Mulberry School for Girls
Main entrance to school
Address
Map
Richard Street, Commercial Road

Shadwell

London
,
E1 2JP

England
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoConfidence, creativity, leadership and learning[citation needed]
Established1963[1]
FounderLondon County Council
Local authorityTower Hamlets
Department for Education URN143629 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherVanessa Ogden
GenderGirls
Age11 to 19
Websitehttp://www.mulberryschoolforgirls.org

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. The current headteacher is Vanessa Ogden who joined Mulberry in 2006. Mulberry School for Girls is the lead 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 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.[2] 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'.[3] The school is part of a multi-academy trust supporting several schools in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Current Leadership

Doctor Ogden, Vanessa Ogden, the CEO and original head teacher of Mulberry school for girls. She is also the CEO of Mulberry Shorditch, Mulberry Stepney Green and NCT.[citation needed]

Student body

As of 2015 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, about 83% of the students matriculate to universities.[4]

Headteachers

Headteacher From To
Vanessa Ogden 2006 present
Marlene Robottom[5] 1991 2006
Daphne Gould 1974 1991
Doris Jarvis 1963 1974

Notable pupils

Notable people to have attended the school include:

References

  1. ^ "Tower Hamlets Secondary School". www.layersoflondon.org. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  2. ^ Office of the First Lady (16 June 2015). "Remarks by The First Lady at Let Girls Learn Event in London, UK". Obama White House.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b "Michelle Obama tells London schoolgirls 'the world needs you'". The Guardian. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  5. ^ Wallace, Wendy (3 March 2000). "The Dame Plan". TES magazine. Times Educational Supplement. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  6. ^ "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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