Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School
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Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School is a free school in London for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 186 pupils and room for 420. About 18 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 73 out of 100. That puts it above schools like it, ahead of 60% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.
20 Brannan Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E14 9ZR020 8713 0183mulberrywoodwharf.orgMs Sarah Jane Bellerby headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 13 May 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
287 places were empty (68% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Tower Hamlets council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 26.0 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 30.0 (England 27.3).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (13), language and communications needs (13), Autistic spectrum disorder (4), Moderate learning difficulty (4), Multi-sensory impairment (1), Severe learning difficulty (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 186 | 129 | 66 | 30 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 18% | 20% | 11% | 3% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 33% | 36% | 30% | 33% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 9% | 8% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% | 2% | 3% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.1% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 6.9% | 7.3% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.5% | 5.5% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 2.4% | 1.8% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 25.9% | 32.3% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonny Island School | Service children's education | 470 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Panaga School | Service children's education | 470 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Piasau School | Service children's education | 470 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Rumukoroshe School | Service children's education | 470 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Al Kafilah Damascus Shell School | Service children's education | 470 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Ogunu School | Service children's education | 470 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Ecole Yenzi | Service children's education | 470 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Tabangao School | Service children's education | 470 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School with the 48 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 48 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 48 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Primary School | Council | 1.4 miles | 231 | Good 2022 | 92 | Compare |
| St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School | Church of England | 2.0 miles | 233 | Not inspected | 94 | Compare |
| St Margaret's Lee CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.1 miles | 206 | Outstanding 2024 | 95 | Compare |
| Grasmere Primary School | Council | 4.8 miles | 220 | Report card 2026 | 89 | Compare |
| Barn Croft Primary School | Council | 5.2 miles | 170 | No overall grade 2025 | 82 | Compare |
| Gillespie Primary School | Council | 5.6 miles | 227 | Outstanding 2023 | 99 | Compare |
| St Peter's Eaton Square CofE Primary School | Church of England | 6.0 miles | 147 | No overall grade 2025 | 95 | Compare |
| South Harringay Junior School | Council | 6.7 miles | 234 | Outstanding 2023 | 97 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 73 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 73% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 42 to 89. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | above | +0.63 | Ofsted grade, 1.3 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | well below | -0.35 | 2024/25; 81 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School a good school?
Yes, going by the figures. Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School scores 73 out of 100. That is above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 60% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 42 to 89, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School not judged at its last full inspection on 13 May 2025.
How many pupils does Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School have?
186 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 420 places, so it is 44% full.
Is Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 287 places were empty in 2024/25 (68% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School?
Pupils were in school 93.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 26% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School?
The average class had 26.6 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 20 Brannan Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E14 9ZR
- Telephone
- 020 8713 0183
- Website
- www.mulberrywoodwharf.org
- Headteacher
- Ms Sarah Jane Bellerby
- Type of school
- Free school (Free schools, free schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 4-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- Mulberry Schools Trust (14 schools)
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Ward
- Blackwall & Cubitt Town
- Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2022 (academy free school)
- URN
- 149084 · LAESTAB 2112010 · UKPRN 10090881
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.