Case Study: Chigwell School modernises safeguarding and speeds investigations with Verkada

How Chigwell School Modernised Safeguarding with Verkada

Chigwell School, a 1,150-pupil independent school with a large 100-acre campus, needed to modernise safeguarding, simplify visitor management, and improve privacy-compliant evidence sharing. Working with Verkada, the school looked to replace its legacy CCTV and access systems with a more flexible, cloud-based approach.

Verkada delivered an integrated platform with cameras, access control, intercoms, and air quality sensors, giving staff the ability to investigate incidents from any authorised laptop and share video with face-blur privacy tools. The results were significant: investigations became 98% faster, a campus-wide traffic survey dropped from a multi-person, multi-day task to one person in one day, and the school improved parent reassurance and GDPR-compliant safeguarding.

Chigwell School

James Rea

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