CrEatIVe ARtS

Girls at Tudor Hall use our first-class Design Technology and Creative Arts facilities to be both creative and interpretative and can develop their skills in a broad range of disciplines, encompassing Fine Art (drawing, painting, printmaking), Ceramics, Textiles and Photography, under the guidance of a highly-skilled teaching team.

From September 2026, A Level Digital Design and Media is also an option in the Sixth Form.

Photography - girls have use of a traditional dark room, studio and lighting space as well as a computer suite.

Ceramics - our purpose built, spacious and light-filled ceramics studio includes potters wheels, drying rooms and a kiln, as well as specialist capacity such as raku firing.

Textiles - two large, purpose-built Textiles rooms complete with modern sewing machines and specialist equipment.

Art - bright art studios with individual working spaces and a wealth of media and resources to choose from.

Design Technology - purpose built DT workshop with a range of specialist equipment including for dye sublimation printing, low temperature casting, jewellery making and metalwork, vacuum forming, laser cutting, rapid prototyping and 3D printing. Computer-aided design (CAD) programmes including Adobe Creative Cloud, 2-dimensional drawing programmes for CNC machining, and 3-dimensional virtual modelling software.

Creativity in all its forms is integral to Tudor Hall school life

The ability to be visually expressive is an important part of every young person’s development, and Tudor Hall's diverse range of clubs and activities allow pupils to unleash their inner creativity. Pupils are encouraged to explore media introduced in class or a topic of their own.

Pupils are encouraged to enter competitions such as the Young Art Oxford competition, the Boarding School Association Art and Photography Awards, or the Design Museum's national Design Ventura product design competition. In-house competitions include the House Pottery Throwdown, Christmas Card competition and House Photography competitions. 

Girls commonly use our creative spaces to extend and refine their project work, practise their design and practical skills, processes and techniques, to develop a personal sketchbook or learn a new skill such as raku, hand-modelling, throwing on a wheel, etching, wood cuts and Photoshop.

Clubs offered include; Ceramics Clubs, Throwing, Junior Art, Printmaking, Figure Drawing, Photography and a variety of GCSE and A Level clinics. Jewellery Club is for aspiring jewellery makers at all levels, from simple bought-in components and assembly, to working with finer and more precious materials. Girls explore traditional jewellery-making techniques in a professional yet relaxed and creative workshop environment.

Cookery

Cookery is a popular creative and practical co-curricular activity and our fantastic facilities and professional teaching kitchen make cooking a real pleasure.

Todd (Year 7) baking club is where it all begins, with our youngest pupils learning how to use the kitchen safely and following a selection of simple recipes. Pupils in the IIs, IIIs and IVs (Years 8 to 10) also have the option of taking part in a baking club to create a variety of sweet and savoury dishes. Hester's Cordon Bleu Cookery Classes are available (extra charge) for pupils in the IIIs – UVI (Years 9 to 13) teaching girls to enjoy s love of healthy food, prepare quick and easy suppers and to experiment with new recipes every week; it is an excellent way to prepare them for cooking independently in the future.

Sixth Form girls can opt to undertake the Leiths - L3 Extended Certificate in Professional Cookery, assessed by Leiths School of Food and Wine, who visit our kitchen from their London HQ to complete the assessment.