New Hall Celebrates Record GCSE Results

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• Record 83% of grades at A*-B
• Record 57% A*/A
• A record 17 students achieve 9-11 A*/A grades – 30% of year group
• Top 2 students each achieve 11A*s and Distinction in Critical Thinking
• 100% of students achieve at least 5A*-C grades




Claire Blythe-Tinker and Catherine Crawley both celebrate 11A*s & a Distinction in Critical Thinking


Key Statistics
A*-A 57%
A*-B 83%
A*-C 95%
Number of students 92

Students at New Hall School, Chelmsford, are celebrating the school’s best ever GCSE results. A record 83% of GCSE grades are at A*-B and a record 57% are at A*/A (up from 45% in 2009).



A record 17 students have achieved 9-11 A*/A grades, which is 30% of the year group. The highest two performers, Claire Blythe-Tinker and Catherine Crawley, have both been awarded 11A*s and a Distinction in Critical Thinking. Once again, 100% of students have achieved at least 5A*-C grades.

Principal, Katherine Jeffrey, said: “We are very proud of our students and it is great to see their delight – and relief – today! These record results are a testament to their ability and hard work and of course to the expertise and dedication of the teachers. We congratulate Year 11 on their achievements.”

Top Performers (9-11 A*/A grades) – 17 students (up from 14 in 2009)

• Claire Blythe-Tinker achieved 11 A*, Distinction in CT
• Catherine Crawley achieved 11 A*, Distinction in CT
• Sophie Leader 10A*, 1A, Distinction in CT
• Megan James 9 A*, 2A, Distinction in CT
• Victoria Robinson 8A*, 2A, Merit in CT
• Lucy Talbot 8A*, 1A, 1B
• Ana Beatriz Santos 7A*, 2A - PLUS A* GCSE French in 2009, AS French A in 2010
• Charlotte Skeens 6 A*, 6A, Distinction in CT
• Ella Dziewulski achieved 6 A*, 4A, 1B, Distinction in CT
• Poppy Holme 5A*, 6A
• Clara Spicer 5A*, 6A, Distinction in CT
• Alice Campbell achieved 5 A*, 4A, 1B
• Abigail Odell 5A*, 4A, 1B, 1C
• Emma Sexton 5A*, 4A, 1C
• Emma Russell 3A*, 9A, Distinction in CT
• Tolulope Brown achieved 2 A*, 7A, 2B
• Alice Fox 11A,1B



Top Performing Subjects

• In four modern languages, 100% of students taking these subjects achieved A*.
• Over 70% of grades were A*/A in Chemistry, English, History, PE, ICT and 4 modern languages.
• 100% of grades were A*-B in: all three sciences, Music, PE, ICT and 5 modern languages

New Hall’s ‘Diamond’ Model for Academic Success

New Hall was the first girls’ schools nationally to expand by establishing a Boys’ Division for students aged 11-16, as well as a large co-educational Sixth Form. A decision was taken in 2005 to open the doors of the former girls’ convent school to senior boys. Two boys’ boarding houses have now been successfully established, in addition to the two girls’ houses.

New Hall’s rare ‘diamond’ model structure enables boys and girls to be taught separately for five years, until the end of the GCSE courses. Principal, Katherine Jeffrey, said: “From the outset the initiative to educate senior boys and yet to continue the tradition of single-sex teaching met with overwhelming support. The move has enhanced the school in so many ways, with a continuing emphasis on academic excellence.”

New Hall’s co-educational Sixth Form has doubled in size over the last 2 years and the school opened its new St Thomas More Sixth Form Centre in September in response to the demand for places. New Hall also opened a £2.5m 14-classroom block, Priory Court, to accommodate the increase to 1,100 students at the start of the school year.

Last week, New Hall students celebrated record A Level success. New Hall is the top performing independent school in Essex and the top Catholic co-educational boarding & day school in the UK for A Levels 2010. 82% of A Level grades were at A*-B. One third of the Sixth Form achieved 3, 4, or 5 A grades.