St Michaels School Wales

Bryn, United Kingdom

  • Day & Boarding

  • 1923

  • £ 5.9K-41K

    • British

School History & Details

St. Michael's School is a private day and boarding school for students aged 3-18 in Llanelli, Wales. The school is divided into four sections: Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, and Sixth Form. The school, founded in 1923 by brothers Bill and Percy Rees, has been located in the east Llanelli settlement of Bryn since 1928. When the Rees brothers retired, Mr. Vaughan-Evans, a former head boy, was named headmaster in 1962. Founding Headmaster Bill Rees believed that his son Percival A.E. Rees would become Headmaster following his father's retirement; instead, he was ordained to the priesthood and went to serve as a vicar in India before returning to the UK in 1968. St David's residence, the school's main edifice, dates back to the nineteenth century and was previously a huge residence owned by a local industrialist. The school's Pre-Preparatory School is located in The Royal Oak, a converted former public house that was purchased by the school in 2012.

    School Values

  • Excellence
  • Resilience
  • Compentent
School Achievements

Achievements

In GCSE, 87% of grades were A*-A, 97.1% A*-B, and 99.8% A*-C. Five or more A*-C grades were earned by 100% of all students, while 90% received five or more A*-A marks. Over a quarter of all students received 100% A* grades. At A-level, 79.1% of all grades were either A* or A, 94.3% were A*-B, and 98.7% were A*-C. 91.5% of students earned at least one A* or A grade.
School Achievements

Non-Academic Achievements

1. The Telegraph ranked St Michael's School as the best value for money in the UK among over 2,500 independent schools. 2. Vindya, a Year 13 pupil and current Head Girl, was named third in the 2023 ISA (Independent School Association) Lexden Prize this year. The Lexden Prize, named after the ISA's Honorary President, Lord Lexden, honours the most outstanding sixth-form students from ISA member schools. All schools are requested to submit a student who has made an outstanding contribution to school or community life. 3. Last term, Nethra V, a Year 10 student, undertook the arduous task of hiking to the Mount Everest Base Camp, which is located at an elevation of 17,598 feet.
Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

Notable past students of St. Michael's include: Robert Buckland, MP, former Lord Chancellor Cerys Matthews, singer. Kirsty Williams AM, politician, Minister for Education and Skills in Wales Ivor Richard, politician and diplomat; British Ambassador to the United Nations. John Geoffrey Jones, a British judge Siân Gwenllian AM, politician.

School Information

St. Michael's School offers a modern and well-equipped campus that promotes study and collaboration. Every element of the campus is designed to encourage academic excellence, from spacious classrooms ...View moreView Less

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+44 1554 820325

Ty Mawr, St Michaels School, Penybryn, Bryn, Llanelli SA14 9TU, United Kingdom

Subjects & Curriculum Offered

  • Chemistry
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Computer Science
  • Economics
  • Business Studies
  • History
  • Accounting
  • Information and Communication Technology
  • Physical Education
  • Art & Design
  • English – Language & Literature 
  • Science
  • English
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Social Studies
  • Foreign Languages
  • Further Mathematics

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