Mulberry School for Girls
Richard Street, Commercial Road, London, E1 2JP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Trust
- MULBERRY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Fatima El-Meeyuf
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Mulberry School for Girls
- Constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,400
- Pupils on roll
- 1,634
- URN
- 143629
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02077906327
About this school
Mulberry School for Girls is a girls' secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,634 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 233 | 239 | 239 |
| Attainment 8 score | 56.5 | 56.1 | 55.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.61 +0.42 to +0.79 | +0.61 +0.43 to +0.79 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% | 61.9% | 50.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 77.4% | 69.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 95% | 95% | 88.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
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 School for Girls 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 | 56.5 | 44.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 56.1 | 44 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.2 | 43.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,616 |
| 2023/24 | 1,663 |
| 2024/25 | 1,647 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mulberry School for Girls compares
Mulberry School for Girls ranked 2nd of 17 secondary schools in Tower Hamlets for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55.2 | 5.3% | 51.3% | 1,634 | — |
| Wapping High School | 46.9 | 9.8% | 43.2% | 248 | 0.1 miles |
| London Enterprise Academy | 48 | 6.4% | 46% | 396 | 0.2 miles |
| Bishop Challoner Catholic School | 44.6 | 8.8% | 56.7% | 867 | 0.4 miles |
| Swanlea School | 56.9 | 4% | 54.3% | 1,253 | 0.5 miles |
| Mulberry Academy London Dock | — | 5.3% | 40.9% | 304 | 0.5 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)
- 51.27%
- English as an additional language
- 69.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.29%
- Persistent absence
- 12.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wapping High School0.1 miles
Secondary · London
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London Enterprise Academy0.2 miles
Secondary · London
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Bishop Challoner Catholic School0.4 miles
Secondary · London
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Swanlea School0.5 miles
Secondary · London
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Mulberry Academy London Dock0.5 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Mulberry School for Girls ranks 74th 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 Mulberry School for Girls teach?
- Mulberry School for Girls teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Mulberry School for Girls?
- The headteacher of Mulberry School for Girls is Ms Fatima El-Meeyuf, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mulberry School for Girls last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mulberry School for Girls, 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 Mulberry School for Girls?
- Mulberry School for Girls has 1,634 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Mulberry School for Girls full?
- Mulberry School for Girls has capacity for 1,400 pupils and 1,634 on roll (117%), 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 School for Girls a faith school?
- No. Mulberry School for Girls has no designated religious character.
- Is Mulberry School for Girls a selective school?
- No. Mulberry School for Girls is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Mulberry School for Girls?
- Mulberry School for Girls 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 School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 56.5 in 2022/23 and 55.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mulberry School for Girls rank locally?
- Mulberry School for Girls ranked 2nd of 17 secondary schools in Tower Hamlets for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% 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 School for Girls's absence rate?
- Mulberry School for Girls's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mulberry School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mulberry School for Girls'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 10 July 2026.