Data profile
St Michael's School, Llanelli
- Rank #340
- Fees £16.4k/yr
- co-ed
- both
- Llanelli
01 · Module
Outcomes
Where leavers go after sixth form.
- Oxbridge
- 2
- Russell Group
- 5
- US Ivy
- 0
- Medicine
- 13
Top destinations
- [{"name": "University of Oxford"—
02 · Module
Exam results
A-level top grades and GCSE 9–7, post-2026 methodology recalibration.
- A-level A*–A
- 97%
Recalibrated
03 · Module
Entry points & fees
Ages, deadlines and annual fees per route.
| Entry | Year | Places | Assessment | Day fee (max) | Boarding fee (max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11+MAIN | Year 7 | — | school_own_exam | £16.4k | £39.8k |
| 13+MAIN | Year 9 | — | school_own_exam | £16.4k | £39.8k |
| 16+MAIN | Year 12 | — | gcse | £16.4k | £39.8k |
| 3+ | Reception | — | — | £16.4k | £39.8k |
04 · Module
Houseroom Index
Composite score blending owned data with external consensus.
Index score
70
/ 100
National rank #340
06 · Module
Key people
Head, senior leadership and governance.
Headmaster
Benson Ferrari
Headmaster of St Michael's School, Llanelli. Holds MA, PG Cert, BA Hons. Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) and Fellow of the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (FCIEA). Under his leadership the school achieved its best ever A-Level results in 2024 with 86.8% A*/A and was named The UK's No.1 Best Value Independent School by The Daily Telegraph in 2024. (MA, PG Cert, BA Hons, FRSA, FCIEA)
Deputy Head
Kay Francis
Deputy Head of St Michael's School. BSc Hons and PGCE. (BSc Hons, PGCE)
Assistant Head
James Williams
Assistant Head of St Michael's School.
Head Of Prep School
Melony Rees-Davies
Head of Prep School at St Michael's. BA Hons, PGCE and PGradDip. (BA Hons, PGCE, PGradDip)
Head Of School Operations
Matthew Wren
Head of School Operations including Health & Safety, Educational Visits Co-ordinator and Fire Officer.
08 · Module
Compare with peers
The schools a family applying here would also be considering — chosen by sex, boarding, entry phase, geography, fees, tier and outcomes, with an admissions-adviser AI re-rank.
- Fees £20.7kA*-A 87%Rank #323
St John's College, Cardiff matches the co-ed day format, is within a reasonable 71km commute, and falls within the same fee tier (£20.7k) as St Michael's.
- Fees £21.9kA*-A 89%Oxbridge 4%Rank #285
The Cathedral School Llandaff shares the co-ed day ethos, similar entry phases (11+, 13+, 16+), and is geographically close at 65km from Llanelli.
- Fees £22.3kA*-A 68%Oxbridge 5%Rank #281
Bristol Grammar School aligns on co-ed day schooling, overlaps in entry phases, and is within the same selectivity tier with fees around £22.3k.
- Fees £22.8kA*-A 99%Oxbridge 1%Rank #278
RGS Worcester matches co-ed day schooling, has a strong academic profile (98.5% A*-A), and is within a feasible 141km commute.
- Fees £22.2kA*-A 71%Oxbridge 2%Rank #335
Redmaids' High School, while girls only, shares the day school pattern, similar fee bracket (£22.2k), and is located within 105km, making it a plausible Plan B.
Peers refreshed annually plus on-write. Filters: sex, boarding, entry phase, geography, fee band, tier. Scoring: 0.45 outcome similarity + 0.25 structured + 0.10 embedding + 0.20 AI re-rank.
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