Chadwell Primary School
High Road, Chadwell Heath, Romford, RM6 4EU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Walker
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ilford South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 682
- Pupils on roll
- 675
- URN
- 102836
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085901242
About this school
Chadwell Primary School is a community primary school in Romford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 675 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chadwell Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 90 | 86 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 68% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 3% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 82% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 82% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 83% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Chadwell Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Redbridge average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 67.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 71.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 72% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 674 |
| 2023/24 | 679 |
| 2024/25 | 674 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chadwell Primary School compares
Chadwell Primary School ranked 47th of 53 primary schools in Redbridge for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.5% | 21.8% | 675 | — |
| Barley Lane Primary School | 68% | 6.5% | 20.6% | 840 | 0.4 miles |
| Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School | 79% | 4.9% | 24.7% | 420 | 0.5 miles |
| Goodmayes Primary School | 75% | 7.3% | 25.2% | 643 | 0.5 miles |
| Henry Green Primary School | 77% | 5.9% | 27.2% | 460 | 0.5 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School | 95% | 3.8% | 14.4% | 426 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.79%
- English as an additional language
- 78.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.48%
- Persistent absence
- 13.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Barley Lane Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Romford
-
Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ilford
-
Goodmayes Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ilford
-
Henry Green Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Dagenham
-
St Bede's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Romford
Other schools in Romford
Chadwell Primary School ranks 25th of the 34 ranked primary schools in Romford.
- Barley Lane Primary School Primary
- Broadford Primary School Primary
- Clockhouse Primary School Primary
- Concordia Academy Primary
- Crowlands Primary School Primary
- Crownfield Infant School Primary
- Crownfield Junior School Primary
- Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School Primary
- Drapers' Brookside Infant School Primary
- Drapers' Brookside Junior School Primary
- Drapers' Maylands Primary School Primary
- Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Chadwell Primary School teach?
- Chadwell Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Romford.
- Who is the headteacher of Chadwell Primary School?
- The headteacher of Chadwell Primary School is Mr Lee Walker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chadwell Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chadwell Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Chadwell Primary School?
- Chadwell Primary School has 675 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Chadwell Primary School full?
- Chadwell Primary School has capacity for 682 pupils and 675 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chadwell Primary School a faith school?
- No. Chadwell Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chadwell Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Chadwell Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Chadwell Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chadwell Primary School compare with other schools in Redbridge?
- Chadwell Primary School ranked 47th of 53 primary schools in Redbridge for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chadwell Primary School's absence rate?
- Chadwell Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chadwell Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chadwell Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.