Mulberry Academy London Dock
Mulberry Academy London Dock is a free schools in Tower Hamlets for pupils aged 11 to 19. It has 304 pupils on roll. About 86% of its places were empty in 2024/25, far more than at most secondary schools, so a place should be easier to come by.
| Type | Secondary / Free schools |
| Age Range | 11-19 |
| Religion | Unknown |
| Address | 6 Virginia Street London E1W 2AD |
| Phone | 02037458080 |
| Reference Number | 143716 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 304 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 64.14%
Girls: 35.86% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 37.5% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 45.7% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 25.3 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 113 | 61 | 174 |
| 8 | 82 | 48 | 130 |
| 9 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 10 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 11 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 12 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 13 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 11.5% |
| Mixed, Other | 9.5% |
| White, Other | 6.6% |
| African | 4.3% |
| White & Asian | 2.3% |
| Pakistani | 1.6% |
| Asian, Other | 1.6% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 1.3% |
| Chinese | 1% |
| Unclassified | 1% |
| White & Black (African) | 1% |
| Caribbean | 1% |
| Indian | 0.7% |
| Irish | 0.7% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
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Year 7 admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 84 | 23 |
| Third Preference | 60 | 7 |
| From another Local Authority | 22 | 4 |
Places and pupil numbers
In 2024–25 Mulberry Academy London Dock had 129 pupils for 900 places. 771 places (85.7%) were unfilled.
Year 7 intake in the “Tower Hamlets Secondary” planning area
Tower Hamlets counted 2,823 Year 7 pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 2,429 in 2031–32, down 14%.
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 London Dock attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 13.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 4.8% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.5% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% |
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 London Dock were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
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 London Dock had 16.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 11.5 | 14.1 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 0.0% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 75.0% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 1.7 | – |
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 London Dock were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 7.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Social, emotional and mental health | 15 | 6 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 1 | 10 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 7 | 1 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 3 | 1 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 3 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 2 | 1 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 1 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 2 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 0 | 1 |
| Profound and multiple learning difficulty | 0 | 1 |
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 London Dock received £14,013 and spent £15,991 for each of its 127 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £90,000 (-£705 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
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | -£90,000 |
| per pupil | -£705 |
| In-year balance | -£251,000 |
| per pupil | -£1,978 |
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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All schools in Tower Hamlets · Tower Hamlets local authority: places and applications
Mulberry Academy London Dock is part of Mulberry Schools Trust, which runs 14 schools. The nearest others:
- Mulberry School for Girls London
- Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy London
- Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College London
- Mulberry Academy Shoreditch 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
How many pupils does Mulberry Academy London Dock have?
Mulberry Academy London Dock has 304 pupils on roll.
What age range does Mulberry Academy London Dock cover?
Mulberry Academy London Dock for pupils aged 11 to 19.
Where is Mulberry Academy London Dock?
Mulberry Academy London Dock is at 6 Virginia Street, London, E1W 2AD.
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