Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School
20 Brannan Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E14 9ZR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- MULBERRY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Sarah Jane Bellerby
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Mulberry School for Girls
- Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 186
- URN
- 149084
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087130183
About this school
Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 186 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School, 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 30 |
| 2023/24 | 66 |
| 2024/25 | 129 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.9% | 20.2% | 186 | — |
| Woolmore Primary School | 71% | 6.5% | 52.7% | 652 | 0.5 miles |
| Cubitt Town Primary School | 63% | 7.3% | 56.6% | 679 | 0.6 miles |
| Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School | 62% | 7.2% | 50.4% | 411 | 0.7 miles |
| Seven Mills Primary School | 55% | 6.4% | 54.3% | 227 | 0.7 miles |
| Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy | 74% | 6.3% | 41.5% | 623 | 0.7 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)
- 20.16%
- English as an additional language
- 36.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.86%
- Persistent absence
- 25.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woolmore Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Cubitt Town Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
-
Seven Mills Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
-
Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy0.7 miles
Primary · London
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- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School teach?
- Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School?
- The headteacher of Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School is Ms Sarah Jane Bellerby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary 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 many pupils are at Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School?
- Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School has 186 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School full?
- Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 186 on roll (44%), 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 Wood Wharf Primary School a faith school?
- No. Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School a selective school?
- No. Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School 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.
- What is Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School's absence rate?
- Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.