For children born between 1st September 2000 and 1st September 2001.

The completed Registration form, together with the Registration fee, should be sent to the Admissions Registrar.

Closing date for applications - Friday 30th December 2011.

The examination process:

Interviews will be held in the week beginning Monday 14th November.

The interview takes place in two stages – parents will have the opportunity to meet with a senior member of staff and ask questions about life at Chigwell School and also tell us something about their child. Candidates are then interviewed separately. The whole process takes 30 minutes.

You will be notified in writing of your appointment date and time.

The examination comprises of papers in English, Mathematics and Verbal reasoning. Details of the exam and specimen papers in English and Arithmetic will be sent out at the end of October. We do not send out further past papers or specimen papers for the Verbal reasoning paper.

We apply for a confidential report from the candidate’s current school.

If your child performs especially well in the examination he/she may be called for a Scholarship interview and assessment on either Wednesday 8th or Thursday 9th February. Candidates take part in Arts and Science based activities in small groups and also have individual interviews in English, Mathematics and a general interview with senior members of staff.

Music Scholarship auditions are held on Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th January 2012. Candidates at the age of eleven should have at least Associated Board Grade 4 in the first instrument offered and Grade 2 in the second instrument or singing.

All results will be posted on Thursday 16th February 2012.

Acceptances must be received by 2.00 pm on Monday 6th March.