Mossbourne Herd Lane Academy
Herd Lane, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 9BH
440 pupils · 92% of 480 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE MOSSBOURNE FEDERATION
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Free school meals
- 22.3%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 14 December 2022, published 5 February 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 60% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.78 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 41 | 32 | 53 | 38 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 51 | 48 | 81 | 50 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 47 | 45 | 91 | 46 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 48 | 50 | 97 | 48 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 38 | 34 | 78 | 36 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 51 | 47 | 86 | 50 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 50 | 39 | 95 | 47 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 61 | 124 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Giffards Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Graham James Primary Academy 1.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Arthur Bugler Primary School 1.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Abbots Hall Primary School 1.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Stanford-Le-Hope Primary School 2.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 2.8 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.