Mossbourne Fobbing Academy
Secondary school in Stanford-le-Hope, Thurrock. Inadequate (May 2022). Serious weaknesses.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 4 May 2022, report published 13 July 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Serious weaknesses. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
This grade was given to Ortu Gable Hall School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Mossbourne Fobbing Academy hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Inadequate overall. The lowest grade. The school had serious problems. 2% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Inadequate.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Sixth form | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | No |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around May 2026
The last inspection was in May 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2027 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 1.3 milesMossbourne Port Side Academy
Requires improvement (Oct 2023)
- 2.0 milesSt Clere's School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Apr 2025)
- 2.2 milesHarris Academy Kingswood
School remains Good (Oct 2023)
- 3.1 milesThe James Hornsby School
Report card, Feb 2026: 1 strong, 4 expected, 1 needs attention
- 3.2 milesThe Basildon Lower Academy
Report card, Jan 2026: 4 expected, 1 needs attention, 1 urgent improvement Requires significant improvement
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.