SCHOOL PROFILE

Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School

Primary Free schools URN 149084
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 44.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

13 May 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Tower Hamlets
Trust MULBERRY SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 186 186 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 95 51.1% of pupils
Male pupils 91 48.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

17.7%
7.1 pts below England
School 17.7%
Tower Hamlets 41.4%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

32.8%
12.5 pts above England
School 32.8%
Tower Hamlets 54.1%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Tower Hamlets 1.0%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other White background
22.0%
41
Indian
18.3%
34
Bangladeshi
17.7%
33
White and Asian
7.0%
13
Any other ethnic group
4.8%
9
White British
4.8%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 19.9% 37 of 186 pupils
0.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.9%
Tower Hamlets 22.3%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.6% 29 pupils
England 14.8% 0.8 pts above
EHC plans 4.3% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 1.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Speech, language & communication 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Multi-sensory impairment 1
Severe learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.86%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.64 pts higher than England
School 6.86%
Tower Hamlets 7.13%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

25.93%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.11 pts higher than England
School 25.93%
Tower Hamlets 20.44%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.23%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.57 pts lower than England
School 1.23%
Tower Hamlets 1.84%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

44.3% 43.9 pts below England
Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School
44.3%
Tower Hamlets
86.2%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information