Morpeth School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 9 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Tower Hamlets
Unique reference
100967
Address
Portman Place, Bethnal Green, E2 0PX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1524 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
56.8%
Girls
43.2%
First language not English
62.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
45.5%
Persistent absence
21.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.1%
Pupil ethnicities
Bangladeshi 57.6%
White British 13.8%
African 8.9%
Mixed 6.9%
Other White 4.7%
Other 1.8%
Caribbean 1.4%
Indian 0.9%
Other Black 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other Asian 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.3
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.21
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 81%
Local authority average 59%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 48%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 50.2
Local authority average 48.6
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.96
Local authority average 4.31
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award9
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE29
Art & DesignGCSE26
BengaliGCSE13
BiologyGCSE21
Business Studies:SingleGCSE58
ChemistryGCSE27
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE24
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE29
Design & TechnologyGCSE34
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Morpeth School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
222
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
232
2nd preference
140
3rd preference
125
From another Local Authority
28
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
185
2nd preference
29
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes19.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
237
142
95
Year 8
233
133
100
Year 9
238
146
92
Year 10
233
133
100
Year 11
238
139
99
Year 12
161
83
78
Year 13
184
89
95
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
94.0%
92.7%
86.5%
Further education
19.0%
21.8%
34.7%
School sixth form
71.0%
66.8%
37.9%
Sixth form college
3.0%
3.4%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.7%
0.9%
Entering employment
1.0%
1.4%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
0.4%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
4.6%
5.2%
Destination unknown
SP
0.8%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
84.0%
66.8%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
26.0%
16.6%
19.7%
Russell Group
26.0%
15.7%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
1.0%
0.4%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
0.8%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
1.1%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020