Chigwell School is a 400-year-old independent school set in the pretty village of Chigwell on the north-east edge of London. Our wonderful location provides easy access to the centre of London (Chigwell is in zone 4 of the London Underground), yet also gives students a lovely, peaceful, safe, green environment to live in. The school has 100 acres of beautiful grounds, with excellent facilities for sports and recreation. We are particularly excited about our new Sports Centre which is currently under development and will provide our pupils with a state-of-the-art space to enjoy an active life. But a ten-minute walk to the station takes you quickly into the heart of one of the most exciting cities in the world.
Chigwell is a high-ranking academic school, one of the top 100 co-educational schools in the UK. Details of our latest exam results can be found here: https://www.chigwell-school.org/public-exam-results/.
As well as academic success, Chigwell is also famous for the wonderful way in which it develops a student’s whole personality, through its warm and friendly community life, a wealth of extra-curricular opportunities, and outstanding pastoral care. Most of the pupils at Chigwell live locally. But our Sixth Form is open to students from all around the world, and we welcome warmly the new insights they bring.
Chigwell School has a unique boarding community, designed especially for international students coming to study A levels in the UK. Overseas boarders at Chigwell get the best of the British education system, supported by experienced staff.
Students live in family boarding houses in the school grounds – each house has just seven or eight students, with a mix of different nationalities, cared for by House Parents who are academic staff. House Parents include senior staff such as the Director of Studies, Heads of academic departments, and several Oxbridge graduates, so students have access to the highest degree of academic expertise. There is a strong academic ethos in our houses, which makes it easier and more enjoyable to study.
Our boarding houses are situated nearby on the school grounds, and other staff, including the Head and Chaplain, also live nearby on-site with their families. We have a warm and friendly community life, which provides a secure and supportive base for students entering an English school for the first time.
Our boarding students want to feel at home in Britain, they want to get to know local students and their families and see ordinary British life outside school. At Chigwell, our small boarding houses act like ordinary homes, and international students can socialise in the ordinary way with their local friends living nearby.
More information about boarding at Chigwell can be found here. Alternatively, you can email us or come for a tour.
