Mossbourne Community Academy, Hackney Downs

Mossbourne is good school for learning but the staff are really mean to the students I always want to give my kids the best chance of education but there is one thing parents missing when they applying for this school !! Mental well being The sad thing is when they speak about respect but they don’t respect the students and also parents they don’t even inform the parents if the child has a 1 hour detention on the day you can’t even reach them through the phone if you leave a message for your child's ,head of year they don’t get back to you I am disappointed with the school as parents and I am regretting my choice off this school if your child is not happy in the school they will never succeed in them life even if you send them to the best school

I worked here for 9 years. If you want your child to excel then this is the school to send them. They are caring, despite what people think, and have a strong ethos. They have BSP, PSP & PEP reviews. They have a small SEN department which despite its size is excellent, alongside the TA support. You have to be willing to commit. They go over and above to assist disabled children to receive their education. Their aim is to be consistent for all students across the school. Their good qualities are structure & discipline. Their downside is reorganising i.e. support staff.

I used to think my childs education comes before everyhing. Since my daughter started this school, i now know clearly that my
childs mental health and happiness is much more important then anything else. it has been the worst experience of our life and i know its not just my family that has gone through this. Think twice before sending your child to mossbourne Victoria or Community academy. No one has the right to ruin your childs future!
Things need to change in this School!

This school is focused on breeding students with absolutely low self esteem and no self worth because of the complete lack of respect and compassion received from any teachers. All the teachers seem like they get off from abusing their authority and causing mental health for student.

I’m currently a student at this school and it’s great if you’re well behaved and in good sets. However some of the rules are a bit strict in my opinion. For example, the hair rules and the fact you’re not allowed to bring your phone is a bit strange because you would think you need it for safeguarding. Other than that most of the staff are very helpful and the students are kind

I was talking to a friend recently and she was telling me about the secondary school she went to. These rules are awfully strict... but I know why. They are training the students for WWIII. You must think I'm crazy right? But the headteacher apparently looks like a hitman! Coincidence?! I think not. He definitely wants to start WWIII and make these students his secret unit when the time comes. I feel like at this point he should have them do 100 push ups during their lunch times. All the male students have to have each strand of their hair the same length. This is because he wants them to look the same as each other! Enemies will be confused when attacked by these students. SUPER EFFECTIVE. The girls must not have hair longer than down to their shoulders. Want to know why? He wants them to look the same as well. Again, enemies will be confused when attacked. Anyway don't send your kids here.

I just read Jawad's review. I haven't laughed out loud for a long time - Thank you for posting your review!

As many have said before this school is really strict. The education is amazing, but for those who can bear all the bs. The teachers give detentions for small and random things, like tripping, laughing, smiling etc. They simply don't want you to be happy. My Head of Year even admitted it. There used to be great teachers, but the school took them all to the new school (Victoria Park) and replaced them with new ones who had no idea what they were doing and simply wanted to pander to their bosses. Those new teachers thus started dishing out pointless detentions left, right and centre. They squeezed lunch times to 1 hour instead of 2, forced children to eat quickly and actively promoted not talking to your friends or being around them. Detentions were sometimes 3 hours long and simply served to waste your time. The school wanted to keep you in for as long as possible. Some detentions were in the mornings, some on Saturdays. They had this thing called the LSU which is essentially you spending the whole day in a container. I passed out twice in the middle of the night trying to do the homeworks they gave, which were way too much. I was told to do 3 exam papers in 2 hours! If you want your child to have a great education, go ahead, put them here. If you don't believe that they can stay sane during it, or are mentally weaker, then I suggest not. The teachers are out there to shout and scream at you and embarrass you in front of the whole school. I've seen many girls cut themselves from all the stress in their lives (which the school did nothing to help with).