Mossbourne Community Academy is a mainstream secondary school with resourced provision in Hackney, London, for children and young people aged 11 to 18. Its specialist base takes children for autism.
- Ages 11–18
- 1,432 pupils
- Ofsted report card (2026)
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision
- Pupils
- 1,432
- Headteacher
- Ms Rebecca Warren (Principal)
- Part of
- The Mossbourne Federation
- Council
- Hackney
- School reference (URN)
- 134693
Needs its base supports
1 need: autism
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Communication and interaction
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Hackney council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Report card, May 2026: Exceptional in 3 of 7 areas
Inspected in May 2026 under Ofsted’s new report cards, which grade each area separately, from Exceptional to Urgent improvement, instead of one overall grade.
- InclusionStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExceptional
- AchievementExceptional
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
- Post-16Exceptional
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- SafeguardingMet
Contact and getting there
100 Downs Park Road, Hackney, London, E5 8JY
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Stormont House School Special school · Ages 11–17 · Ofsted: Outstanding 0.2 miles
- Nightingale Primary School Mainstream + base · Ages 3–11 · Ofsted: Good 0.3 miles
- The Excelsior Academy Mainstream + base · Ages 11–18 · Ofsted: Good 0.4 miles
By need in Hackney: Autism (11) · Speech and language (6) · SEMH (4) · Severe learning (4) · Vision (4) · PMLD (3) · Dyslexia and SpLD (3) · Hearing (3) · Multi-sensory (3) · Physical (3)
Questions about Mossbourne Community Academy
How do I get a place in Mossbourne Community Academy’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Mossbourne Community Academy support?
Autism. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Mossbourne Community Academy take?
Aged 11 to 18, boys and girls.
What is Mossbourne Community Academy’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in May 2026 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Mossbourne Community Academy?
100 Downs Park Road, Hackney, London, E5 8JY, in Hackney.
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