Christ College, Brecon
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| Motto | "Possunt Quia Posse Videntur" ("They achieve because they think they can achieve") |
|---|---|
| Established | 1541[1] |
| Type | Independent day and boarding |
| Religion | Anglican |
| Head | Gareth Pearson |
| Founder | Henry VIII |
| Location | Brecon Powys LD3 8AF Wales, United Kingdom 51°56′46″N 3°23′43″W / 51.9462°N 3.3954°W / 51.9462; -3.3954Coordinates: 51°56′46″N 3°23′43″W / 51.9462°N 3.3954°W / 51.9462; -3.3954 |
| Local authority | Powys |
DfE URN | 401984 Tables |
| Staff | 70 approx. |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 7–18 |
| Houses | St. Nicholas (boys and girls aged 7–11) Alway (boys and girls aged 11–13) Donaldson's (including Bannau Annexe) (girls aged 13–18) Orchard (boys aged 13–18) St. David's (co-ed (day) aged 13–18) School (boys aged 13–18) de Winton (girls aged 13–18) |
| Colours | Green and Gold |
| Publication | The Breconian |
| Former pupils | Old Breconians |
| Website | www.christcollegebrecon.com |
Christ College, Brecon is a co-educational, boarding and day independent school, located in the market town of Brecon in mid-Wales. It currently caters for pupils aged 7–18 years.
Contents
1 History
2 Houses
3 Cricket ground
4 Old Breconians
5 References
6 External links
History
Christ College was founded by Royal Charter in 1541 by King Henry VIII[1].
The school has been ranked in the top three of all UK Independent Schools in terms of "Value for Money" by the Financial Times newspaper.[citation needed] In December 2017, HM's Inspectorate for Education & Training in Wales, Estyn, (equivalent to OFSTED in England) declared Christ College's performance to be "excellent" across all five inspection areas – the highest grade that can be awarded. In 2017, 96% of GCSE grades were A*-C and 100% of the pupils achieved 5 or more GCSEs at Grade C. At A-Levels, the overall pass rate (A*-E grades) was at 98% and 83% of results were at A*-C.
Houses
There are seven houses in the school, consisting of three senior boys' houses: St David's, Orchard and School; two senior girls' houses: de Winton and Donaldson's (with a sixth form annexe, Bannau); and one Lower School house, Alway House, for boys and girls aged 11–13. In September 2014, St Nicholas House opened which welcomes boys and girls aged 7–11.
Cricket ground
The first recorded match held on the college cricket ground came in 1888, when the college played Llandovery.[2] During the West Indies 1991 tour of England the ground was used to host a Limited Overs match against Wales, a young Brian Lara scoring 82. In use for the entire 20th century, the ground was used by Glamorgan for a List A match against the touring Zimbabweans.[3] The Glamorgan Second XI used the college ground for Second Eleven Trophy matches, firstly in 1996 when they played the Somerset Second XI and secondly in 1997 when they played the Hampshire Second XI.[4]
Old Breconians
Robert Ackerman – rugby player
Lord Atkin – lawyer and judge
William Aubrey – Regius Professor of Civil Law, Oxford
Andrew Davies SHR – Cricketer
Bill Evans – rugby player
Simon Hughes – former MP for North Southwark and Bermondsey, former Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats
James Dickson Innes – painter
Arthur Harding – rugby player
Henry Lewis James – theologian
Hubert Rees – actor
Jack Jones – rugby player
Maurice Jones – priest and bard
Thomas Jones – artist
Thomas Babington Jones – cricketer
Willie Llewellyn – rugby player
Kieran Marmion – rugby player
Teddy Morgan – rugby player
Thomas Morgan – Navy chaplain
Jamie Owen – Presenter for the BBC Wales Today news programme
Matt Powell SHO – rugby player
David Price – Orientalist
Brinley Rees – Classical scholar
Paul Silk – Parliamentary clerk
Glyn Simon – Archbishop of Wales
David Thomas - Anglican bishop
Peter Watkins – film director
Lloyd Williams – cricketer
Roger Williams - former MP
References
^ ab "Christ College Brecon in £5m anniversary investment boost". BBC News. BBC. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
^ Other matches played on Christ College
^ List-A Matches played on Christ College
^ Second XI Trophy Matches played on Christ College
External links
- Official website
Profile on the ISC website
Estyn Inspection Reports
