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Christ College, St Nicholas House, Brecon LD3

Brecon, Powys LD3 8AF

Christ College, St Nicholas House, Brecon LD3

10 reasons to choose Christ College, St Nicholas House

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Christ College, St Nicholas House has a Schoolsmith Score® of 79. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Powys and the best primary school for 10 miles.

School fundamentals

Christ College, St Nicholas House is an independent prep day and boarding school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. Boarding from Year 5 for the 20% of pupils who board. 30% are full boarders and 70% are weekly or flexi boarders. It is a Church in Wales school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Christ College, an all-through school to age 18. Christ College, St Nicholas House fees range from £3,470 (Rec) to £4,950 per term (2024/25). Full boarding fees range from £8,084 to £8,343 per term. Fees exclude VAT but include lunches.

Average class size

Christ College, St Nicholas House has mixed age classes and an average class size of 14 pupils.

Leavers' destinations

At the end of Year 6 most St Nicholas House pupils move up to Christ College Brecon.

The Christ College, St Nicholas House curriculum

School curriculum is based on the Welsh National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, French. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers. Weekly Forest School sessions for all pupils.

Specialist teaching

Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, computing and science throughout.

Sport at Christ College, St Nicholas House

School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.

The Arts at Christ College, St Nicholas House

Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and nearly all take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.

Find another school near Christ College, St Nicholas House

Independent Prep Schools

Llandovery Prep School (20.7 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Christ College (0 miles); Llandovery College (20.7 miles); Rougemont School (36.8 miles).

State Senior Schools

Fairfield High School (25.3 miles).

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