Mulberry School for Girls, London

In 2026, pupils at Mulberry School for Girls averaged an Attainment 8 score of 57.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.4 in Tower Hamlets and 47 across England.

64% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Tower Hamlets and 47% in England.

That is up from 55.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.61: pupils made well 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 55.7, against 59.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 3.7 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, 238 families put Mulberry School for Girls as their first choice and 534 named it as one of their preferences, for 232 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 28 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Mulberry School for Girls are Wapping High School (under 0.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.9); London Enterprise Academy (0.2 miles, Inadequate, Attainment 8 48.7); Bishop Challoner Catholic School (0.4 miles, Attainment 8 43.8); and Swanlea School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 58.7).

Mulberry School for Girls's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Mulberry School for Girls 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 239 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 97% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 9% to a further education college and 0% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 220 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 67% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 5% into work. 21% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

49.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 73.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (85%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 115 pupils (7%) received SEN support and 38 (2.3%) 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 DLR station is Shadwell DLR Station, about 350 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is New Road (E1), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Mulberry School for Girls stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Mulberry School for Girls recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The primary schools closest to Mulberry School for Girls are Bigland Green Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Kobi Nazrul Primary School (0.3 miles), Harry Gosling Primary School (0.3 miles) and St Mary and St Michael Primary School (0.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.