Mulberry School for Girls
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Tower Hamlets
Richard Street, London, E1 2JP
80
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 23/04/2024
Application demand
82%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.7%
12.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,634
Capacity used
Over capacity117%
1,400 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
82%
1st preference success rate
215 of 262 families who put it first got an offer
234
Places offered
623
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 262 | 215 | ● 82% |
| 2nd preference | 179 | 12 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 87 | 5 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 95 | 2 | ● 2% |
| Total | 623 | 234 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
Tower Hamlets lets families list 6 preferences. 27 applications came from outside the council area (5 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Fatima El-Meeyuf
- Address
- Richard Street, Commercial Road, London, E1 2JP
- Phone
- 02077906327
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Ward / constituency
- Shadwell · Bethnal Green and Stepney
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143629
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 50% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 67% | — | — |
| SEN support | 6% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MULBERRY SCHOOLS TRUST
1,634 pupils · 1,400 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
23 April 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,239 pupils
Attendance
94.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
12.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 56.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.61 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 77% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.12 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.58 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 55.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 50.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 69.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 88.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.07 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 239 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.58 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 13.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 148 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 238 | 27% | 53% | 73% | |
| English Language | 238 | 34% | 64% | 82% | |
| English Literature | 238 | 39% | 77% | 88% | |
| Religious Studies | 237 | 49% | 77% | 86% | |
| Combined Science | 197 | 18% | 51% | 66% | |
| History | 148 | 30% | 57% | 66% | |
| Social Studies | 134 | 18% | 69% | 81% | |
| French | 100 | 18% | 51% | 60% | |
| Geography | 87 | 31% | 52% | 60% | |
| Spanish | 86 | 21% | 52% | 65% | |
| Art and Design | 75 | 33% | 84% | 99% | |
| Film Studies | 54 | 33% | 80% | 93% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 62 | 10% | 34% | 60% | |
| Sociology | 55 | 7% | 25% | 73% | |
| Biology | 40 | 3% | 18% | 45% | |
| Chemistry | 40 | 0% | 20% | 48% | |
| Psychology | 40 | 8% | 13% | 45% | |
| English Literature | 37 | 8% | 24% | 57% | |
| Government and Politics | 28 | 4% | 39% | 71% | |
| History | 26 | 0% | 12% | 54% | |
| Economics | 21 | 5% | 38% | 90% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 14 | 0% | 14% | 50% | |
| Physics | 12 | 0% | 17% | 42% | |
| Graphics | 11 | 18% | 18% | 73% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11828: Mulberry School for Girls
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 10 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 71% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 73% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Tower Hamlets council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.