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Grammar schools in Chigwell

There are no grammar schools in Chigwell.

Grammar schools are state secondaries that select by ability, usually through an 11+ test. Essex and Redbridge have 6 of them, but none in Chigwell itself — so every state secondary in Chigwell admits without a selective test.

The nearest is Ilford County High School, about 1.8 miles away in Redbridge. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Grammar schools elsewhere in Essex and Redbridge

Essex and Redbridge have 6 grammar schools, but none in Chigwell itself.

Nearest grammar schools to Chigwell

Straight-line distance from the centre of Chigwell — not a travel time.

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Ilford County High School Ilford 1.8 miles Boys —
Woodford County High School Woodford Green 3.3 miles Girls Good
The Latymer School London 7.2 miles Mixed —
Bexley Grammar School Welling 11.0 miles Mixed Outstanding
Townley Grammar School Bexleyheath 11.6 miles Girls Outstanding
St Michael's Catholic Grammar School London 11.8 miles Girls Outstanding

Published admissions priorities

These are extracts from school-specific arrangements for the entry years shown, in priority order. They are not the full policy or a prediction of an offer. Check the linked arrangement for test eligibility, deadlines and all remaining priorities.

Ilford County High School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children with the minimum score (104) (published source)
  2. 45 places (25%) for children entitled to the Pupil Premium (including Ever 6), in order of total standardised score (published source)
  3. Other children living in the Common Catchment Area, in score order (published source)

Woodford County High School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked after and previously looked after children with the minimum score (104) (published source)
  2. 45 places (25%) for children entitled to the Pupil Premium (including Ever 6), in order of total standardised score (published source)
  3. Other children living in the Common Catchment Area, in score order (published source)

The Latymer School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children, ranked within the top 900 test-takers (published source)
  2. Up to 20 places: Free School Meals/Universal Credit children ranked within the top 900 (published source)
  3. Up to 20 music places: children ranked within the top 700, selected by audition after passing the academic threshold (published source)

Bexley Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children (published source)
  2. Up to 12 places: Pupil Premium children deemed selective, ranked by distance from the school (published source)
  3. Guaranteed Grammar School Place: LA-wide top 180 standardised scores in the Bexley Selection Test (across all Bexley grammar schools) (published source)

Townley Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children (published source)
  2. 56 places (25% of PAN): Pupil Premium girls achieving the qualifying selective score (published source)
  3. If category 2 undersubscribed: further Pupil Premium girls up to 5% below the standardised selective score, ranked by score then distance (published source)

St Michael's Catholic Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. Baptised + Practising Catholic girls who are Looked After/Previously Looked After, ranked in the top 200 entrance-test places (published source)
  2. Up to 32 places (25%): Baptised + Practising Catholic girls eligible for Pupil Premium, ranked in the top 200 (published source)
  3. Baptised + Practising Catholic girls, in rank score order (published source)

Schools in Chigwell

Chigwell has 9 open schools. Browse all Chigwell schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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