Morpeth School
Portman Place, Bethnal Green, London, E2 0PX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr John Pickett
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,600
- Pupils on roll
- 1,512
- URN
- 100967
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089810921
About this school
Morpeth School is a community secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,512 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 228 | 238 | 233 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.2 | 50.3 | 49.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.30 +0.11 to +0.48 | +0.24 +0.05 to +0.42 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 50.8% | 43.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 68.5% | 69.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 81% | 67.6% | 57.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Morpeth School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Tower Hamlets average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50.2 | 44.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50.3 | 44 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.2 | 43.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,544 |
| 2023/24 | 1,524 |
| 2024/25 | 1,513 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Morpeth School compares
Morpeth School ranked 8th of 17 secondary schools in Tower Hamlets for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 73% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.2 | 7.5% | 55.2% | 1,512 | — |
| Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College | 47.5 | 5.9% | 51.1% | 1,364 | 0.6 miles |
| Oaklands School | 52.4 | 7.7% | 61.7% | 902 | 0.6 miles |
| Swanlea School | 56.9 | 4% | 54.3% | 1,253 | 0.7 miles |
| Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School | 53.6 | 4.2% | 52.3% | 1,445 | 0.7 miles |
| Central Foundation Girls' School | 54.3 | 7.1% | 56.5% | 1,526 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.17%
- English as an additional language
- 57.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.47%
- Persistent absence
- 19.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College0.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
Oaklands School0.6 miles
Secondary · London
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Swanlea School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School0.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
Central Foundation Girls' School0.8 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Morpeth School ranks 140th of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Morpeth School teach?
- Morpeth School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Morpeth School?
- The headteacher of Morpeth School is Mr John Pickett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Morpeth School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Morpeth School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Morpeth School?
- Morpeth School has 1,512 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Morpeth School full?
- Morpeth School has capacity for 1,600 pupils and 1,512 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Morpeth School a faith school?
- No. Morpeth School has no designated religious character.
- Is Morpeth School a selective school?
- No. Morpeth School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Morpeth School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50.2 in 2022/23 and 49.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Morpeth School rank locally?
- Morpeth School ranked 8th of 17 secondary schools in Tower Hamlets for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 73% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Morpeth School's absence rate?
- Morpeth School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Morpeth School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Morpeth School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.