Head of Music
Salary £39,195 to £52,241 a yearCloses 26 Nov
Full time
The ideal candidate will have a passion for music education, strong subject knowledge and the ability to motivate students of different abilities and backgrounds. They will…
Chadwell Heath Academy
Chadwell Heath Academy is a secondary academy in Romford, United Kingdom with 1,229 pupils, part of Chadwell Heath Academy. Ofsted: Requires improvement, inspected 15 November 2022. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: Head of Music (closes 26 November) and Office Manager (closes 13 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 2 live vacancies.
- Head
- Richard Poddington, Headteacher
- Trust or group
- Chadwell Heath Academy
- Type
- Academy, Secondary
- Pupils
- 1,229 pupils · 47% girls · 25.4% eligible for free school meals · 65.7% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26 - Special needs
- 181 (14.7%) on SEN support · 48 (3.9%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26 - Local authority
- Redbridge
- Location
- Romford, RM6 4RS, United Kingdom
- Telephone
- 02082525151
- Website
- chadwellacademy.org.uk
- Register number
- URN 136267 (register entry)
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement, inspected 15 November 2022
Vacancies (2)
Office Manager
Salary £36,585 to £38,256 a yearCloses 13 Nov
Full timeAdministration and business
POST OVERVIEW The Office Manager will work closely with the Trustees and Headteacher, advising on and implementing the day-to-day support that enables the Academy to operate…
Exam results
| Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 provisional | 53.9 | 61.5% |
| 2024/25 | 53.7 | 55.0% |
| 2023/24 | 51.2 | 49.7% |
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 15 November 2022 | Graded inspection | Requires improvement |
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 84.8 | 14.5 | – | 0 | £54,026 |
| 2024/25 | 92.8 | 13.5 | 14% | 1 | £53,299 |
| 2023/24 | 85.6 | 14.5 | 15% | 4 | £51,569 |
| 2022/23 | 83.0 | 15.0 | 22% | 0 | £47,487 |
| 2021/22 | 80.7 | 15.1 | 14% | 0 | £45,858 |
| 2020/21 | 78.1 | 15.9 | 13% | 0 | £46,214 |
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 82.1 | 15.3 | 7% | 0 | £44,136 |
| 2018/19 | 87.7 | 14.4 | 14% | 0 | £42,840 |
| 2017/18 | 83.9 | 14.9 | 9% | 0 | £41,315 |
| 2016/17 | 80.5 | 15.4 | 16% | 0 | £40,535 |
| 2015/16 | 80.6 | 15.2 | 13% | 0 | £40,148 |
| 2014/15 | 83.2 | 14.9 | 10% | 0 | £39,454 |
| 2013/14 | 87.6 | 14.1 | 13% | 0 | £38,404 |
| 2012/13 | 84.6 | 14.8 | 11% | 0 | £38,414 |
| 2011/12 | 85.0 | 14.8 | 7% | 0 | £37,567 |
| 2010/11 | 84.8 | 15.0 | 9% | 0 | £37,654 |
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 6.6% | 1.7% | 18.6% | 1.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 1.7% | 18.4% | 0.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 1.0% | 19.1% | 0.6% |
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 0.5% | 26.7% | 0.9% |
| 2021/22 | 6.7% | 0.5% | 21.2% | 0.8% |
| 2020/21 | 3.1% | 0.4% | 6.2% | 0.2% |
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 3.8% | 0.4% | 6.2% | 0.2% |
| 2017/18 | 3.9% | 0.4% | 6.2% | 0.6% |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 0.2% | 6.9% | 0.1% |
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
5 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 4 teaching, 1 support. Most often advertised: Data Manager / Support ICT Officer, Head of Pschology, Head of Psychology. Last advertised October 2026.
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Sources
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.
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