Welcome to the Prep School

We are very excited to be offering you a place at Chigwell School. We hope the information below helps to inform your decision. If you have any other questions about joining Chigwell School at 7+, get in touch with our admissions office using the contact details below.

As a school we give pupils the confidence to be themselves and to follow and develop their interests. Our teaching is excellent and our teachers are skilled not only in the classroom but also in providing the care and individual attention that the children need. Class sizes are small and this allows us to get to know the children as individuals and to adapt their education accordingly.

The curriculum is wide and evolving as we continue to adapt to the modern world. It is supported by excellent facilities, some of which we share with the Senior School. From the age of 7, our children do drama in the purpose-built Drama Centre, with their plays and assemblies in the theatre itself. They have science in the science labs with technical support, and learn their music in the Walde Music School.

Watch the video below to hear from Prep pupil Phoebe on her experience at Chigwell.

Pupils in the Prep School show excellent levels of knowledge and understanding in all subjects

Independent Schools Inspectorate, 2023

Newsletters

See what our Prep pupils have been up to in our newsletters, released at the end of every half-term.

Facilities

Something unique to Chigwell School is our 100 acre site, used by all of our pupils. It houses incredible facilities such as an outdoor woodland classroom, 3G pitch, astroturf, expansive playing fields and much more. We are also extremely proud of our Sport & Wellness Centre, which is home to a fitness suite, gym, climbing wall, swimming pool, sports hall and café. Take a look at our grounds below in our drone flight video, or explore our site in more detail in our virtual tour.

Download our Prep Prospectus