Mulberry Academy Shoreditch, London

From the headteacher's welcome: "Mulberry Academy Shoreditch is proud to be part of the Mulberry Schools Trust family. We hope it will give you a flavour of life at our academy, an insight into the opportunities we offer and the successes our students enjoy."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, cricket, tennis, basketball, badminton, running, dance, drama, choir and STEM.

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 19 November 2026 at 4pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Mulberry Academy Shoreditch averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.4 in Tower Hamlets and 47 across England.

51% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Tower Hamlets and 47% in England.

That is up from 45 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.01: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 43.1, against 51.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 119 families put Mulberry Academy Shoreditch as their first choice and 374 named it as one of their preferences, for 143 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Mulberry Academy Shoreditch are Oaklands School (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.9); Haggerston School (0.4 miles, Attainment 8 53.4); City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.9); and The Bridge Academy (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.6).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Mulberry Academy Shoreditch.

Mulberry Academy Shoreditch 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.

Of the 202 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 96% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 5% to a further education college.

Of the 247 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 52% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 17% into work. 12% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

48.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 63.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (58%), Black (18%) and Mixed (10%).

In 2026, 163 pupils (11.2%) received SEN support and 97 (6.7%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Hoxton Station, about 580 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Barnet Grove, 210 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Mulberry Academy Shoreditch stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Mulberry Academy Shoreditch recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The primary schools closest to Mulberry Academy Shoreditch are Columbia Primary School (0.1 miles), William Davis Primary School (0.2 miles), Virginia Primary School (0.3 miles) and Elizabeth Selby Infants' School (0.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.