| Mulberry School for Girls | |
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 Main entrance to school | |
| Address | |
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Richard Street, Commercial Road , E1 2JP England | |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Confidence, creativity, leadership and love of learning [1] |
| Established | 1963[2] |
| Founder | London County Council |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Trust | Mulberry Schools Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 143629 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Alice Ward |
| Gender | Girls |
| Age | 11 to 19 |
| Website | www |
Mulberry School for Girls (known up to 1986 as Tower Hamlets School for Girls) is a secondary comprehensive school and sixth form for girls located in the Shadwell area of the East End of London, England. Approximately 1400 students aged between 11 and 19 years attend Mulberry School for Girls. The current headteacher is Alice Ward. The previous headteacher is Dr Vanessa Ogden CBE who joined Mulberry in 2006. Mulberry School for Girls is the founding school in the Mulberry Schools Trust.
The name of the school derives from a legend of mulberry trees being cultivated by French Huguenots, one of many immigrant groups to settle in East London. The current school uniform takes its colour from the red mulberry fruit.
In 2006 Mulberry school was designated a specialist school for the Arts in English, Media and the Expressive Arts.
In 2015, Mulberry School for Girls was visited by the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, who launched her campaign Let Girls Learn and gave a speech to the girls at Mulberry School.[3][4] On 17 July 2023 the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visited the school and at a subsequent televised interview, announced the intention of the UK government to 'crack down on rip-off university degrees'.[5] The school is part of a multi-academy trust supporting several schools in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
On the 10th February 2021, the Department for Education announced the successful schools for the national roll-out of teaching school hubs[6]. Mulberry School for Girls leads the East London Teaching School Hub (ELTSH)[7] which was launched in September 2021. In March 2024, it was redesignated by the Department for Education for a further four years from 2024-2028[8].
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Current Leadership
Alice Ward is the current Headteacher. Dr Vanessa Ogden CBE, the CEO, was the former Headteacher of Mulberry School for Girls. She is also the CEO of the Mulberry Schools Trust[9]. Dr Ogden was awarded a CBE in the King's New Year Honours List 2024[10].
Student body
As of 2015[update] British Bangladeshis make up all but a few of the students. Additionally, the overwhelmingly largest religion among the student body at Mulberry, as of the same year, is Islam.[4]
Academic performance
As of 2015[update], about 83% of the students go on to attend university.[4]
Headteachers
| Headteacher | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Ward | 2022 | present |
| Vanessa Ogden | 2006 | 2022 |
| Marlene Robottom[11] | 1991 | 2006 |
| Daphne Gould | 1974 | 1991 |
| Doris Jarvis | 1963 | 1974 |
Notable pupils
Notable people to have attended the school include:
- Rushanara Ali - Labour MP
- Apsana Begum – Labour MP[12]
References
- ^ "Ethos". Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Tower Hamlets Secondary School". www.layersoflondon.org. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ Office of the First Lady (16 June 2015). "Remarks by The First Lady at Let Girls Learn Event in London, UK". Obama White House.
- ^ a b c "Michelle Obama tells London schoolgirls 'the world needs you'". The Guardian. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ Wingate, Sophy (17 July 2023). "PM: Numbers cap will end students being taken advantage of with rip-off courses". Evening Standard. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Department for Education".
- ^ "ELTSH - Who we are and what we do".
- ^ "List of teaching school hubs from September 2024". GOV.UK. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "CEO's Welcome".
- ^ "Cabinet Office, New Year Honours List 2024 (CSV)".
- ^ Wallace, Wendy (3 March 2000). "The Dame Plan". TES magazine. Times Educational Supplement. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Apsana Begum MP | Poplar and Limehouse". poplarandlimehouselabour.org.uk. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
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This page was last edited on 9 April 2024, at 17:52