Tudor Hall School is an

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day and boarding school for girls in Oxfordshire, situated between

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. 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

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History

Tudor Hall was founded in 1850 in

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, by the Rev.John Wood Todd and his wife Martha, 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

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er Alfred Inglis, took over as headmistress and re opened the school. At the outbreak of

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, the school relocated to Burnt Norton, near

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, 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.

Boarding

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. Tudor Hall School Main School 2

Houses

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

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A Day in the Life of a Tudorian

Traditions

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

Former pupils are known as "Old Tudorians" *

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References

External links

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