Rise in Top GCSE Results
Published by Tudor Hall on Thursday 20th of August 2026
Tudor Hall‘s girls can celebrate some excellent GCSE results, released today. The number of Tudor girls who have attained Grades 9-7 in all their subjects has risen, with 43% of Year 11 grades at this level, nearly twice the national average (22%). A fantastic 28% of all grades at Tudor are at 9 or 8, with a number of girls having achieved seven or more GCSEs at Grade 9 or 8.
Over 50% of girls who took English, French, History, Art, Drama, Religious Studies, and Food & Nutrition GCSEs achieved Grades 9-7. This is a wonderful reflection of the high standard of teaching as well as the breadth and flexibility of subject choice at Tudor.
At Tudor, girls can sit their GCSE Maths a year early (ie. in Year 10 rather than Year 11) and 100% of the Year 10s who did this have achieved a Grade 9 or 8.
Importantly, the grades attained by this Year 11 cohort are higher than those predicted by their original baseline assessments; this underpins the immense value-added uplift that a Tudor Hall education facilitates. It is also further evidence of the impact that being a High Performance Learning school is having on our teaching and learning; we are on track to be accredited as a World Class School in the coming months.
Headmistress, Julie Lodrick commented:
“The wonderful results across a broad range of subjects reflect our Year 11 girls' impressive range of interests and their ability to achieve success that exceeds expectations. Among the cohort, there are a number of individuals who have faced significant personal challenges, and we are so proud of what they have achieved. This is testament not only to the exceptional care and dedicated, timely support girls are given at Tudor, but also to their resilience and perseverance.
These results are also an excellent reflection of the commitment and hard work of the staff who have steered the girls throughout their Tudor journey so far. We wish them success and happiness as they embark on their Sixth Form studies, and we have every confidence that they will flourish in all aspects of school life.”
Individual success
Upon receiving her excellent grades, Year 11 pupil Kitty said: "I am very pleased with my results. I have done better than I ever could've hoped for and I was just shocked when I opened them this morning. My teachers at school have been beyond supportive and I couldn't thank them enough!"
Serafina, who is celebrating achieving nine Grade 9s and one Grade 8, said: "I'm positively delighted with my grades and so pleased that the effort I put in paid off. I also want to thank my teachers as I certainly never would have achieved these grades without their support and encouragement in the form of late-night clinics and the numerous questions answered."
Fellow Year 11 pupil Bea, said : "Everyone said, 'Hard work pays off'. I can't believe it actually does! My teachers support and my friends’ determination gave me the inspiration to lock in. Thanks everyone at Tudor Hall. I couldn’t have done it without you."
About Tudor Hall School
Tudor Hall is a leading all girls 11-18 boarding and day school near Banbury, on the edge of the Cotswolds, and is part of the Mill Hill Education charitable group.
At Tudor Hall, for more than 175 years, every aspect of school life is designed to empower every girl to flourish. Empowerment and creativity are two of our key values at Tudor Hall: to give girls the confidence to be themselves, to believe in their own unique abilities and go further than they ever thought possible; to explore possibilities, to take risks and to try new things – essentially, to be curious and creative in all their endeavours.
Tudor is a High Performance Learning (HPL) school, the only one in Oxfordshire and one of a small number of independent schools in the UK working towards the prestigious World Class School accreditation based on cognitive and neuroscience research. As a HPL school, we empower our pupils to aim high and believe that strong academic outcomes are attainable for all our pupils.
Research continues to highlight the benefits of all-girls' education. The Girls' Schools Association (GSA) reports that girls in all-girls schools are between two and three times more likely to study STEM subjects such as A Level Physics and Further Maths than their peers in co-educational settings. In an all-girls environment, girls are more likely to challenge themselves, embrace leadership and pursue ambitions on their own terms.
Only 1 hour from London and 25 minutes from Oxford, girls are safe and secure – in every sense of the words – to be themselves and find their place in the world.
Tudor girls leave not only with outstanding academic preparation, but with the confidence, compassion and sense of purpose to make a meaningful contribution wherever life takes them.
