Central Foundation Girls' SchoolMulberry UTC
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.
Summary of the comparison
Central Foundation Girls' School and Mulberry UTC are secondary schools in London.
Central Foundation Girls' School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Mulberry UTC scores 36 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Central Foundation Girls' School is ahead on our composite score.
Central Foundation Girls' School was judged strong and Mulberry UTC was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 54.3 for Central Foundation Girls' School and 30.3 for Mulberry UTC.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Central Foundation Girls' School (58.0 in 2021-22, 54.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Mulberry UTC (36.3 in 2021-22, 30.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | LondonCentral Foundation Girls' School | LondonMulberry UTC | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C69/100Stronger figure | F36/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 17 in Tower Hamlets Stronger figure | 17th of 17 in Tower Hamlets | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | University technical college | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 14-19 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,526 | 536 | |
| Capacity | 1,550 | 800 | |
| Location | London, E3 2AE | London, E3 2RU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 54.3 Stronger figure | 30.3 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 54.0% Stronger figure | 17.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74.7% Stronger figure | 35.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 42.2% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.78 Stronger figure | 2.28 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 237 | 40 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 123 | 78 | |
| A-level average points | 32.6 Stronger figure | 22.4 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | D+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 32.7 Stronger figure | 22.3 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 6.3% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,541 | 510 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 56.5% | 62.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 42.6% | 39.0% | |
| SEN support | 10.4% | 9.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.1% | 1.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.1% Stronger figure | 16.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.0% Stronger figure | 58.3% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Central Foundation Girls' School
Mulberry UTC
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