Mulberry Academy Shoreditch
Gosset Street, Bethnal Green, London, E2 6NW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MULBERRY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Melissa Gibson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Mulberry School for Girls
- Constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,100
- Pupils on roll
- 1,457
- URN
- 137789
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02079207900
About this school
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch is a secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,457 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Mulberry Academy Shoreditch, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 142 | 202 | 167 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.4 | 49.6 | 45.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.47 +0.22 to +0.71 | +0.01 -0.20 to +0.21 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% | 50.5% | 39.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 74.8% | 59.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 71% | 85.1% | 60.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
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 Mulberry Academy Shoreditch 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 | 49.4 | 44.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.6 | 44 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45 | 43.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,345 |
| 2023/24 | 1,439 |
| 2024/25 | 1,419 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mulberry Academy Shoreditch compares
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch ranked 13th of 17 secondary schools in Tower Hamlets for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 57% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45 | 6.7% | 67.3% | 1,457 | — |
| Oaklands School | 52.4 | 7.7% | 61.7% | 902 | 0.4 miles |
| Haggerston School | 52.7 | 6.5% | 49.4% | 939 | 0.4 miles |
| City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park | 54.3 | 8.3% | 60.1% | 914 | 0.4 miles |
| The Bridge Academy | 56.9 | 8% | 59.1% | 1,070 | 0.6 miles |
| Swanlea School | 56.9 | 4% | 54.3% | 1,253 | 0.6 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)
- 67.29%
- English as an additional language
- 64.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.73%
- Persistent absence
- 19.24%
Location
Nearby schools
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Oaklands School0.4 miles
Secondary · London
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Haggerston School0.4 miles
Secondary · London
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City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park0.4 miles
Secondary · London
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The Bridge Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · London
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Swanlea School0.6 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch ranks 193rd 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 ages does Mulberry Academy Shoreditch teach?
- Mulberry Academy Shoreditch teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Mulberry Academy Shoreditch?
- The headteacher of Mulberry Academy Shoreditch is Ms Melissa Gibson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mulberry Academy Shoreditch been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mulberry Academy Shoreditch, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Mulberry Academy Shoreditch?
- Mulberry Academy Shoreditch has 1,457 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Mulberry Academy Shoreditch full?
- Mulberry Academy Shoreditch has capacity for 1,100 pupils and 1,457 on roll (132%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Mulberry Academy Shoreditch a faith school?
- No. Mulberry Academy Shoreditch has no designated religious character.
- Is Mulberry Academy Shoreditch a selective school?
- No. Mulberry Academy Shoreditch is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Mulberry Academy Shoreditch part of an academy trust?
- Mulberry Academy Shoreditch is part of MULBERRY SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Mulberry Academy Shoreditch's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.4 in 2022/23 and 45 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mulberry Academy Shoreditch compare with other schools in Tower Hamlets?
- Mulberry Academy Shoreditch ranked 13th of 17 secondary schools in Tower Hamlets for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 57% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mulberry Academy Shoreditch's absence rate?
- Mulberry Academy Shoreditch's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mulberry Academy Shoreditch's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mulberry Academy Shoreditch'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 1 July 2026.