RESULTS BOOKLET
2023-24
GCSE RESULTS 2024
Year 11 students at New Hall School jumped for joy, with news of their record-breaking results in August. 76% of grades were at 6-9, and nearly a third were at the top grades 8/9.
New Hall operates the diamond model structure, with students educated in co-educational classes up to age 11 and again at Sixth Form. From 11 to 16 they are taught in single-sex lessons, enabling the School to tailor pastoral and academic provision during the GCSE courses.
“Each year, we are proud to see the success of the diamond model, as we challenge and overthrow the notions of gender stereotypes in school subjects and teaching. Evidenced by this year’s results and our students’ choices of A Level subjects, we see the positive effects of singlesex teaching on adolescents’ unconscious bias. The co-educational A Level lessons in the Sixth Form will help to prepare them for higher education and life beyond school.”
New Hall’s top performer, Ned, achieved a clean sweep of eleven grade 9s. Ned said: “I’m really happy with my results. I’ve decided on Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Further Mathematics for my A Levels. I’m really looking forward to starting boarding at New Hall with all my friends – Sixth Form will be great!”. In Year 10, Ned took two Level 3 qualifications (three years early), gaining a grade A* in his Level 3 EPQ and the highest grade, A, in the FSMQ in Additional Mathematics. In 2024, Ned also achieved a Distinction in the UKMT Maclaurin Maths Olympiad 2024, and 95%, the highest score in School, in his Grade 7 Communications Skills, as part of his co-curricular Trinity Drama examinations.
Aurora is a weekly boarder, diocesan scholar and this year’s recipient of the Principal’s Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement. Following eight grade 9s and three grade 8s, Aurora is excited to be studying Mathematics, Biology and Chemistry at A Level, as well as a DELF Diploma in French. “I joined New Hall in Year 7 and have really appreciated the support system available in the boarding house. I’m looking forward to my A Level lessons at New Hall – my ambition is to be a psychiatrist, so I’m hoping to study Medicine at university,” Aurora shared.
“We are so proud of all our Year 11 students. In my 22 years as Principal, this day has never ceased to be one of the most joyful occasions of the academic year. Our students have worked incredibly hard and it is exciting to share this moment with them, as they receive this recognition for their achievements. ”
Mrs Jeffrey, Principal
Ned celebrating his eleven grade 9s with Mrs Jeffrey Aurora receiving her results
Dr Tiffen, Vice Principal
A record 31% of grades at 8-9 (A*)
A record 53% of grades 7+ (A*/A)
A record 76% of grades at 6+ (A*-B)
“We are delighted with this news of the students’ academic successes. They will be progressing to New Hall Sixth Form at an exciting time, with our new Sixth Form International Business & Languages Centre providing university-style facilities alongside our Sixth Form Boarding Houses. This will also be the first cohort to have the option to study BTEC Sport at New Hall, after this vocational course, equivalent to two A Levels, was added to the Sixth Form academic provision.”
Mr Goulding, Head of Sixth
Form
Students celebrating with families and the Heads of Upper School, Mrs Norman and Mr Kerr
A LEVEL RESULTS 2024
New Hall Sixth Form students celebrated a record year of excellent A Level results and success. A record 52% of all A Level grades were at A*/A, with a quarter of the cohort earning a full set of A*/A grades. 81% of all grades awarded at New Hall were A*-B.
Continuing New Hall’s strong Oxbridge tradition, Classics Prefect and weekly boarder, Lawrencia, secured a place to read Classics and Middle Eastern & Asian Studies at Oriel College, Oxford, while fellow boarder Haris, who has been at New Hall since Year 3, started his journey at Gonville & Caius College, University of Cambridge, reading Theology, Religion & Philosophy of Religion.
85% of students achieved places at Russell Group/Top 20 institutions
Students have also secured places at other leading universities across the country and beyond, including Durham, Exeter, Loughborough, University College London, Warwick, University of Hong Kong and Stanford University.
Deputy Head Boy Archie was one of the School’s highest achievers, gaining three A* grades and securing his place to read History at Durham University. Joining him at Durham are fellow top achievers Alastair, Emily, Leila, Madeleine, and Zoe, studying a range of subjects from Theology & Philosophy to Archeology. Archie shared, “Sixth Form was busy but amazing, and I’m very grateful to the School and my History teachers especially. My message to all students is to work hard and remember to enjoy yourselves.”
“I am incredibly proud of our students and all they have accomplished. This group has excelled not only in their studies but also across a wide range of co-curricular activities, from sports to performing arts, and in their service to the community. Their New Hall journey has taken them around the world as part of their academic enrichment, with trips to France, Iceland, India, Spain, Switzerland, the United States of America and more. Complemented by their hard work, these diverse experiences have enhanced their education, contributing to their outstanding results and preparing them for the exciting next steps in their lives.”
Mrs Jeffrey, Principal
Alastair, Leila, Madeleine and Archie gained places at Durham University
Lawrencia and Haris celebrate their Oxbridge places
A record 52% of grades at A*/A 81% of grades at A*-B
Quarter of students earned full set of A*/A grades
Setting the scene for the opening of New Hall’s Sixth Form International Business & Languages Centre in September 2024, our Economics Department celebrated stellar results, with 39% of grades at A* and 75% at A*/A. The Modern Languages Department continues to go from strength to strength, with a third of grades at A* and 82% at A*/A. This follows the news that New Hall has won the Muddy Stilettos ‘Best Schools Award’ for our pioneering programme of ‘Modern Languages Cookery’, a unique, immersion-style of learning, which helps to build confidence when learning a language. Our second state-of-the-art cookery room opened earlier this year, and the School also offers the professional Leiths Academy qualifications.
International Scholarships
• Ranked 10th in England in 2024, New Hall golfer Henry has signed on to a fully-funded tennis scholarship with the University of San Francisco, California, with the aim to study Politics
• National tennis player Ellie signed on to a fully-funded tennis scholarship with Michigan State University, with the aim to study Political Sciences and International Relations. Ellie also holds a place to study Politics and International Relations at the University of Bath
• HMC scholar and international boarder Oleksandr has secured a fully-funded academic scholarship to Stanford Univesity, California, to study Computer Science
Students celebrating record-breaking A Level results with their families
UNIVERSITY PLACES
MDV SUCCESS
New Hall also has a proven record of support for students looking to study Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine (MDV). Over the last five years, students have secured places at the following institutions:
Medicine, Leicester University
Medicine, University of East Anglia
Medicine, St John’s College, Cambridge
Medicine, University of Southampton
Medicine, Hull York Medical School
Medicine, UCL
Medicine, Cardiff University
Medicine, University of Nottingham
Medicine, University of East Anglia
Veterinary Medicine, Girton College, Cambridge
Veterinary Medicine, University of Nottingham
Veterinary Medicine, Royal Veterinary College
Veterinary Medicine, University of Bristol
DID YOU KNOW?
Professor Gina Rippon (pictured in New Hall’s Denford Bar) is an international expert on brain-imaging and is a Chartered member of the British Psychology Society. She is an Old Fish (New Hall, 1961-1968).
LEAVERS’ PROFILES
Each year, around 85% of students achieve places at Russell Group/Top 20 universities. Here are a few of our top achievers this year:
Haris A* (Theology), A (Politics), A (English Literature) University of Cambridge
Theology, Religion & Philosophy of Religion
Weekly boarder, Senior Prefect & Head of Campion House
Lawrencia A (Classical Greek), A (Latin), A (English Literature) University of Oxford, Classics with Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
Weekly boarder & Classics Prefect
Inés A* (Biology), A* (Psychology), A (Chemistry)
University of Warwick, Biomedical Sciences
Senior Prefect
Ellie A (Politics) B (Spanish)
B (Geography)
Michigan State University Tennis Scholarship, Political Sciences
National Tennis Player and Spanish Prefect
Oleksandr
A (Computer Science), A (Physics), A (Mathematics)
B (Further Maths)
Stanford University
Academic Scholarship, Computer Science
Full boarder, HMC Scholar & Physics
Prefect Archie A* (History), A* (Economics), A* (Theology)
Durham University, History
Deputy Head Boy
Daniel A* (Theology)
A* (Economics)
A* (Mathematics)
University of Warwick, Economics
Weekly boarder & Chaplaincy Prefect
Carson
A* (Further Maths), A* (Mathematics), A (Chemistry)
A (Physics)
University of East Anglia, Medicine
Full boarder & MDV Prefect
Millie
A* (Economics), A* (Mathematics), A* (Chinese) A (Music) University of Manchester, Economics & Data Analytics
Full boarder, Chinese Prefect
Pandora A* (Economics), A* (Geography), A (Psychology)
University of Bristol, Geography
Flexible boarder & Deputy Head Girl
OXBRIDGE SUCCESS
In recent years, students have been successful in gaining places at Oxford and Cambridge to read the following (in some instances, more than one New Hallian attended the same college for the same subject):
Architecture, Darwin College, Cambridge Classics, Newnham College, Cambridge Economics with Finance, Gonville & Caius, Cambridge
Engineering, Jesus College, Cambridge English, Newnham College, Cambridge
French & Spanish, Clare College, Cambridge History, Downing College, Cambridge History, Trinity College, Cambridge
HSPS, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge Law, Emmanuel College, Cambridge Medicine, Robinson College, Cambridge Medicine, St John’s College, Cambridge Spanish with Russian, Churchill College, Cambridge
Theology, Religion & Philosophy of Religion, Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge Veterinary Medicine, Girton College, Cambridge
DID YOU KNOW?
Old Fish, Professor Pippa Rogerson (New Hall, 1972-1977) is the first female Master of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge. Here she is, pictured above with fellow Oxbridge Old Fishes, Mrs Jeffrey and Mr Goulding, at New Hall’s annual Oxbridge Dinner in September 2024.
Biochemistry, Hertford College, Oxford Biological Sciences, St Catherine’s College, Oxford Classics, Regent’s College, Oxford History, Exeter College, Oxford Law, Magdalen College, Oxford Mathematics, St Peter’s College, Oxford Music, St Peter’s College, Oxford Politics, Philosophy & Economics, Christ Church, Oxford
Theology & Religion, Mansfield College, Oxford
Theology & Religion, Keble College, Oxford
Classics and Middle Eastern & Asian Studies, Oriel College, Oxford
Old Fish, Dr Tahir Khan (New Hall, 2013-2015) speaks to prospective STEM Oxbridge applicants in New Hall’s new Sixth Form International Business & Languages Centre
Oxbridge Society students at the University of Oxford Open Day 2024
MOST ABLE & TALENTED
New Hall School has high academic standards, regularly outperforming local grammar and independent schools in public examinations. New Hall achieved the highest A Level progress score in Essex in relation to the ‘value added’ by a school in 2019, the last year that the DfE published progress data.
Our thriving programme of activities stretches and challenges our most academically able. We believe that the learning habits required to achieve academic success can be nurtured in all our students, and that even the most able can develop to even higher levels when set intellectual challenges and opportunities to think creatively.
This programme is delivered alongside our excellent system of pastoral care to ensure that, as well as being academically stretched, students are supported and develop the skills to balance their studies alongside their equally important co-curricular contributions.
The success of this programme can be illustrated by the performance of our most academically able students (MAT). These students represent a third of each year group.
NB: From 2020, the DfE no longer publishes progress scores for schools.
LEAVERS’ DESTINATIONS
TOP COURSE CHOICES OF NEW HALL’S 2024 LEAVERS
Law, Politics & International Relations (18)
Economics, Accountancy & Finance (14)
Biological/Biomedical Sciences (12)
History, Ancient History & Classics (8)
Theology & Philosophy (8)
Business & Management (7)
Medicine, Vet Medicine & Clinical Sciences (7)
Architecture, Art & Design (6)
Mathematics & Computer Science (6)
Engineering & Physics (5)
Geography & Environmental Studies (5)
Sport & Exercise Sciences (5)
English/Journalism (3)
Psychology & Sociology (3)
WHAT DO MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY SAY ABOUT NEW HALL?
“It’s amazing - all the facilities, all the clubs you can attend, there are so many and you can try something you’ve never tried before. Don’t miss any of the opportunities that you have because I don’t think you’ll every get a chance to do them anywhere else. New Hall offers something you wouldn’t get anywhere else. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go to New Hall.”
Annie | Year 8 day student
“New Hall has been an amazing opportunity for all three of our children. As a parent, I’m so proud of the School and I feel very, very sad to leave.”
Parent of Year 13 Leaver
“Boarding has been an amazing experience for me. The staff are so welcoming, and they did a great job making Dennett House a second home for all of us. My favourite aspect about boarding will be the socials with other boarders. We’ve had quizzes, basketball matches, the ‘Pancake Race’, formals, etc.”
Chloe| 2024 leaver from Hong Kong
“As a new student at New Hall, I have felt very welcomed by both boarders and staff. Boarding provides me with an excellent balance between studying and a social life, with both academic support and social events taking place. The staff are open minded and caring. There is a real sense of belonging and community within the School, the importance of which cannot be overstated.”
Filip | Year 13 boarder from Macedonia
“The biggest thing I have noticed since joining is the sense of community. Students are polite and curious; staff have been warm and welcoming, and this has helped me so much to settle in.”
New teacher in the Senior Divisions
“A new school can be overwhelming, for me it was a culture shock coming from abroad and starting in Year 9, but I settled in quickly. The site is really big, but you get used to it within a week!”
Missy | Year 10 day student
