CHIGWELL SCHOOL
CO-ED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL IN REDBRIDGE
Chigwell School – About
Chigwell School is a co-education school located in Chigwell, encouraging and helping students to fulfil their potential and forge their own paths to success. The school is a nurturing community, ensuring each and every student is well supported and the best they can be, and has strived to empower students since they were opened in 1629.
Chigwell School – Essential Information
Address: High Road, Chigwell IG7 6QF
Senior School Phone Number: 020 8501 5700
Admissions email: jlong@chigwell-school.org
Students admitted at 11+: Check updated information with the school
Fees: £6,945 per term, £20,835 per year (Senior School)
Link to website: www.chigwell-school.org
History
The School was formally founded in 1629 by Samuel Harsnett, the Archbishop of York, opening with 16 ‘poor scholars’. The school grew steadily, and in 1873, a bursary programme for girls to attend other schools was introduced. The sixth-form section then became co-educational and girls were first admitted in 1974. This led to the rest of the school becoming co-ed in 1997.
Results
GCSEs in 2019
| Percentage of grades | |
| Grades 9 | Around 25% |
| Grades 7-9 | 79% |
| Grades 4-9 | 99% |
A Levels in 2019
| Percentage of Grades | |
| Grades A*-A | 47% |
| Grades A*-C | 88% |
Google Earth Data: SIO, NOAA, U.S. Navy, NGA, GEBCO. Image: Landsat/Copernicus IBCAO
Examinations
The school has an 11+ entrance examination, using their own internal examination type. However, the exams are usually in a similar style to private school entrance examinations, which you can see in more detail below.
| Private schools | |
| Format | Mostly Standard |
| Layout | Whole paper |
| Separate Answer Sheet | Mostly No |
| Creative writing | Yes |
| Timing | Usually 60 mins per paper |
Chigwell School – Entrance exam
The exam consists of an English paper and a Mathematics paper, with scholarship interviews and assessments following afterwards. Papers for practice can be found below.
Papers for practice:
Maths
2020 Maths Sample Paper – Paper only (FREE)
2020 Maths Sample Paper – Paper with Mark Scheme (FREE)
English