.9 km · Essex

2026

4.0applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
The Basildon Lower Academy
5.2 km · Essex

Requires significant improvement 2026

0.9applications per place
De La Salle School
5.3 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

5.2applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
The Basildon Upper Academy
5.5 km · Essex

Good2023

26.9Attainment 8
Harris Academy Benfleet
7.9 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 39.0Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 151441 · 883/4006
Trust: The Mossbourne Federation
Capacity: 1,296 pupils · 859 on roll
Free school meals: 19.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2025
Replaced: Ortu Gable Hall School (URN 136854)
Address: Southend Road, Corringham, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 8JT
Local authority: Thurrock

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources