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Chigwell Senior School
Chigwell Senior School
Chigwell Senior School
Chigwell Senior School
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Chigwell Senior School Chigwell, Essex Visit
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Chigwell Senior School
Chigwell
705 pupils, ages 11-18
Mixed
Day and Boarding
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Chigwell Senior School

This award-winning all-through, co-ed school in Essex is, as its dynamic head Damian King says, ‘academically excellent without being exclusively academic’ - and even more so now, with the last couple of years’ huge expansion of the co-curricular offering resulting in more and more pupils choosing sport and the creative arts at GCSE and A level. ‘Everyone has a tribe they can find here,’ Mr King tells us. Pupils and parents also value the focus on skills such as problem solving and debating. Hot house it is not – even though its results are up there with the...
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Chigwell sixth form girls
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The new sport and wellness centre at Chigwell school

School Updates

  • Chigwell School Sixth Formers take part in Model United Nations

    Chigwell School Sixth Formers take part in the London School of Economics and Political Science Youth Model United Nations
    Chigwell School Sixth Formers take part in Model United Nations
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  • Chigwell School welcomes Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock

    Dame Maggie spoke to Years 7-13, along with guests from Braeside and Oaks Park High School, about her career and breaking barriers.
    Chigwell School welcomes Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock
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  • WATCH: Why choose Chigwell School for 11+?

    Damian King, Head
    WATCH: Why choose Chigwell School for 11+?
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  • WATCH: Sport at Chigwell School - Glenn Kirkham, Director of Sport

    WATCH: Sport at Chigwell School - Glenn Kirkham, Director of Sport
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  • WATCH: An Interview with Magda, Chigwell School

    WATCH: An Interview with Magda, Chigwell School
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  • WATCH: An Interview with Lucas, Chigwell School

    WATCH: An Interview with Lucas, Chigwell School
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  • WATCH: An Interview with Duarte, Chigwell School

    WATCH: An Interview with Duarte, Chigwell School
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  • WATCH: An Interview with Eric, Chigwell School

    WATCH: An Interview with Eric, Chigwell School
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  • WATCH: Chigwell School, 100 Acre Site - Drone Tour

    WATCH: Chigwell School, 100 Acre Site - Drone Tour
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  • Greenpower team races to success and secures award at Lotus test track

    On Sunday 22nd September, the Chigwell Greenpower team raced the ‘Chigwell Bolt’- an electric kit car built by the pupils- at the Lotus test track in Hethel, Norfolk.
    Greenpower team races to success and secures award at Lotus test track
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  • Chigwell pupils excel with outstanding A Level results

    Chigwell pupils excel with outstanding A Level results

  • UK ROC Youth Rocketry Challenge

    The Design and Technology High Achievers group had lots of fun last Thursday at the regional competition for the UK ROC Youth Rocketry Challenge.
    UK ROC Youth Rocketry Challenge
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  • Pupils get gardening to officially open Sustainability Garden

    Pupils get gardening to officially open Sustainability Garden
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  • Chigwell School celebrates 100th anniversary of Chapel

    Chigwell School celebrates 100th anniversary of Chapel
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  • Chigwell School embarks on the next stage of its strategic focus towards a sustainable future

    Chigwell School embarks on the next stage of its strategic focus towards a sustainable future
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  • Jack meets Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

    Year 7 pupil meets the Prime Minister
    Jack meets Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
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  • Middle Sixth Students Win National Science Competition

    Chigwell are proud joint national winners of the Imperial College ‘Science in Medicine’ British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Prize ePoster competition, which 57 UK schools entered this year.
    Middle Sixth Students Win National Science Competition
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  • View from the Top: Simon Coppell on the value of careers mentoring initiatives in schools

    View from the Top: Simon Coppell on the value of careers mentoring initiatives in schools
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  • Chigwell marks opening of its new and impressive Sport and Wellness Centre

    Chigwell marks opening of its new and impressive Sport and Wellness Centre
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  • Chigwell Celebrates Excellent ISI Inspection Report

    Chigwell Celebrates Excellent ISI Inspection Report
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  • See Chigwell in our All-through Schools Guide

    See Chigwell in our All-through Schools Guide
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  • See Chigwell in our London Senior Schools Guide

    See Chigwell in our London Senior Schools Guide
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  • See Chigwell in our Senior Boarding Schools Guide

    See Chigwell in our Senior Boarding Schools Guide
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  • Reflections of a Drama Scholar

    A Chigwell sixth-former has written, directed, and acted in her own play, drawing from her own experiences.
    Reflections of a Drama Scholar
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Chigwell Senior School is
linked with:

Chigwell Pre Prep & Prep School
Chigwell Pre Prep & Prep School Chigwell

Essentials

Address
High Road, Chigwell, Essex IG7 6QF

Contact
admissions@chigwell-school.org
020 8501 5700

Website
chigwell-school.org

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