OFSTED
23 April 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Redbridge
Trust
CHADWELL HEATH ACADEMY
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,229
1,229 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
578
47.0% of pupils
Male pupils
651
53.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.6 pts
above England
School
25.4%
Redbridge
21.9%
London
26.3%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
45.4 pts
above England
School
65.7%
Redbridge
53.5%
London
39.2%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Redbridge
0.1%
London
0.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Bangladeshi
26.1%
321
Pakistani
25.1%
309
Indian
11.9%
146
African
8.1%
99
Any other White background
6.3%
78
Any other Asian background
4.3%
53
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
18.6%
229 of
1,229 pupils
2.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
53.7
14.5 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.37 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.76%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.54 pts
higher than
England
School
6.76%
Redbridge
6.39%
London
6.38%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
19.79%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.97 pts
higher than
England
School
19.79%
Redbridge
17.92%
London
17.60%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.95%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.86 pts
lower than
England
School
0.95%
Redbridge
1.35%
London
1.67%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
98.3%
6.0 pts
above England
Chadwell Heath Academy
98.3%
Redbridge
94.7%
London
91.3%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.