Chigwell School

Chigwell School
Location
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IG7 6QF

Coordinates51°37′30″N 0°04′52″E / 51.6250°N 0.0810°E / 51.6250; 0.0810
Information
TypePrivate day and boarding
Mottoaut viam inveniam aut faciam
(Find a way, or make a way)
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1629 (1629)
FounderSamuel Harsnett
Department for Education URN115392 Tables
HeadmasterDamian King (2022)
Age4 to 18
Enrolment1040
Houses(Senior School)
  Caswalls'
  Lambourne
  Penn's
  Swallow's
(Junior School)
Windsors
Stuarts, Tudors, Hanovers.
AlumniOld Chigwellians
Websitewww.chigwell-school.org

Chigwell School is a co-educational independent boarding and day school. It is a private school in Chigwell, in the Epping Forest district of Essex. It consists of a Pre Prep (ages 4–7), Prep School (ages 7–11), Senior School (ages 11–16) and Sixth Form. A pre-preparatory department for children aged 4–7 was constructed starting for the 2013–14 academic year.

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”.