Mulberry UTC
Secondary · University technical college · Mixed · Tower Hamlets
64 Parnell Road, London, E3 2RU
49
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 18/03/2025
Application demand
—
No council data
Attendance
83.6%
58.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
536
Capacity used
Has space67%
800 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Details
- Type
- University technical college
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 14–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Daniel Seed
- Address
- 64 Parnell Road, London, E3 2RU
- Phone
- 02031377024
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Ward / constituency
- Bow East · Stratford and Bow
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144756
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 44% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 51% | — | — |
| SEN support | 5% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MULBERRY SCHOOLS TRUST
536 pupils · 800 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
18 March 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 96 pupils
Attendance
83.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
16.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
58.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
7.0%
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 | 34.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.98 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 28% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.73 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 19.71 | — | — |
Average grade: D (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 30.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 17.5% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 35% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.28 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 40 | — |
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 | 22.45 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 78 | — |
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 | 39 | 5% | 21% | 38% | |
| English Language | 39 | 5% | 33% | 54% | |
| English Literature | 39 | 0% | 28% | 51% | |
| Combined Science | 37 | 5% | 19% | 49% | |
| Social Studies | 33 | 3% | 9% | 27% | |
| Religious Studies | 20 | 5% | 35% | 70% | |
| Arabic | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Italian | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 35 | 0% | 3% | 20% | |
| Sociology | 33 | 0% | 3% | 24% | |
| Biology | 25 | 0% | 0% | 4% | |
| English Literature | 22 | 0% | 0% | 5% | |
| Mathematics | 19 | 0% | 5% | 5% | |
| Chemistry | 18 | 0% | 0% | 11% | |
| Film Studies | 9 | 0% | 0% | 11% | |
| Economics | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #315 of 1,846 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 19955: Mulberry UTC
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
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) | 59% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 60% | — | — |
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.