Mulberry Academy London Dock, London
Mulberry Academy London Dock is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 19 in London, part of Mulberry Schools Trust. It was 14% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Tower Hamlets (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Mulberry Academy London Dock in detail
Getting a place at Mulberry Academy London Dock
For September 2026 entry, 122 families put Mulberry Academy London Dock as their first choice and 341 named it as one of their preferences, for 161 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Mulberry Academy London Dock
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Mulberry Academy London Dock are London Enterprise Academy (0.4 miles, Inadequate, Attainment 8 48.7); Mulberry School for Girls (0.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 57.2); Wapping High School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.9); and St Michael's Catholic College (0.6 miles, Attainment 8 58.7).
London Enterprise AcademyMulberry School for GirlsWapping High SchoolSt Michael's Catholic College
The trust
Mulberry Academy London Dock is one of 14 schools run by Mulberry Schools Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.8 in 2024/25.
Who goes there
37.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 45.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (53%), Mixed (14%) and White British (12%).
In 2026, 34 pupils (11.2%) received SEN support and 22 (7.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Staffing
Mulberry Academy London Dock had 19 teachers in 2026, one for every 7 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.
Getting there
The nearest DLR station is Tower Gateway Station DLR, about 490 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Highway (E1) (->s), 90 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
Mulberry Academy London Dock recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Mulberry Academy London Dock are St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Hermitage Primary School (0.3 miles), Harry Gosling Primary School (0.3 miles) and English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary SchoolHermitage Primary SchoolHarry Gosling Primary SchoolEnglish Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
37.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Exclusions & Suspensions
0
Permanent exclusions
0.00%
Exclusion rate
0
Suspensions
0.00%
Suspension rate
0 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 127 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Mulberry Academy London Dock
Term dates
Mulberry Academy London Dock is a free school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Tower Hamlets's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Tube / Metro / Tram
Ferry Terminals
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Mulberry Academy London Dock from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Mulberry Academy London Dock is in Tower Hamlets; for families living there:
Apply to Tower Hamlets for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 186
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 31
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 186 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 31 serious and 154 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
32 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Tower Hamlets is 231 (the median across 115 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Mulberry Academy London Dock
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What the report includes for Mulberry Academy London Dock:
- The straight-line distance from your home to Mulberry Academy London Dock.
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- Applications, first choices and offers at Mulberry Academy London Dock for 2026 entry.
- How many families in Tower Hamlets got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
14%
Available places
129 pupils
900 places
771 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London
Across Tower Hamlets council
Places available
3,059
Applications
2,716
Got 1st preference
79.1%
Got preferred school
96.6%
All secondary applications across Tower Hamlets council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
34
SEN Support
22
EHC Plans
18.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
304
Total Pupils
195
Boys
109
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
19
Teachers
16.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£61,090
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£9,426
Per pupil
£2514k
Total funding
£57k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.3%
Overall absence
13.1%
Persistent absence
137
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Mulberry Academy London Dock
Showing 10 of 12 linked schools
Questions parents ask about Mulberry Academy London Dock
What is the catchment area for Mulberry Academy London Dock?
No fixed boundary. When Mulberry Academy London Dock is oversubscribed, Tower Hamlets allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Mulberry Academy London Dock?
Mulberry Academy London Dock was not full in 2025: it ran at 14% of its 900 places.
How big are the classes at Mulberry Academy London Dock?
Classes at Mulberry Academy London Dock average 25.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Mulberry Academy London Dock?
Mulberry Academy London Dock has around 304 pupils on roll. 38% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Mulberry Academy London Dock?
5.3% of sessions were missed at Mulberry Academy London Dock in 2024/25. 13.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Mulberry Academy London Dock?
Apply through Tower Hamlets's coordinated admissions process, naming Mulberry Academy London Dock on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Mulberry Academy London Dock?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 186 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 31 serious and 154 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 32 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Tower Hamlets is 231 (the median across 115 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Mulberry Academy London Dock?
Mulberry Academy London Dock is at 6 Virginia Street, London, E1W 2AD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)