Chigwell School 7 Plus (7+) Exam Guide

About Chigwell School

Chigwell School in Essex lists 7+ into Year 3 as a formal entry point to its Junior School. The process is fuller than most at this age: a two-part interview, a classroom experience session, and a written entrance examination.

The school also publishes specimen English and maths papers on its own site, which is unusually helpful and worth using.

Key information for 2027 entry to Chigwell School at 7 Plus (7+)

• School type: co-educational, High Road, Chigwell, Essex
• Papers: English, maths and non-verbal reasoning
• Two-part interview of about 30 minutes: parents meet a senior member of staff, then your child is interviewed separately
• A Classroom Experience session led by Year 3 teachers
• The school publishes specimen English and maths papers, but not non-verbal reasoning or past papers
• A confidential reference form goes to your child’s current school
• Registration fee £180 including VAT, non-refundable
• On acceptance: £1,680 including VAT in total (a £1,200 day deposit credited to the first term, a £180 refundable acceptance deposit and a £300 retained deposit)
• Bursaries and scholarships are available at 11+, 13+ and 16+, not at 7+
• The school’s own pages were showing conflicting assessment dates at the time of writing; confirm the calendar with admissions

Admissions information for 2027 entry to Chigwell School at 7 Plus (7+)

Registration costs £180 and the deposit structure on acceptance totals £1,680, of which £1,200 is credited against your first term’s fees. Bursaries and scholarships start at 11+, so plan Year 3 on full fees.

One practical warning. When this guide was written the school’s own entry-points page was serving an out-of-date timetable, while an indexed version of the same page showed a different, later set of dates. Rather than repeat either, ring admissions and get the assessment date, closing date and acceptance deadline confirmed directly.

How can I register my child for the 7 Plus (7+) assessment at Chigwell School?

Apply through chigwell-school.org with the £180 fee, and ask admissions to confirm the current cycle’s dates while you are on the phone. Download the specimen English and maths papers from the school’s site at the same time; few schools at this age publish any.

What is the 7 Plus (7+) assessment format at Chigwell School?

Three written papers: English, maths and non-verbal reasoning. Alongside them sit a Classroom Experience session run by Year 3 teachers and a two-part interview, where parents meet a senior member of staff while your child is interviewed separately.

Non-verbal reasoning is the paper to prepare deliberately, and it is the one for which the school does not publish a specimen. English and maths you can rehearse directly against the school’s own sample papers.

Chigwell School 7 Plus (7+) top tips for your child

• Use the school’s specimen English and maths papers; they are the closest guide to the real thing
• Give non-verbal reasoning its own practice slot, as no specimen is published for it
• Ring admissions to confirm dates; the published timetable was inconsistent at the time of writing
• Prepare your child for being interviewed alone while you meet staff separately
• Budget on full fees at Year 3; awards begin at 11+

How to prepare your child for the 7 Plus (7+) Chigwell School assessment

Our 7+ English, maths and non-verbal reasoning packs below match the three papers with full answers. Use them alongside the school’s specimen papers, and lean on the NVR pack in particular, since that is the paper Chigwell gives you no sample of.