History
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.
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 the schools were renamed after St. Clare. Boys were admitted to the school from 1982 onwards, and 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 Ltd. The name became simply St Clare's School.
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