Chadwell Heath Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Redbridge
Christie Gardens, Romford, RM6 4RS
73
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 23/04/2025
Application demand
84%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.2%
19.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,229
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,250 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
84%
1st preference success rate
163 of 195 families who put it first got an offer
183
Places offered
487
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 195 | 163 | ● 84% |
| 2nd preference | 81 | 10 | ● 12% |
| 3rd preference | 72 | 7 | ● 10% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 139 | 3 | ● 2% |
| Total | 487 | 183 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
Redbridge lets families list 6 preferences. 97 applications came from outside the council area (14 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Richard Poddington
- Address
- Christie Gardens, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 4RS
- Phone
- 02082525151
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Ward / constituency
- Seven Kings · Ilford South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136267
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 27% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 62% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CHADWELL HEATH ACADEMY
1,229 pupils · 1,250 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
23 April 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 950 pupils
Attendance
93.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.37 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 50% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.42 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 28.17 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 53.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 55% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 78.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 20.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.64 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 180 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 28.93 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 10.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 139 | — |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 17718: Chadwell Heath Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 80% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 80% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.