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| '''Chigwell School''' is an English ] in the ] district of ]. It was founded by ] in 1629. There are around 730 pupils |
'''Chigwell School''' is an English ] ] in the ] district of ]. It was founded by ] in 1629. There are around 730 pupils aged between 7 and 18 years. | ||
| ⚫ | The school is situated between Epping Forest and Hainault Forest and ten miles away from London. It is represented on the ] and the ]. | ||
| 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 ''Either I shall find a way or I shall make one'', but is usually rendered as ''Find a way or make a way''. | ||
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| There are four day houses, named Caswalls, Lambournes, Penns, and Swallows. The boarding houses are Grange Court, Sandon Lodge, and Hainault House. | There are four day houses, named Caswalls, Lambournes, Penns, and Swallows. The boarding houses are Grange Court, Sandon Lodge, and Hainault House. | ||
| ⚫ | == Examination Results 2006 == | ||
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| Chigwell School is a Registered Charity, number 310866, it exists to provide the best, well balanced education to its pupils. | |||
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| Results | |||
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| 100% pass rate, with 73% of all grades at A or B. | |||
| For the third year running there was a 100% pass rate, with 73% of all grades at A or B. Twenty two of our students achieved at least 3 A grades with a number achieving 4 A grades or better. One student achieved a remarkable 6 A grades. The vast majority of our students had their first-choice university places confirmed. | |||
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| These are arguably the best ever results with over 27% of all grades at A* and 89% at A* AB. The overall pass rate at A* ABC grades was 99%. | |||
| There were some exceptional individual results: Jessica Beagly and Katerina Kaltsas (who left to further her sixth form education at local independent school, Bancrofts) achieved 11 A* each and Christopher Lim, Christopher Smith and Michael Wilson with 9 A* each. | |||
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| 99% of grades were passed at grades A*-C, 89% at A*-B, and 27% of all grades at A*. | |||
| == Some Famous Old Chigwellians == | == Some Famous Old Chigwellians == | ||
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| *], journalist, broadcaster and colonial administrator. | |||
| ⚫ | *], High Commissioner of Papua New Guinea (1974-1977). | ||
| *], Actor. | *], Actor. | ||
| ⚫ | *], classical scholar and writer of hymns, music master at Chigwell. | ||
| *], Conservative politician. | *], Conservative politician. | ||
| ⚫ | *], Governor of the Bank of England, who famously set fire to the Headmaster’s garden. | ||
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| *], First World War submarine commander whose submarine bore the Chigwell crest and motto. | |||
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| ⚫ | *], pioneering medical researcher who discovered the link between smoking and cancer. | ||
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| ⚫ | *], actor. | ||
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| ⚫ | *] (1882-1886) England Cricketer of the 1890s. | ||
| ⚫ | *], philosopher. | ||
| ⚫ | *], Quaker leader and founder of the American state of ]. | ||
| Prince George (1713) Son of the Chief of the Yemessee Indians. | |||
| ⚫ | *], nineteenth-century poet. | ||
| ⚫ | *], novelist. | ||
| ⚫ | William Cotton |
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| ⚫ | *], television presenter. | ||
| ⚫ | *], philosopher and Provost of ]. | ||
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| ⚫ | Anthony Hossack (1882-1886) England Cricketer of the |
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| Cdr Frank Goodhart (1893-1898) WW1 submarine commander whose submarine bore the Chigwell crest and motto. Awarded the DSO and the Legion d’honneur. Personally decorated by the Czar of Russia in the royal train for action in the Baltic. Died in 1917 saving his crew. | |||
| ⚫ | Austin Bradford Hill |
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| Eric Bailey 0BE (1926-1934) Journalist, broadcaster. Colonial administrator in Nyasaland (Malawi), Ellis and Christmas Islands. | |||
| ⚫ | George Baker OBE CBE |
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| Douglas Ambrose OBE (1929-1936) Chemist working in industry and subsequently at the National Physical Laboratory; author of books on gas chromatography. | |||
| Evan “Sparrow” Davis (1930-1935) Policeman. Churchill’s personal bodyguard through the war years. | |||
| Sir Bernard Arthur Owen Williams (1941-47), Professor of Philosophy, Bedford College, later Provost of King’s College, Cambridge and White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy, Oxford, who was the greatest British philosopher of his era and published his first book, Morality: An Introduction to Ethics, in 1972. | |||
| == External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 14:56, 1 April 2007
Chigwell School is an English co-educational public school in the Epping Forest district of Essex. It was founded by Samuel Harsnett in 1629. There are around 730 pupils aged between 7 and 18 years.
The school is situated between Epping Forest and Hainault Forest and ten miles away from London. It is represented on the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference (HMC) and the Incorporated Association of Preparatory Schools (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.
There are four day houses, named Caswalls, Lambournes, Penns, and Swallows. The boarding houses are Grange Court, Sandon Lodge, and Hainault House.
Examination Results 2006
A Levels: 100% pass rate, with 73% of all grades at A or B.
GSCEs: 99% of grades were passed at grades A*-C, 89% at A*-B, and 27% of all grades at A*.
Some Famous Old Chigwellians
- Douglas Ambrose OBE, chemist.
- Eric Bailey OBE, journalist, broadcaster and colonial administrator.
- George Baker OBE CBE, High Commissioner of Papua New Guinea (1974-1977).
- Ken Campbell, Actor.
- Edward Caswall, classical scholar and writer of hymns, music master at Chigwell.
- Tim Collins, Conservative politician.
- William Cotton, Governor of the Bank of England, who famously set fire to the Headmaster’s garden.
- Frank Goodhart DSO, First World War submarine commander whose submarine bore the Chigwell crest and motto.
- Sir Arthur Grimble, colonial governor.
- Sir Austin Bradford Hill, pioneering medical researcher who discovered the link between smoking and cancer.
- Sir Ian Holm, actor.
- Anthony Hossack (1882-1886) England Cricketer of the 1890s.
- William Penn, Quaker leader and founder of the American state of Pennsylvania.
- Horace Smith, nineteenth-century poet.
- Michael Marshall Smith, novelist.
- Ben Shephard, television presenter.
- Sir Bernard Williams, philosopher and Provost of King's College, Cambridge.
External links
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