Mulberry UTC
64 Parnell Road, London, E3 2RU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- University technical college
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MULBERRY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Seed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Mulberry School for Girls
- Constituency
- Stratford and Bow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 800
- Pupils on roll
- 536
- URN
- 144756
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02031377024
About this school
Mulberry UTC is a secondary school in London. It teaches children aged 14 to 19 and has 536 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Mulberry UTC, 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 25 | 25 | 40 |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.5 | 34.1 | 30.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.39 -1.96 to -0.83 | -0.98 -1.57 to -0.39 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 28% | 17.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% | 48% | 35% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 4% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
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 UTC 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 | 35.5 | 44.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 34.1 | 44 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 30.3 | 43.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 16.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 384 |
| 2023/24 | 482 |
| 2024/25 | 510 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mulberry UTC compares
Mulberry UTC ranked 17th of 17 secondary schools in Tower Hamlets for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 22% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 30.3 | 16.4% | 62.7% | 536 | — |
| Central Foundation Girls' School | 54.3 | 7.1% | 56.5% | 1,526 | 0.5 miles |
| Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy | 64.3 | 3.5% | 50.3% | 838 | 0.7 miles |
| Harris Science Academy East London | 56.9 | 6.7% | 53.2% | 513 | 1.0 miles |
| Morpeth School | 49.2 | 7.5% | 55.2% | 1,512 | 1.0 miles |
| Bow School | 43.2 | 6.9% | 57.5% | 1,126 | 1.1 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)
- 62.67%
- English as an additional language
- 39%
- Overall absence
- 16.39%
- Persistent absence
- 58.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Central Foundation Girls' School0.5 miles
Secondary · London
-
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · London
-
Harris Science Academy East London1.0 miles
Secondary · London
-
Morpeth School1.0 miles
Secondary · London
-
Bow School1.1 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Mulberry UTC ranks 258th 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 UTC teach?
- Mulberry UTC teaches children aged 14 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Mulberry UTC?
- The headteacher of Mulberry UTC is Mr Daniel Seed, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mulberry UTC been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mulberry UTC, 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 UTC?
- Mulberry UTC has 536 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- Is Mulberry UTC full?
- Mulberry UTC has capacity for 800 pupils and 536 on roll (67%), so it has space against 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 UTC a faith school?
- No. Mulberry UTC has no designated religious character.
- Is Mulberry UTC a selective school?
- No. Mulberry UTC is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Mulberry UTC part of an academy trust?
- Mulberry UTC 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 UTC's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 35.5 in 2022/23 and 30.3 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 UTC compare with other schools in Tower Hamlets?
- Mulberry UTC ranked 17th of 17 secondary schools in Tower Hamlets for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 22% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 1% 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 UTC's absence rate?
- Mulberry UTC's overall absence rate is 16.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mulberry UTC's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mulberry UTC'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.