Mulberry School for Girls

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.

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

Shadwell

London
,
E1 2JP

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

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] The school is now part of a multi-academy trust supporting several schools in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Headteachers

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.

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. "Apsana Begum MP | Poplar and Limehouse". poplarandlimehouselabour.org.uk. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
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