Mulberry UTC, London

In 2026, pupils at Mulberry UTC averaged an Attainment 8 score of 28.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.4 in Tower Hamlets and 47 across England.

18% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Tower Hamlets and 47% in England.

That is down from 30.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.98: pupils made well below 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 25.6, against 32.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 6.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 13 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Social Studies and Business Studies.

Across Tower Hamlets, 79% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Tower Hamlets lodged 249 appeals against secondary school offers; 216 reached a hearing and 3 succeeded (1.4% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Mulberry UTC are Central Foundation Girls' School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 53); Bobby Moore Academy (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.2); Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy (0.7 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 65.1); and Harris Science Academy East London (1 mile, Attainment 8 59.3).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Mulberry UTC.

Mulberry UTC 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.

14 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Mulberry UTC (as of September 2025): 71% would recommend the school, 64% say their child is happy there and 60% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (93%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (50%).

Of the 25 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 80% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 16% to a further education college.

Of the 185 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 61% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 12% into work. 5% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

50.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 46 pupils (8.6%) received SEN support and 26 (4.9%) 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 autism.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Bow Road Station, about 880 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Roman Road Market, 10 metres away.

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

In 2024/25, Mulberry UTC issued 11 suspensions, 2.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Mulberry UTC are Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy (0.2 miles), Olga Primary School (0.5 miles), Malmesbury Primary School (0.5 miles) and Chisenhale Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.