Mulberry Academy Woodside, London

Ofsted's report card from its 30 June 2026 inspection grades Mulberry Academy Woodside on 6 areas: 6 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve well across the curriculum and perform strongly in national examinations."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders provide strong strategic leadership on attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders provide strong strategic direction for the curriculum and teaching."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Inclusion sits at the heart of the school's work."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders provide highly effective strategic leadership and maintain a relentless focus on securing the best possible outcomes for pupils."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders provide excellent strategic leadership of personal development and wellbeing."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to strengthen curriculum implementation so that pupils consistently achieve extremely well across the curriculum and this is reflected in national tests and examinations over time".

In its own words: "The Mulberry Schools Trust is a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (Company No. 10035860)."

From the headteacher's welcome: "What makes Mulberry Academy Woodside so special is that, in addition to outstanding teaching and learning, students, staff, parents and carers champion our core values and commitment to equality and diversity. Students have access to outstanding opportunities that extend their learning far beyond the classroom and we believe this helps students have a fully rounded, exciting learning experience."

In 2026, pupils at Mulberry Academy Woodside averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 49.3 in Haringey and 47 across England.

43% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 50% in Haringey and 47% in England.

That is down from 48.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.17: pupils made above 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 40.8, against 48.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Religious Studies and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 153 families put Mulberry Academy Woodside as their first choice and 461 named it as one of their preferences, for 220 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 Woodside are St Thomas More Catholic School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 52.9); Heartlands High School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.5); St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls (0.9 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 55.3); and Park View School (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.1).

Mulberry Academy Woodside's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Mulberry Academy Woodside 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.

13 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Mulberry Academy Woodside (as of April 2026): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (69%).

Of the 225 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 44% to a further education college.

46.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (20%), Mixed (12%) and Asian (11%).

The nearest Underground station is Wood Green Underground Station, about 910 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wolves Lane Cemetery (->s), 210 metres away.

In 2024/25, Mulberry Academy Woodside issued 104 suspensions, 9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Mulberry Academy Woodside are Earlham Primary School (0.3 miles), Lordship Lane Primary School (0.4 miles), St Michael at Bowes CofE Junior School (0.6 miles) and Tottenhall Infant School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.