Mulberry Academy Shoreditch

Mulberry Academy Shoreditch has shown good overall effectiveness since its last inspection 10 years ago, when it was deemed outstanding. The current inspection highlights numerous strengths, including outstanding behaviour and personal development among students. The school offers a broad curriculum and a wealth of extracurricular opportunities, ensuring that pupils develop a strong understanding of British values, their own heritage, and are well-prepared for their futures. Leaders, who are deeply invested in the well-being of students and staff, are noted for their effective governance and care, contributing positively to the strong sense of community within the school.

Strengths

• Outstanding behaviour and attitudes of students
• Excellent personal development programmes for pupils
• Comprehensive careers education and support
• Strong emphasis on student well-being and safety
• Effective planning in core subjects like English and Science
• Wide range of extracurricular activities

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent curriculum planning in some subjects
• Lack of clear learning objectives in specific areas
• Incomplete implementation of phonics programme for struggling readers

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Mulberry Academy Shoreditch attended 93.3% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 19.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Mulberry Academy Shoreditch were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Mulberry Academy Shoreditch had 14.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.2% of pupils at Mulberry Academy Shoreditch were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 6.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Mulberry Academy Shoreditch received £10,973 and spent £10,700 for each of its 1,419 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,265,000 (£892 per pupil).

Across all 13 schools of Mulberry Schools Trust, income was £9,786 and spending £9,651 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Mulberry Academy Shoreditch is part of Mulberry Schools Trust, which runs 14 schools. The nearest others:

• Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy London
• Mulberry School for Girls London
• Mulberry Academy London Dock London
• Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College London
• Mulberry UTC London
• Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School London
• Mulberry Academy Woodside London
• Bexhill High Academy Bexhill-On-Sea
• Mulberry Silverdale Primary St Leonards-On-Sea
• Mulberry West St Leonards Primary St Leonards-On-Sea

What is Mulberry Academy Shoreditch's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Mulberry Academy Shoreditch is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Mulberry Academy Shoreditch last inspected by Ofsted?

Mulberry Academy Shoreditch was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Mulberry Academy Shoreditch have?

Mulberry Academy Shoreditch has 1,457 pupils on roll.

What age range does Mulberry Academy Shoreditch cover?

Mulberry Academy Shoreditch for pupils aged 11 to 19.

What are Mulberry Academy Shoreditch's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 46.5, and 51% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Mulberry Academy Shoreditch?

Mulberry Academy Shoreditch is at Gosset Street, Bethnal Green, London, E2 6NW.