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History of St Clare's School
St Clare's independent school history
In 1938 Rev. Canon James of Newton invited the Sisters' of St Clare, from Newry, Northern Ireland, to open a Secondary Day School for Girls in their new convent at The Clevis, Newton, Porthcawl.
| Sacred Heart School - Headteachers | |
| 1938 - 1942 Sr Paul McNulty | |
| 1942 - 1952 Sr Bernardine | |
| Pupil numbers swelled during the war years as evacuees joined the school as boarders. Sr Bernardine took the decision to form two schools - Preparatory and Senior. | |
| St Clare's Prep School - Headteachers | St Clare's Senior School - Headteachers |
| 1952 - 1965 Sr Aquinas | 1952 - 1965 Sr Bernardine |
| 1965 - 1967 Sr Agnella | 1965 - 1969 Sr Imelda |
| 1967 - 2006 Sr Angela | 1969 - 1973 Sr Rose |
| 1973 - 1983 Sr Bernardine | |
| Boys were admitted to the Senior School from 1982 onwards. | |
| 1983 - 1991 Sr Catherine | |
| 1991 Sr Mercedes | |
| Boarding ceased in the early 1990s due to falling numbers. | |
| 1992 - 1999 Anne Jarrett | |
| 1999 - Catherine Barnard | |
| In May 2006 the Sisters of St Clare took the decision to retire and the School was sold to Cognita Schools Ltd. The name became simply St Clare's School. | |
| St Clare's School - Headteachers | |
| May 2006 Mrs Catherine Barnard | |
St Clare's Story