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Chadwell Heath Academy

11–18Ages
1,229Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136267URN

Christie Gardens, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 4RS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.3 below Redbridge median (2.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in RedbridgeSelective

464 applications for 178 places · 11th of 17 in Redbridge

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

53.9of 90

Redbridge 54.3 England 46.0

12th of 19 in Redbridge

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 23 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.6applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Redbridge median (2.9) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

464 applications · 178 places offered · 177 named it first

2026 2.6; Redbridge median median 2.9
2025 2.7; Redbridge median median 2.7
2024 3.1; Redbridge median median 2.8
2023 4.1; Redbridge median median 3.0
2022 4.5; Redbridge median median 3.1
2021 4.7; Redbridge median median 2.9
2020 4.7; Redbridge median median 3.2
2019 4.8; Redbridge median median 3.1
2018 4.7; Redbridge median median 3.0
2017 4.8; Redbridge median median 3.0
2016 5.3; Redbridge median median 3.1
2015 5.5; Redbridge median median 3.2
2014 5.1; Redbridge median median 3.6

This school
Redbridge median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	178	464	2.6	177	0.99
Sep 2025	183	487	2.7	195	1.07
Sep 2024	176	542	3.1	183	1.04
Sep 2023	180	741	4.1	256	1.42
Sep 2022	176	795	4.5	279	1.59
Sep 2021	176	825	4.7	256	1.45
Sep 2020	183	867	4.7	285	1.56
Sep 2019	179	867	4.8	255	1.42
Sep 2018	181	847	4.7	248	1.37
Sep 2017	172	833	4.8	240	1.40
Sep 2016	175	922	5.3	265	1.51
Sep 2015	174	959	5.5	285	1.64
Sep 2014	178	901	5.1	285	1.60

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

182 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)53.912th of 19 in Redbridge

Redbridge 54.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths62%11th of 19 in Redbridge

Redbridge 62% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths75%

Redbridge 79% England 66%

This school
Redbridge median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.37

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	182	53.9	62%	75%	–
2024/25	180	53.7	55%	78%	–
2023/24	177	51.2	50%	72%	+0.37
2022/23	180	53.9	56%	76%	+0.60

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Chadwell Heath AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 53.9Attainment 8
Mayfield School
0.8 km · Redbridge

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
Atam Academy
1.0 km · Redbridge

Good2024

3.0applications per place 52.7Attainment 8
The Warren School
1.7 km · Barking and Dagenham

Outstanding2024

2.6applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
The Palmer Catholic Academy
1.8 km · Redbridge

2026

2.0applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
Oaks Park High School
2.0 km · Redbridge

Improved significantly2025

2.3applications per place 54.3Attainment 8
Ark Isaac Newton Academy
2.1 km · Redbridge

Standards maintained2024

11.9applications per place 60.7Attainment 8
Seven Kings School
2.3 km · Redbridge

Improved significantly2025

27.3applications per place 62.0Attainment 8
St Edward's Church of England Academy
2.5 km · Havering

2026

2.1applications per place 47.4Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136267 · 317/5400
Trust: Chadwell Heath Academy
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,250 pupils · 1,229 on roll
Free school meals: 26.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2010
Replaced: The Chadwell Heath Foundation School (URN 102863)
Address: Christie Gardens, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 4RS
Local authority: Redbridge

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources