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Tudor Hall School, Banbury

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Tudor Hall
Address
Map
Wykham Park

Banbury
,
Oxfordshire
,
OX16 9UR

England
Coordinates52°02′21″N 1°21′33″W / 52.0391°N 1.3591°W / 52.0391; -1.3591
Information
TypePrivate day and boarding
MottoLatin: Habeo ut dem
(I have in order that I may give)
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1850; 174 years ago (1850)
FounderThe Rev. John Wood Todd, D.D., and Mrs. Martha Todd
Local authorityOxfordshire
OfstedReports
Chairman of the GovernorsDebbie Chism
HeadmistressJulie Lodrick
GenderGirls
Age11 to 18
Enrolment330~
Houses4
Colour(s)Pink, yellow, green, blue
PublicationThe Tudorian
Former pupilsOld Tudorians
BadgeTudor rose
School hymnTo Be a Pilgrim
Websitewww.tudorhallschool.com

Tudor Hall School is a private day and boarding school for girls in Oxfordshire, situated between Bloxham and Banbury. It was founded by a Baptist Minister and his wife, and moved to several different places before the purchase of its current premises after the Second World War.

History

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Tudor Hall was founded in 1850 in Salisbury, by the Rev.John Wood Todd and his wife Martha,[1] and moved to the Forest Hill area of London in around 1854, initially at Perry Hill House, and later at Red Hall, or Tudor House, from which the school's name emerged.

By the 1900s, the school had expanded and was in need of more space. In 1908, it moved to Chislehurst in Kent. The school later went through difficult times and had to be closed down for a term in 1935. Former pupil Nesta Inglis, elder daughter of banker and Marylebone Cricket Club amateur cricketer Alfred Inglis, took over as headmistress and re opened the school.

At the outbreak of World War II, the school relocated to Burnt Norton, near Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, to escape the air raids. However, it outgrew the property during the war. Inglis came across some land outside Banbury, Oxfordshire, and the purchase was made in February 1944. The school moved to the new location in January 1946.[2]

Tudor Hall owned a prep school, Carrdus School, which closed in 2024 after a Labour government imposed VAT on private school fees.[3]

Boarding

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Tudor Hall offers a full boarding programme. Over two thirds of pupils are boarders. New boarders are usually assigned an older girl to assist them with adjustment into boarding life. There are full-time residential staff who live on-campus.[4]

Tudor Hall Main School from the back lawn
Tudor Hall School, Banbury (Design and Technology, Dining Room and Art Department)

Houses

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Upon entry each girl is assigned to a house, each of which is named after one of the Royal Houses that ruled over England.

Traditions

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Unlike many schools, Tudor Hall uses an unusual nomenclature for its year groups.

  • Todd/Ones - Year 7
  • Twos - Year 8
  • Threes - Year 9
  • Fours - Year 10
  • Fives - Year 11
  • Inglis - Year 12
  • Ashtons - Year 13

Notable old girls

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See also: Category:People educated at Tudor Hall School, Banbury

Former pupils are known as "Old Tudorians"

References

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  1. ^ "Independent women in public life in Salisbury in the second half of the nineteenth century" (PDF). /research.gold.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. ^ Tudor Hall
  3. ^ https://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/education/parents-were-in-tears-banbury-private-school-announces-closure-as-labour-budget-plans-blight-its-future-4861791
  4. ^ Boarding
  5. ^ A Day in the Life of a Tudorian Archived 2013-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
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