OFSTED
Ofsted inspection information
Latest published outcome
No overall judgement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Trust
MULBERRY SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
304
304 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
109
35.9% of pupils
Male pupils
195
64.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.7 pts
above England
School
37.5%
Tower Hamlets
41.4%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
25.4 pts
above England
School
45.7%
Tower Hamlets
54.1%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Tower Hamlets
1.0%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Bangladeshi
49.0%
149
White British
11.5%
35
Any other Mixed background
9.5%
29
Any other White background
6.6%
20
Any other ethnic group
6.3%
19
African
4.3%
13
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
18.4%
56 of
304 pupils
2.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.2 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.30%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.92 pts
lower than
England
School
5.30%
Tower Hamlets
7.13%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.14%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.68 pts
lower than
England
School
13.14%
Tower Hamlets
20.44%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Tower Hamlets
1.84%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
24.1%
68.2 pts
below England
Mulberry Academy London Dock
24.1%
Tower Hamlets
87.8%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.