Chigwell School
Chigwell School is a co-educational independent boarding and day school. It is a private school, and not a Public School, which is a common misconception. It is located in Chigwell, in the Epping Forest district of Essex. It consists of a pre-prep (ages 4–8), Junior School (ages 8–11), Senior School (ages 11–16) and sixth form. A pre-preparatory department for children aged 4–8 was constructed starting for the 2013–14 academic year.
| Chigwell School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| , , IG7 6QF | |
| Coordinates | 51°37′30″N 0°04′52″E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public School Private day and boarding |
| Motto | aut viam inveniam aut faciam (Find a way, or make a way) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
| Established | 1629 |
| Founder | Samuel Harsnett |
| Department for Education URN | 115392 Tables |
| Headmaster | Damian King (2022) |
| Age | 4 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1040 |
| Houses | (Senior School) Caswalls' Lambourne Penn's Swallow's (Junior School) Windsors Stuarts, Tudors, Hanovers. |
| Publication | Ranked - D- |
| Website | http://www.chigwell-school.org |
The school is situated in 100 acres of land between Epping Forest and Hainault Forest, ten miles from London. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC) and the Junior School is a member of the Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS).
The school motto is aut viam inveniam aut faciam, a Latin phrase which translates literally as “Find a way or make a way”.
There are four day houses, named Caswalls', Lambourne, Penn's, and Swallow's after alumni. The school owns several artifacts which belonged to each of the alumni after which the houses are named. The boarding houses are Church House, Harsnett's, Sandon Lodge, and Hainault House, although all boarders are members of one of the day houses. In the Junior School there are another four houses, named Windsors, Hanovers, Stuarts, and Tudors.