Supportive and family-style Sixth Form Boarding

Our small, friendly international boarding houses provide a secure base for pupils from different countries to play a full part in an English school.

Here, we create a friendly and supportive home-from-home for around 30 Sixth Form international students living on campus.

The pupils live in three extended family-style houses (two for girls and one for boys) and in each house, pupils of different nationalities live together with their houseparents, who are experienced teachers and academic staff, and their families.

Our Boarders

Hear from Magda, Liza, and Clyde below on why they chose Chigwell, how they have settled in, their experiences, and their favourite aspects while at the school.

Uniquely positioned, our school benefits from the leafy surroundings of Epping Forest while being on the Central Line Tube for easy access to the City of London in around 35/40 minutes. An enchanting vista through the treeline offers stunning views of the City of London skyline - providing a glimpse into the window of opportunities for our pupils.

We are here in "loco parentis": that is, in the place of parents, and look after the boarders at all times outside the school day; to help and advise, and take care of the safety and welfare of the pupils.

Boarders here benefit from a dual pastoral support system, where they are also members of our ‘day houses’, in which they are part of our local pupil community.

With the recent appointment of our new Head of Wellbeing, we have further enhanced our individualised support for our pupils, enabling them to thrive and embrace all the available opportunities as well as face the pressures of the 21st century.

Cultural Diversity

We value very much the different insights that individuals coming from other countries bring to our school and are committed to the sharing of these insights, and to a genuine cultural exchange for the benefit of all our pupils. The resulting mix is usually very stimulating intellectually and with close friendships formed across cultural and language barriers.

Boarding at Chigwell is therefore a mature community where independence and personal responsibility are valued and encouraged in all pupils, so that by the time they leave us they are prepared for the adult world of university and beyond.