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'''Chigwell School''' is an English ] ]/public school in ], in the ] district of ]. It was founded in 1629 by ], a former Archbishop of York (even though G. Stott suggests it was more likely founded around 1620-3). There are around 730 pupils aged between 7 and 18 years.
'''Chigwell School''' is a co-educational independent ] and ]. It is a ] in ], in the ] district of ]. It consists of a Pre Prep (ages 4–7), Prep School (ages 7–11), Senior School (ages 11–16) and ]. A pre-preparatory department for children aged 4–7 was constructed starting for the 2013–14 academic year.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chigwell-school.org/news/Pages/Pre-Prep.aspx |title=A prep school for Chigwell |access-date=13 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502013620/http://www.chigwell-school.org/news/Pages/Pre-Prep.aspx |archive-date=2 May 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


The school is situated between Epping Forest and Hainault Forest, ten miles from ]. It is represented on the ], the ], and the ] of ]s. The school is situated in 100 acres of land between Epping Forest and Hainault Forest, ten miles from ]. It is a member of the ] (HMC) and the Junior School is a member of the ] (IAPS).


The school motto is ''aut viam inveniam aut faciam'', a Latin phrase which translates literally as ''Either I shall find a way or I shall make one'', but is usually rendered as ''Find a way or make a way''. The school motto is ''aut viam inveniam aut faciam'', a Latin phrase which translates literally as “Find a way or make a way”.


There are four day houses, named Caswalls', Lambourne, Penn's, and Swallow's. The boarding houses are Grange Court, Sandon Lodge, and Hainault House, although all boarders are members of one of the day houses. In the junior school there are another four houses, named Windsors, Hanovers, Stuarts, and Tudors. There are four day houses, named Caswall's, Lambourne, Penn's, and Swallow's after alumni. The school owns several artifacts which belonged to each of the alumni after which the houses are named. The boarding houses are Church House, Harsnett's, Sandon Lodge, and Hainault House, although all boarders are members of one of the day houses. In the Prep School there are another four houses, named Windsors, Hanovers, Stuarts, and Tudors.


==Senior House system== == History ==
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The senior school is primarily built around the four day houses. All students and most teachers are in one of the four houses. Each house will have a Housemaster/mistress with different year groups organised split into form groups tutors arranged from the teachers assigned to the House. Each House has a main common room, with most Houses having a separate Sixth Form room. Penn's and Swallow's have several separate rooms. Pupils will attend Call Over in their House's main common room every morning, and will sit in Chapel, Church and School Assemblies in their House groups. Each House has a budget, which usually is spent on things such as entertainment (e.g. pool tables), maintenance (e.g. mending damaged furniture) and House Music (coordinated costumes).
Chigwell School dates back to 1619 when a schoolhouse was erected on the site. The first headmaster Peter Mease was appointed in 1623. It was formally founded in 1629 by ], ] and ], and began with 16 "poor, clever" scholars.


In 1868, the school was split into two sections. The English section for local children studying arithmetic, reading and writing was housed in a building behind the King's Head ], which was mentioned in ]' novel '']''. The Latin section (for Latin scholars only) remained in the original building. Rather unusually for a boys' school at that time, in 1873, it started a bursary programme for girls to attend other schools.
Furthermore, pupils wear ties which note their House and age group. The senior school tie has a black background with diagonal stripes of the House's colour. In the senior school these diagonal stripes are thick but become thinner in the Sixth Form, and for House Prefects (in the Middle Sixth) are thin lines on a black background.


Following a trend set by many HMC schools (which were mainly all-boys), the Sixth Form section became coeducational and its first girls were admitted in the summer term of 1974. In 1997 coeducation was extended to the rest of the school.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chigwell-school.org/aboutus/Pages/School-History.aspx |title=School History |access-date=13 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106000015/http://www.chigwell-school.org/aboutus/Pages/School-History.aspx |archive-date=6 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
However, the House system is not inflexible. During breaks and lunch, pupils will frequently spend their time in other Houses. Groups inside years will often socialise in a particular place in a particular House - e.g. a ''Pennians'' group may usually congregate in Penn's, but many will be from houses other than Penn's.


==School buildings== == Chapel ==
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*Main School Building; containing
The War Memorial Chapel was dedicated by the Bishop of Chelmsford on 10 October 1924 to the 78 Old Boys and one Master who had lain down their lives in the Great War and on each side of the altar, plaques record the names of the dead. There were only a total of 80 boys attending the school in 1914.<ref name=Chigwell>Photographs and notes on Memorial Chapel Chigwell School courtesy School Archivist M.F. Delfgou.</ref> ] took the theme of the '']'' for the windows of the chapel.<ref>Bentley, James and Nikolaus Pevsner. (2007). ''The Buildings of England – Essex.'' Yale University Press. pp. 228–229. {{ISBN|978 0 300 11614 4}}.</ref> He depicted schoolboys as Christian's companions on his pilgrimage.
**Lambourne, Caswalls' and Swallow's Houses
**Burford Room
**Dining Hall
**Swallow Room
**Swallow Library
**Most school offices and reception
*Penn's House
*Economics Block
*History and RS Block
*New Hall Building; containing
**New Hall (main school hall, used for important events and assemblies)
**Most academic subject classrooms for senior school
*Science Block
*Sports Hall
*Gym
*Radley's Yard; Politics and Classics Block
*Walde Music School
*Drama Centre
*Three junior school blocks containing most junior school classrooms
*ICT block
*Art and Design block
*Two Cricket Pavilions
*Swimming Pool
*Chapel
*School Shop
*Medical Centre
*Grange Court (boys boarding house)
*Two girls boarding houses (Sandon Lodge and Hainault House)
*Headmasters House


== Notable alumni ==
== Some famous Old Chigwellians ==
{{See also|Category:People educated at Chigwell School}}
* ] OBE, chemist.
{{alumni|date=April 2021}}
* ], journalist, broadcaster and colonial administrator.
* ], ] (1974-1977). *George Baker CBE, ] (1974–1977)
* Peter Beckingham, Ambassador to the ] since 2005 * ], Ambassador to the ] since 2005
* Sir John Boardman (b. 1927), ]. * Prof Sir ], ]
* Sir ], golfer
* Prof Percy Brandon, Professor of Electrical Engineering from 1971-84 at the ]
* ], actor * ], actor
* ], classical scholar and writer of hymns, music master at Chigwell. * ], classical scholar and writer of hymns, music master at Chigwell.
* Sir ] CMG, ] from 2004-8 * ] CMG, ] from 2004-8
* ], Conservative politician, MP for ] from 1997-2005 * Richard Collins FRCS, Vice-President, Royal College of Surgeons 2010
* ], Conservative politician, MP for ] from 1997–2005
* ], Governor of the Bank of England, who famously set fire to the Headmaster’s garden. * ], Governor of the Bank of England, who famously set fire to the Headmaster's garden.
* Sir Richard Dales CMG, former ] from 1998-2002 * Sir ] KCVO, CMG, former ] from 1998–2002
* ] (1961–68), former Headmaster of London comprehensive schools; developed use of pop music in schools, including the first CSE examination in pop music
* ] Sir Robert Gerken CBE, ] from 1978-81
* ], Internet Entrepreneur, Founder of ]
* ], colonial governor.
* ] Sir ] KCB CBE, ] from 1978–81
* ], pioneering medical researcher who discovered the link between smoking and cancer.
* ], actor. * ], colonial governor
* ], pioneering medical researcher who discovered the link between smoking and cancer
* ] (1882-1886) ] footballer of the 1890s.
* ], cricketer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4895/all_teams.html|title=Teams Steriker Hare played for|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=27 October 2011}}</ref>
* Bradley King, Director of ] since 2002
* ], actor
* David Landsman OBE, ] since 2009, and to ] from 2001-3
* ] (1882–1886) ] footballer of the 1890s.
* Prof David Matthews, Professor of Diabetes Medicine since 2002 at the ]
* ], Quaker leader and founder of the American state of Pennsylvania. * ], Quaker leader and founder of the state of ] in the ]
* Sir ], Director of ] from 2003-8<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-04-18 |title=HM Letter to Parents April 2016 by Chigwell School - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/chigwell/docs/hm_letter_to_parents_april_2016 |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=issuu.com |language=en}}</ref>

* Prof ], Professor of Economics at New York University
* Sir ], Director of ] from 2003-8
* Timothy Rollinson, Director-General of the ] since 2004, and President from 2000-2 of the ] * ] CBE, Director-General of the ] since 2004, and President from 2000-2 of the ]
* Rt Rev ] * Rt Rev ]
* ], television presenter. * ], television presenter
* ], nineteenth-century poet. * ], poet
* ], novelist. * ], novelist
* ], footballer, Ipswich Town 2017
* Rt Rev ], ] since 1999
* Rt Rev ], ] from 1991 until 1999
* ] ]
* ] ] MP DSO
* ], former ] of ].
* ], Chief Justice of Western Australia, 1901–06
* Sir ], MP for ] from 1939-50 and ] from 1950-64
* ], former ] of ]
* ], philosopher and Provost of ].
* Sir ], MP for ] from 1939–50 and ] from 1950–64
* ], scholar of the ] and ] languages.
* ], philosopher and Provost of ]
* ], crime novelist.
* Prof ], scholar of the ] and ] languages.
* ], crime novelist
* ], British communist, journalist, anthropologist, war correspondent, author of children's fiction and crime thrillers

== Headmasters ==
{{Incomplete list|date=June 2024}}
* Michael Punt (2007–2022)
* Damian King (2022–present)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bryan |date=2023-08-02 |title=Chigwell School: Reviews, Rankings, And More |url=https://britannia-study.co.uk/boarding-schools/chigwell-school-review/ |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Britannia UK |language=en-GB}}</ref>


== Notable masters == == Notable masters ==
* ], headmaster 1939&ndash;1946, later High Master of ] and headmaster of ] * ], headmaster 1939&ndash;1946, later High Master of ] and headmaster of ]
* ], headmaster 1990-1997, now headmaster of ]. * ], headmaster 1989–1996, later headmaster of ] from 2002–2015.
* ], music master, and author of the music to '']''. * ], music master, and author of the music to '']''.

== References ==
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== External links == == External links ==
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Public school in Essex, England

Chigwell School
Location
Chigwell, Essex, IG7 6QF
England
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; 395 years ago (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.
Websitehttp://www.chigwell-school.org
Chigwell School

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”.

There are four day houses, named Caswall's, Lambourne, Penn's, and Swallow's after alumni. The school owns several artifacts which belonged to each of the alumni after which the houses are named. The boarding houses are Church House, Harsnett's, Sandon Lodge, and Hainault House, although all boarders are members of one of the day houses. In the Prep School there are another four houses, named Windsors, Hanovers, Stuarts, and Tudors.

History

Chigwell School in 1904

Chigwell School dates back to 1619 when a schoolhouse was erected on the site. The first headmaster Peter Mease was appointed in 1623. It was formally founded in 1629 by Samuel Harsnett, Archbishop of York and Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University, and began with 16 "poor, clever" scholars.

In 1868, the school was split into two sections. The English section for local children studying arithmetic, reading and writing was housed in a building behind the King's Head public house, which was mentioned in Charles Dickens' novel Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'Eighty. The Latin section (for Latin scholars only) remained in the original building. Rather unusually for a boys' school at that time, in 1873, it started a bursary programme for girls to attend other schools.

Following a trend set by many HMC schools (which were mainly all-boys), the Sixth Form section became coeducational and its first girls were admitted in the summer term of 1974. In 1997 coeducation was extended to the rest of the school.

Chapel

Chigwell School Chapel -Pilgrim's Progress

The War Memorial Chapel was dedicated by the Bishop of Chelmsford on 10 October 1924 to the 78 Old Boys and one Master who had lain down their lives in the Great War and on each side of the altar, plaques record the names of the dead. There were only a total of 80 boys attending the school in 1914. Reginald Hallward took the theme of the Pilgrim's Progress for the windows of the chapel. He depicted schoolboys as Christian's companions on his pilgrimage.

Notable alumni

See also: Category:People educated at Chigwell School
This article's list of alumni may not follow Misplaced Pages's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (April 2021)

Headmasters

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (June 2024)
  • Michael Punt (2007–2022)
  • Damian King (2022–present)

Notable masters

References

  1. "A prep school for Chigwell". Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. "School History". Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  3. Photographs and notes on Memorial Chapel Chigwell School courtesy School Archivist M.F. Delfgou.
  4. Bentley, James and Nikolaus Pevsner. (2007). The Buildings of England – Essex. Yale University Press. pp. 228–229. ISBN 978 0 300 11614 4.
  5. "Teams Steriker Hare played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  6. "HM Letter to Parents April 2016 by Chigwell School - Issuu". issuu.com. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  7. Bryan (2 August 2023). "Chigwell School: Reviews, Rankings, And More". Britannia UK. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

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