St Clare's School was a coeducationalprivateday school, located in the village of Newton (near Porthcawl), in Bridgend County Borough, South Wales. St. Clare's was a non-selective independent school attended by pupils aged 2 1/2 years through to 18. The school provided preparatory, secondary and tertiary education leading to GCSE and A-level qualifications. The Roman Catholic Church owned and ran the school from 1938 to 2006 when it was sold to the Cognita Group. In May 2025 Cognita announced that the school would close permanently in December 2025.[1]
In 1938, the Rev. Canon James of Newton invited the Sisters of St Clare from Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland to open a secondary day-school for girls in their new convent at the Clevis in Newton. The school was originally titled Sacred Heart School.[2]
Pupil numbers swelled during the war years as evacuees joined the school as boarders. Therefore, the decision was taken to form two schools – Preparatory and Senior. Both schools were renamed after St. Clare. Boys were admitted to the school, but only the Preparatory School. Boarding ceased in the early 1990s due to falling numbers. In May 2006, the Sisters of St Clare took the decision to retire and the school was sold to Cognita Schools. The name became simply St Clare's School.
In May 2025, it was announced that the school would close permanently in December 2025.[3]
The school
St. Clare's was a co-educational, non-selective day school for children aged 2 1/2 – 18 years. The school was divided into 4 departments: Nursery school (children ages 2 1/2 – 4); Junior School (ages 4 – 11); Senior School (ages 11–16); and Sixth form (ages 16 – 18).
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