Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School

About Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School

Parents considering Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School will find strong signals of satisfaction from the school's parent community. In the most recent Parent View survey, covering responses from September 2024 to September 2025, every single parent who responded said they would recommend the school to another parent. That's a 100% recommend rate from 43 respondents. The detail behind that figure is equally positive: 86% strongly agreed their child is happy at the school, 72% strongly agreed their child feels safe, and 74% strongly agreed the school ensures pupils are well behaved. On the question of whether concerns are dealt with properly, 56% strongly agreed and a further 23% agreed, though 2% disagreed. The school is also clearly in demand locally. For the 2025/26 intake, it received 178 applications for 60 places, with 74 families listing it as their first preference. That works out at nearly three applicants for every available place, confirming its popularity among Tower Hamlets families.

Academically, the school's most recent Ofsted inspection in May 2025 rated its overall effectiveness as Good, with several areas judged Outstanding. Behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision all received the top grade of Outstanding, while the quality of education and leadership and management were both rated Good. The school is still relatively new and small, with 129 pupils on roll against a capacity of 420, so it has room to grow. At Key Stage 2, the local authority average for pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths is 71%. The school's own results are not yet available in this data, but the Ofsted report notes that the quality of education is Good, which suggests solid progress. The school serves a diverse intake, with 20.2% of pupils eligible for free school meals, slightly above the national average for primary schools.

The school offers a range of facilities including a sports hall, playing fields, music rooms, a sensory room and a dining hall. Sports on offer include gymnastics, swimming, tennis, rounders, football and dance, while clubs include art, science and coding. For children with additional needs, the school has stated provisions for moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. The school is non-denominational and mixed, taking children from age 4 to 11. Given its strong parent satisfaction scores and oversubscription, this is a school that suits families who value a supportive, well-behaved environment with strong early years provision. Its small current roll means children are likely to receive plenty of individual attention, though parents should be aware that competition for places is high.

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