Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · London, Hackney
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.326 miles
Band A · Published by Hackney Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy is a secondary school in London, Hackney for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 24 January 2023. Hackney has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 0.326 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 0.359 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 0.679 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 0.277 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 0.454 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 0.525 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 0.467 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 0.528 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 0.557 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Year 7 place under one of its admission criteria lived 0.326 miles away, nearer than in 2025 and in 2018.
- For Year 7 entry in 2026 there were 229 first-choice applications for 159 offers, 1.4 first choices per offer, the 3rd highest of 16 Hackney secondary schools.
- In the 2026 Year 7 round, 151 offers went to first-choice families and 78 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 71% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hackney.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hackney schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Victoria Park Road, Hackney, London, E9 7HD
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hackney
- Pupils on roll
- 838 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 48.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 24 January 2023
Strengths
- “Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy provides an exceptional education for its pupils.”
- “Pupils are polite, articulate, hardworking and ambitious.”
- “The guiding principles of courtesy, integrity, resilience, hard work and excellence are central to the culture of the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 71% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 64.3 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 229 first-preference applications, 159 offers in total, 151 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hackney.
- Cardinal Pole Catholic School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- The City Academy, Hackney 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Clapton Girls' Academy 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Mossbourne Community Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Bridge Academy 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Haggerston School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published