Mulberry Academy London Dock

At a glance

Type

Free school (state-funded)

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11 to 19

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

304 census January 2026

Capacity

1,260

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Sixth form

Yes

Head

Mr Christopher Harvey

Trust

MULBERRY SCHOOLS TRUST

Address

6 Virginia Street, London, E1W 2AD

Borough

Tower Hamlets

Telephone

02037458080

DfE reference (URN)

143716

Website

mulberrylondondock.org

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

   National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

   Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

   Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

3. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

   Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

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A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

122 first-preference applications and 341 applications naming it at any preference for 161 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Tower Hamlets: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 79.1% of applicants were offered their first preference and 96.6% were offered one of their preferences (2,716 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

37.5% January 2026

English as an additional language

33.1%

Receiving SEN support

22.1%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

4.7%

Girls / boys

38% / 62%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

5.3% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

13.1%

Pupils per teacher

16.3 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

900

Pupils on roll

129

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Mulberry Academy London Dock and London Enterprise Academy0.4 miles apart
• Mulberry Academy London Dock and Wapping High School0.5 miles apart
• Mulberry Academy London Dock and St Michael's Catholic College0.6 miles apart
• Mulberry Academy London Dock and Bishop Challoner Catholic School0.7 miles apart

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