Chigwell School
Chigwell School | |
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Location | |
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Coordinates | 51°37′30″N 0°04′52″E / 51.6250°N 0.0810°E |
Information | |
Type | Private day and boarding |
Motto | aut viam inveniam aut faciam (Find a way, or make a way) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
Established | 1629 |
Founder | Samuel Harsnett |
Department for Education URN | 115392 Tables |
Headmaster | Damian King (2022) |
Age | 4 to 18 |
Enrolment | 1040 |
Houses | (Senior School) Caswalls' Lambourne Penn's Swallow's (Junior School) Windsors Stuarts, Tudors, Hanovers. |
Website | http://www.chigwell-school.org |
Chigwell School is a co-educational independent
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 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
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
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.[2]
Chapel
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.
Notable alumni
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (April 2021) |
- George Baker CBE, High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea(1974–1977)
- Peter Beckingham, Ambassador to the Philippines since 2005
- Prof Sir John Boardman (born 1927), classical archaeologist
- Ken Campbell, actor
- Edward Caswall, classical scholar and writer of hymns, music master at Chigwell.
- Ambassador to Brazilfrom 2004-8
- Richard Collins FRCS, Vice-President, Royal College of Surgeons 2010
- Tim Collins, Conservative politician, MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale from 1997–2005
- William Cotton, Governor of the Bank of England, who famously set fire to the Headmaster's garden.
- Sir Ambassador to Norwayfrom 1998–2002
- Paul Farmer MBE(1961–68), former Headmaster of London comprehensive schools; developed use of pop music in schools, including the first CSE examination in pop music
- Pete Flint, Internet Entrepreneur, Founder of Trulia
- Captain of the Fleetfrom 1978–81
- Sir Arthur Grimble, colonial governor
- Sir Austin Bradford Hill, pioneering medical researcher who discovered the link between smoking and cancer
- Steriker Hare, cricketer[5]
- Sir Ian Holm, actor
- Anthony Hossack (1882–1886) England footballer of the 1890s.
- William Penn, Quaker leader and founder of the state of Pennsylvania in the United States of America
- Sir GCHQ from 2003-8[6]
- Prof James B. Ramsey, Professor of Economics at New York University
- Timothy Rollinson CBE, Director-General of the Forestry Commission since 2004, and President from 2000-2 of the Institute of Chartered Foresters
- Rt Rev Thomas Joseph Savage
- Ben Shephard, television presenter
- Horace Smith, poet
- Michael Marshall Smith, novelist
- Jordan Spence, footballer, Ipswich Town 2017
- Rt Rev Tim Stevens, Bishop of Leicester from 1991 until 1999
- Bob StewartMP DSO
- Sir Edward Albert Stone, Chief Justice of Western Australia, 1901–06
- Attorney General of Hong Kong
- Sir Kincardine and Western Aberdeenshire from 1939–50 and North Angus and Mearnsfrom 1950–64
- Sir Bernard Williams, philosopher and Provost of King's College, Cambridge
- Prof languages.
- Timothy Williams, crime novelist
- Alan Winnington, British communist, journalist, anthropologist, war correspondent, author of children's fiction and crime thrillers
Headmasters
- Michael Punt (2007–2022)
- Damian King (2022–present)[7]
Notable masters
- St Paul's School and headmaster of Harrow School
- Anthony Little, headmaster 1989–1996, later headmaster of Eton Collegefrom 2002–2015.
- Abide With Me.
References
- ^ "A prep school for Chigwell". Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ "School History". Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ Photographs and notes on Memorial Chapel Chigwell School courtesy School Archivist M.F. Delfgou.
- ISBN 978 0 300 11614 4.
- ^ "Teams Steriker Hare played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ "HM Letter to Parents April 2016 by Chigwell School - Issuu". issuu.com. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Bryan (2 August 2023). "Chigwell School: Reviews, Rankings, And More". Britannia UK. Retrieved 2 October 2023.