Welcome to St Clare's School
Welcome to St Clare’s, a leading independent school for children aged 2 ½ to 18 years of age, carrying a very strong academic profile.
Located in the historic village of Newton, we are close to the coast on the outskirts of Porthcawl, South Wales. St Clare's has a rich tradition of providing exceptional education for over 85 years to pupils from Nursery all the way through to Sixth Form.
The St Clare’s approach reaps rewards, with results from academic yearly progress tests exceeding the national average in all core subjects. We are particularly proud to be in the top 5% of top-performing A-Level schools in the UK for ALPS (A-Level Performance System) since 2018.
Our Nursery has won the Daynurseries UK "Top 20" Award (Wales) for 4 years in a row, based purely on our parents' 10/10 reviews scores.
St Clare's independent school is structured to provide your child with the best education and life skills and you can feel confident your child will be nurtured to realise their full potential.
St Clare's Nursery
Specialist teaching in Spanish, French, Forest School
Top 20 Nursery in Wales (DayNurseries.co.uk) for past 4 years
From as little as £48.89 per day (or £37.75 with the Bridgend Early Years Funding applied), our surprisingly competitive fees include early drop off from 08:00, healthy hot home-cooked lunch and after school care from 3:30 - 5:30.
Bridgend Early Years Funding Grant offered (10 hours)
Book a Visit
Every day is an Open Day here at St Clare's
We are delighted that you are considering a place at St Clare's for your child and would like to welcome you to our wonderful school.
Whether you are looking for an immediate start, or for the 2025/26 academic year, please do book a personal tour and see for yourself what makes St Clare's such an exciting, welcoming place to send your child.
Mrs Hier became Head at St Clare’s School in June 2018 after 5 years as Deputy Headteacher and 15 years as a Spanish Teacher. She has a passion for modern foreign languages, and introduced the impactful Enrichment Programme at St Clare’s.
“In order for a child to be successful academically, it is extremely important that they are happy.”
- Helen Hier, Headteacher
Join us for a Personal Tour
We warmly welcome families throughout the year, offering tailored personal tours on a day that suits you, including school holidays.
Enjoy a guided tour around the school by a member of our friendly Admissions Team who can answer any questions you may have.
FACILITIES & LOCATION
Nestled in 11 acres of magnificent grounds.
Our pupils learn and discover in a beautiful setting within walking distance of the coast, easily accessible from the M4 motorway.
Extensively refurbished, our beautiful buildings, sports grounds, Early Years centre, Sixth Form Hub and calm outdoor space provide pupils with the inspiration to achieve and excel.
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Art, Music and Drama are essential parts of life at St Clare’s. We are proud advocates of the immense benefits of the creative arts.
View more of our pupils wonderful work @stclaresarts
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By underpinning our education with a framework of exceptional pastoral care, our pupils enjoy a nurturing and supportive environment that places their emotional wellbeing at the centre and allows them to flourish.
“The school offers a nurturing, caring environment in which children thrive and are encouraged to work hard, be themselves and reach their potential. The staff know each child well and therefore teaching is tailored to the child’s needs. Classes are small enough to allow for this and to allow each child to contribute confidently in class.”
Want to experience this first hand? Contact our friendly admissions team and arrange a personal tour today.
admissions@stclares-school.co.uk
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Our weekly Forest School promotes the opportunity to develop skills to manage risks and attempt new challenges which pupils would not face in a classroom. Such challenges include - using tools, building fires and den making. These activities add a sense of excitement and adventure to the children’s learning, and they are free to explore and manipulate the environment around them using all their senses.
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Our Year 3 and 4 pupils enjoyed investigating our local area.
They took part in a workshop run by Beach Academy Wales, in which they investigated the coastline of Rest Bay.
Whilst exploring the marine wildlife and landscapes the children were encouraged to take responsibility for and to respect their environment and the marine life within it. The children found lots of creatures, including crabs, a starfish and lots of sea snails, as well as fossil coral and shells.
Our conscientious pupils also offered to help with a quick litter pick. Well done!
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We combine high-quality educational experience with an unparalleled level of care and support.
Our outstanding Reception class is the ideal way to ease your child into the exciting world of learning. Our Reception class offers a supportive and fun bridge between Nursery and the more formal educational experience enjoyed from Year 1.
Book now to visit our Reception class and meet our dedicated and experienced teachers.
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Congratulations to our cross country runners🏅
We are proud of all the pupils who participated at the recent cross country competition. Pupils celebrated their achievement with waffles and hot chocolate.
Our fourth event of the season took place at Pencoed Comprehensive School. The determination to finish was excellent. All runners managed to complete the course in difficult conditions.
An amazing result from our year 3 and 4 boys’ team who finished 1st overall. Great runs by William E in 5th, Ethan A in 6th, Jenson J 16th, Henry B 18th and Max H in 40th place. Well done boys!
Our 3 & 4 girls’ team were consistent, Moli A was 9th and April T was 14th.
Our year 5 & 6 boys performed well, finishing 3rd overall in the team event. Gruff D was 12th, Oliver B 14th, Daniel H 16th and Thomas C was 17th.
Sofie C ran with great determination to finish 14th in the year 5 and 6 girls’ race. Thank you to all the competitors and parents who braved the heavy rain to attend and support the school.
Also well done to the Year 3 and 4 boys who achieved a silver medal at the Porthcawl race.
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Science Week🧪
This year’s theme was “Change and Adapt” our pupils enjoyed this exciting opportunity to explore science.
Pupils in Year 7 and 8 spent the week planning new inventions. They developed their ideas throughout the week and produced advertisements to promote their inventions.
Year 6 took part in an interactive lesson with Tim Peake and discovered the effects of space on our bones. They also learnt how astronauts manage food and hydration. Pupils also enjoyed carrying out multiple experiments as part of the Mad Science workshop.
#stclaresporthcawl #science #scienceweek2025
Our Early Years Forest School taster session allowed children to experience a variety of activities such as:
- A fire circle
- Planting and digging
- Construction
- Stories
- Role play using mud kitchen
Keep a look out for our next free Forest School taster session. #stclaresporthcawl #forestschool
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