Academy converter · Thurrock

Mossbourne Port Side Academy

11–16Ages
443Pupils
SecondaryPhase
151442URN

Hassenbrook Road, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Thurrock median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Thurrock

220 applications for 85 places · 6th of 13 in Thurrock

Every year since 2017

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.0of 90

Thurrock 46.5 England 46.0

10th of 13 in Thurrock

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 3 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	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

2.6applications per place, Year 7

close to Thurrock median (2.6) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

220 applications · 85 places offered · 43 named it first

2026 2.6; Thurrock median median 2.6
2024 3.6; Thurrock median median 2.6; as the previous school
2023 1.8; Thurrock median median 2.2; as the previous school
2022 2.8; Thurrock median median 2.2; as the previous school
2021 2.0; Thurrock median median 2.1; as the previous school
2020 2.3; Thurrock median median 1.9; as the previous school
2019 2.1; Thurrock median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 2.6; Thurrock median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.2; Thurrock median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Thurrock median

Dashed bars: as Ortu Hassenbrook Academy (URN 143424), 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	85	220	2.6	43	0.51
Sep 2024 *	84	299	3.6	75	0.89
Sep 2023 *	179	324	1.8	75	0.42
Sep 2022 *	109	300	2.8	72	0.66
Sep 2021 *	142	283	2.0	97	0.68
Sep 2020 *	150	341	2.3	85	0.57
Sep 2019 *	125	257	2.1	42	0.34
Sep 2018 *	110	281	2.6	74	0.67
Sep 2017 *	95	212	2.2	32	0.34

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

123 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.010th of 13 in Thurrock

Thurrock 46.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths44%8th of 13 in Thurrock

Thurrock 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths60%

Thurrock 66% England 66%

This school
Thurrock median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.76

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	123	42.0	44%	60%	–
2024/25					–
2023/24 *	135	37.7	36%	55%	−0.76
2022/23 *	110	36.8	31%	46%	−0.58

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 Port Side AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 42.9Attainment 8
Mossbourne Fobbing Academy
2.0 km · Thurrock

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2022

1.6applications per place 46.5Attainment 8
Harris Academy Kingswood
5.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.8applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
Orsett Heath Academy
6.4 km · Thurrock

Good2023

3.7applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
The James Hornsby School
6.5 km · Essex

2026

4.0applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
The Gateway Academy
6.8 km · Thurrock

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 50.0Attainment 8
De La Salle School
7.3 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

5.2applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
The Basildon Lower Academy
7.3 km · Essex

Requires significant improvement 2026

0.9applications per place

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: 151442 · 883/4007
Trust: The Mossbourne Federation
Capacity: 780 pupils · 443 on roll
Free school meals: 34.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2025
Replaced: Ortu Hassenbrook Academy (URN 143424)
Address: Hassenbrook Road, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0NS
Local authority: Thurrock

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