Chadwell Heath Academy, Romford

In 2026, pupils at Chadwell Heath Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 53.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 55.7 in Redbridge and 47 across England.

62% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 63% in Redbridge and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 53.7.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.37: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 47.3, against 56.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Business Studies and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 177 families put Chadwell Heath Academy as their first choice and 464 named it as one of their preferences, for 178 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 20 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Chadwell Heath Academy are Mayfield School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46); Atam Academy (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.7); The Warren School (1.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 46.4); and The Palmer Catholic Academy (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.5).

Chadwell Heath Academy's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

123 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Chadwell Heath Academy (as of September 2025): 83% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 66% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (66%).

Of the 177 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 10% to a further education college and 1% to an apprenticeship.

Of the 150 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 79% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 7% into work. 10% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

65.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (67%), Black (12%) and Mixed (9%).

The nearest railway station is Goodmayes Rail Station, about 860 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Grove Road Goodmayes (->e), 370 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 559 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Redbridge (338), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Chadwell Heath Academy issued 32 suspensions, 2.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Chadwell Heath Academy are Barley Lane Primary School (0.2 miles), Chadwell Primary School (0.3 miles), Farnham Green Primary School (0.4 miles) and Grove Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.