Primary school in London, Tower Hamlets
Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School
20 Brannan Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E14 9ZR
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 13 May 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 186
- Places
- 420
- How full
- 44% full — 186 of 420 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 95 / 91
- Overall absence
- 7%
- Persistently absent
- 26%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 20%
- English as an additional language
- 36%
- With an EHC plan
- 3%
- On SEN support
- 9%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Tower Hamlets 035D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 72%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 7%
- Households owning their home
- 29%
- Households in social housing
- 16%
- Households with no car
- 68%
- Adults economically inactive
- 20%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- MULBERRY SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Sarah Jane Bellerby
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Ward
- Blackwall & Cubitt Town
- Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
- URN
- 149084
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Wolfe Primary School and Centre for the DeafCommunity school | Good 2024 | 80% | 1.8 mi |
| The Pointer SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 2.3 mi |
| Morden Mount Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 83% | 2.3 mi |
| Oak Gardens Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 71% | 2.3 mi |
| St Stephen's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 50% | 2.3 mi |
| St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 83% | 2.3 mi |
| Blackheath PrepOther independent school | No grade | — | 2.4 mi |
| All Saints' Church of England Primary School BlackheathVoluntary aided school | No grade | 67% | 2.4 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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