Schools in Chigwell
Chigwell is a village in the Epping Forest district of Essex with 10 schools, including 6 primaries and one secondary — West Hatch High School. Five schools operate as academies, and one carries a faith designation. Two schools are currently at or above capacity. Essex County Council coordinates admissions and publishes catchment maps annually.
West Hatch High School is a large comprehensive academy serving Chigwell and surrounding areas including Hainault and Chigwell Row. For primary admissions, Essex County Council applies straight-line distance as the main tiebreaker for community schools. Families in Chigwell should note that the proximity to the London Borough of Redbridge boundary means some addresses may be eligible for Redbridge school applications; checking the local authority boundary before applying is advisable.
School demand in Chigwell
Across the 9 schools in Chigwell with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 82%. 2 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
1 school in Chigwell has a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in its admissions policy.
5 of the schools in Chigwell are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Redbridge, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
2 of the schools in Chigwell have a current Ofsted rating, of which 2 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Chigwell: 1 oversubscribed (6)
Manford Primary School
Primary · Community school
Chigwell · IG7 4BX
Coppice Primary School
Primary · Community school
Chigwell · IG7 4AL
Limes Farm Junior School
Primary · Community school
Chigwell · IG7 5LP
Chigwell Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Chigwell · IG7 6ED
Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter
Chigwell · IG7 5LP
Chigwell Row Infant School
Primary · Academy converter
Chigwell · IG7 6EZ
Secondary Schools in Chigwell (1)
Other Schools in Chigwell (3)
Chigwell School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Chigwell · IG7 6QF
Early Years Assessment Service and Centre Co Manford Primary School
Not applicable · Miscellaneous
Chigwell · IG7 4BX
Wells Park School
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Chigwell · IG7 6NN
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Chigwell are set by Redbridge and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.