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Chadwell Heath Academy

Chadwell Heath Academy

FieldValue
imageChadwell Heath Academy logo.png
nameChadwell Heath Academy
established1931
typeAcademy
headRichard Poddington
addressChristie Gardens
cityChadwell Heath
local_authorityLondon Borough of Redbridge
countyLondon
countryEngland
postcodeRM6 4RS
ofstedyes
urn136267
enrolment1238
genderCo-ed
lower_age11
upper_age18
housesAusten, Bronte, Eliot, Orwell, Paton, Swift
coloursNavy blue
alumniOld Chadwellites
website

Chadwell Heath Academy is a co-educational, independent of local authority school with academy status, located in Chadwell Heath in the London Borough of Redbridge, England. The school has approximately 1200 pupils on roll, including 300 in the sixth form.{{cite news

Exam results

In 2007 the school achieved the third highest GCSE results in the borough with 96.8% of student achieving 5 A* to C grades. The schools with higher were the two grammar schools, Woodford County High School For Girls and Ilford County High School, which achieved 100% and 99.2% 5 A* to C grades respectively.{{cite news

In 2008 96% of pupils achieved 5 or more A* to C grades at GCSE with 61% of grades being at A*, A and B. At AS-Level the overall pass rate was 90% and at A2-Level the pass rate was 99%{{cite news

In 2009, 97% of pupils achieved at least 5 A* - C grades at GCSE with 99%. Over half the grades obtained were at A* A and B. 30% of pupils achieved 1 to 9 A* grades and 57% achieved 1 to 9 A* and A grades. 81% of pupils achieved 2 or more Science certificates at grades A* to C. At AS Level, 58% of the grades awarded were at A, B and C. Finally at A-Level students achieved a pass rate of 99%.{{cite news

The school received a 'Requires Improvement' judgement from Ofsted in 2022.

Feeder schools

The top feeder primary schools for entry into Chadwell Heath Academy are:

  • Chadwell Primary School
  • Barley Lane Primary School
  • Grove Primary School
  • St. Bede's Catholic School
  • Goodmayes Primary School

Old Chadwellites

Old Chadwellites Coat of Arms

Former pupils of the school are known as Old Chadwellites.

Notable past students at the school include Kris Chesney, the Saracens and International Rugby player who returned to open the schools new sports hall and sixth form centre in October 2007. Chesney also attended the school's annual prize-giving evening in November 2007.{{cite news

Other notable alumni include:

  • Liverpool and England striker Rhian Brewster
  • Actor and comedian Mawaan Rizwan
  • Reading and England defender Nicky Shorey also attended the school.
  • The actress Michelle Dockery{{cite news
  • Musician Devonte Hynes
  • Fashion photographer Ben Rayner
  • Surgeon and inventor Shafi Ahmed.
  • Judge and Recorder Khatun Sapnara.
  • The actor Micheal Ward

References

References

  1. https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50278886
  2. (29 April 2023). "Ofsted Report".
  3. "Primary school profiles".
  4. "Mr Shafi Ahmed {{!}} Consultant General, Laparoscopic and Colorectal Surgeon {{!}} Spire Healthcare".
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