Mulberry School for Girls
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · London, Tower Hamlets
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
7.94 miles
Last offer on distance in meters: Band A · Published by London Borough of Tower Hamlets · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2025–2026 (miles)
Mulberry School for Girls is a secondary school in London, Tower Hamlets for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 23 April 2024. Tower Hamlets has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
Mulberry School for Girls catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 7.94 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 3.76 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 51% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); A level grades averaged B- (England B-), with above-average progress from GCSE.
- For Year 7 2026, the last distance offered was 7.94 miles, the longest of the 6 Tower Hamlets secondary schools with a published last distance, and further than in 2025.
- Year 7 2026 drew 238 first-choice applications for 232 offers; 210 offers went to first-choice families and 28 first-choice families (12%) were not offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility is 49.8%, against a middle figure of 39.6% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Tower Hamlets.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Tower Hamlets schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Richard Street, Commercial Road, London, E1 2JP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Tower Hamlets
- Pupils on roll
- 1,634 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 49.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 23 April 2024
Strengths
- “At Mulberry, girls receive an outstanding education.”
- “Leaders have successfully established a positive and aspirational culture.”
- “Pupils show great dedication to their learning and take pride in their accomplishments.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 51% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 55.2 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 238 first-preference applications, 232 offers in total, 210 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Tower Hamlets.
- Wapping High School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- London Enterprise Academy 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bishop Challoner Catholic School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Swanlea School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Mulberry Academy London Dock 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Morpeth School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published