The Chigwell 4+ assessment report (2026 entry)

Results from the Chigwell 4+ assessment were released on Monday this week (13/10/25)

We’ve had mixed results this year.

I am not surprised.

I know how hard it is to pass the 4+ Assessment at this school.

Myself and my team have personally been preparing our youngest students for Chigwell for nearly 2 decades. Before sending their children into the Chigwell 4+ assessments, my clients are very well aware of the expectations at Chigwell. We tell them openly about all of them.

I am not surprised at the results we have had this year and neither are my clients.

We prepared 3 students for Chigwell (for 2026 entry). One boy and two girls.

All three children are highly intelligent, naturally inquisitive and just genuinely a pleasure to be with and to teach.

All three students started working with us at least 12 months before the 4+ assessment at Chigwell.

1.Stats

One child was not offered a place at Chigwell.

One of the girls was offered a place at Chigwell.

One of the girls has been waitlisted.

2. Three key reasons for success at Chigwell.

• Children who perform highly across the board (in all 7 areas of the EYFS curriculum)

• Regular communication between parents and teacher during the week between the lessons.

• Consistent daily activity - Children completing all of the home learning sent every single day in preparation for this assessment.

3. Key reason for not being offered a place at Chigwell.

• Communication and language - The expectations for communication and language is very high at Chigwell. My student who was offered a place is highly articulate and is able to answer questions with confidence and clarity. She is able to sustain a conversation with adults, hold eye contact and communicate to a very high standard. My other two students also communicate beautifully and are developing their skills in being able to articulate themselves and sustain deeper conversations with adults and children. Believe me, both of my other students are incredibly strong and Chigwell would have been the lucky ones to have had both of them.

I honestly cannot think of any other reasons. All three of my students were prepared to the highest of standards by myself and my senior teachers and by their parents. All of their parents worked incredibly hard to provide their children with the best possible learning in preparation for Chigwell.

My student who passed will be accepting the offer and will be starting at Chigwell in 2026.

My student who has been waitlisted - we will need to see if she is offered a place or not - I will update this blog once we hear. She is continuing to prepare for her other upcoming assessments.

My student who was not offered a place - he is currently preparing for several other top schools and he will be offered a place at one or more of them because he is simply amazing.

Congratulations to all of our amazing students who have been incredibly successful. And to all of our clients who trusted our process and went all in to support their children. This is not an easy assessment to pass at all. We are all so incredibly proud of you all!

To those of you who were not successful, don’t let this get you down. Focus and move on. You have other Assessments to think about now. You don’t want negative energy as your child will pick up on that. If you work hard and take it seriously, you will be successful. And if you’re not, know in your heart that your child has made amazing progress and you are building a love for learning that goes far beyond any assessment.