St John's School Porthcawl

St. John’s is a truly independent co-educational school for pupils aged 3-16 years. We currently have limited availability across the school.

We have three minibuses which bring pupils from Cowbridge, Neath & Port Talbot and Bridgend. We also offer after school care and activities  each day until 5.30pm.

All enquiries are very welcome. Please contact the school office on 01656 783404 or email to make an appointment to view our school in session.

We will be holding our next Open Day on Tuesday 21st February. Please come and see what St. John’s has to offer. There will be the opportunity to have a tour of the school in session and to speak with pupils and staff.

There will be a Parent & Toddler session on the morning of Thursday 9th February. This is a chance to spend some time with your child in the Early Years Unit.

For more information or to book a place for the Parent & Toddler Session please email or call the school office on 01656 783404.

Last week we celebrated the Harvest Festival at St. John’s with a Pre Prep and Prep service at St. John’s Church and a Harvest Assembly in School for Seniors. Thank you to everyone who gave so generously. The food will now be distributed to local charities via the Porthcawl Food Bank and St. John’s Church, Newton.

Once again St John’s pupils have achieved great GCSE results with 65% of all examinations taken being awarded the top A* to B grades.  47% of all the exams were given A* and A grades (against a national average of 23.2%) with 21% at the highest A* level.  Over 80% of pupils achieved at least one A or A* grade and nearly 65% achieved at least 4 A or A* grades.  The highest achiever at the school this year was Elan Edry who gained 11 GCSEs, 10 of which were A* with the other being an A.  Elan was also this year’s winner of the Compact Cup and was chosen as the school’s “Good Citizen of the Year”.  This highlights how both Elan and the other highest achievers this year not only work hard to gain their excellent academic results but also are busy members of the school community. Other high achievers, Tom Brown (9A/A*), Laura Clint and Daniel Shearer, who between them gained 9A*s, 16As and 5Bs, have all made valuable contributions to school life through the lead they have taken as Head Boy, House Captain and Chair of School Council, also through sport, music, the Interact club and by acting as good role models for younger pupils.  Also to be congratulated is Year 10 pupil, Hugh Perkins who achieved A* in his maths GCSE a year early. Mrs Clint, headmistress said, “We are all proud of our young students and their achievements- we wish them well as they continue with their studies in the future. Once again St John’s has proved how much value-added its pupils gain from being part of the small family style community.”

Recently Phil Morgan from EBP (Education Business Partnership) attended Year 11’s final school assembly and presented Compact Certificates to Year 11 pupils. These are pupils who have achieved at least 95% attendance and are punctual, have completed their Record of Achievement files, have completed assisgnments by given deadlines, have completed at least one week of work experience and those who conform to the school’s standards of appearance and conduct. A special award, The Compact Cup, is also presented each year to the pupil who stands out as having a higher level of achievement for the Compact Goals. This year the cup was presented to Elan Edry. Congratulations to Elan and the other members of Year 11 who received certificates.

As part of our 90th Anniversary Celebrations plans are well under way for our Ball on Saturday 14th May. There are still some tickets available from the school bursar priced at £25 per head, to include food (including a hogroast), entertainment and a glass of Bucks Fizz on arrival. Current staff and governors will be attending along with past pupils and members of staff.

Please contact the school bursar on 01656 783404 for more information or to book tickets.

We are delighted to announce that the Guiness Book of World Records has accepted our suggested record attempt. As part of our 90th Anniversary celebrations we will be attempting to create the LONGEST CHAIN OF SCARVES!!
The present record stands at 6,552m (21,498ft) and was achieved by 194 Campaign in Beirut on 15/05/10….
We want to collect 7,000 scarves to secure this record and we will be collecting scarves all year or until we reach our target. The Guiness Book of World Records team will then visit us to adjudicate the attempt.
There are scarf bins in school and we will be placing bins in shops and offices around the community. After the attempt, the scarves will be donated to charity to be sewn together to provide blankets.
Please search your drawers and cupboards and let us have your scarves!!

To read the full report and review of the Governors annual meeting please click here…

To learn more about our Governors and thier roles please click here…

If you saw hundreds of balloons flying overhead last Friday, I hope you tried to catch one as it passed. The balloons – over 300 of them – were released by St. John’s School, Porthcawl, to mark the start of its 90th Anniversary celebrations. Originally an all-boys boarding school, the independent school is now co-ed and prides itself on the high achievements of all pupils and on its caring, family ethos. Read the rest of this entry →

Please come and joins us at a balloon release on Friday 18th February at 3pm to mark the launch of our 90th Anniversary celebrations.
Balloon race tickets are available from the school office – tickets are £2.50 per balloon and there will be a prize for the owner and the finder of the balloon that has travelled the furthest!