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British Guardianship at Blundell's School
Nominated Guardian for Blundell's School. Boarding school guardianship for international students.
Are you looking for a Nominated Guardian for Blundell's School? UK boarding schools generally require international students under 18 to have an accredited UK guardian in place throughout their studies. British Guardianship provides a fully accredited boarding school guardianship service for Blundell's School students, including a dedicated local coordinator, safe accommodation with vetted host families during half terms, exeats and holidays, attendance at parents' evenings on your behalf, and 24-hour emergency support.
Guardianship Fees
Our UK boarding school guardianship services for Blundell's School start from £350 per term.
Dedicated Guardianship Manager
As soon as your application is received, a dedicated member of our guardianship team becomes your main contact, managing every aspect of your nominated guardian arrangements.
Local Vetted Host Family
We work with a network of vetted host families across the UK. For exeats and half terms, we aim to place your child with a local host family matched to your preferences, so weekends away from school feel settled and safe.
Our Services
UK Boarding School Guardianship
An accredited nominated guardian for international boarders at Blundell's School, with a dedicated local coordinator, vetted host families for half terms, exeats and holidays, and 24-hour emergency support.
Learn More →Boarding School Placement
Our admissions team supports international families through the application to Blundell's School, from choosing the right year of entry through to an offer and enrolment, with Child Student visa guidance and guardianship arranged alongside.
Learn More →Blundell's School Overview
Blundell's School is an independent, co-educational day and boarding school on the edge of Tiverton, a market town in mid Devon. Founded in 1604 under the will of Peter Blundell, an Elizabethan cloth merchant, it moved to its present site in 1882. Blundell's Prep School, for ages 3 to 11, shares the campus, and boarding begins at 11 in the Senior School.
The Senior School has around 630 pupils, about 200 of them in the Sixth Form. Pupils usually take nine or ten GCSEs, then A Levels, with BTEC courses and the Extended Project Qualification also offered. Tiverton Parkway station is about two hours from London Paddington by train.
Boarding at Blundell's School
About two thirds of Senior School pupils board, more than 200 in total, including around 90 from overseas. Families choose full boarding, seven days a week, weekly boarding from Monday to Friday, or flexi boarding through termly packages of nights. The school limits numbers from any one country, and the houses stay open at weekends.
Boarding Houses and Accommodation
Every pupil belongs to one of seven houses arranged by age. Years 7 and 8 live in co-educational School House. From Year 9 to Year 12, boys board in Francis House, Old House or Petergate and girls in Gorton House or North Close. Year 13 pupils move to Westlake, a co-educational house with accommodation similar to a first year at university. Each house has a Houseparent, tutors and a matron, plus a kitchen for snacks. Room allocation is confirmed by the school on entry.
Boarding Life
Weekday evenings include supper and supervised prep in house. Weekend activities have included barbecues, quiz evenings, outdoor games, surfing trips and visits to towns and cities across the South West, and the co-curricular programme covers the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, the Combined Cadet Force, canoeing and sailing.
Academic and Pastoral Support
Six specialist teachers in the Learning Support department give one-to-one and small-group help in literacy, mathematics and study skills, including structured dyslexia programmes and dyscalculia guidance, built into the timetable. Tutors oversee each pupil's progress under the Houseparent, and the Medical Centre has a nursing team led by the School Doctor.
Every international boarder at Blundell's School must have a UK guardian. British Guardianship provides AEGIS accredited boarding school guardianship for international students at UK boarding schools.
Facilities & Activities at Blundell's School
Every accredited UK boarding school offers a range of sport, arts and academic facilities for international students, together with an extended programme of activities in the evenings and at weekends. For full details of the facilities and activities available, please visit the official Blundell's School website.
Information for International Students and Parents
Blundell's School accepts international boarders from Year 7, when pupils enter School House, and into the Sixth Form, and entry in other year groups is considered individually. Most international students join in September, and around 12 percent of the school roll comes from overseas. International pupils live in the same houses as British boarders, and an International Hub supports a pupil International Committee that considers the needs of students from different cultures. British Guardianship supports international families through every stage of the application with our boarding school admissions service.
English Language Requirements
English is assessed as part of the application, and British Guardianship confirms the level required for each year of entry during placement. Specialist EAL teachers run English courses in small groups, aimed at building confidence and helping students follow every subject, with one-to-one lessons added where needed. Sixth form students can take a one-year IELTS course, taught in very small groups, which ends in the examination and supports university applications; the EAL department organises the testing.
Child Student Visa
Students coming to the UK from overseas will usually need a Child Student visa. Blundell's School is a licensed Child Student sponsor on the UKVI register and can issue the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies needed for an application, while the visa application itself is submitted by parents. Our Child Student visa guide explains the requirements and process, and families holding a British National (Overseas) visa can contact us for guidance on the BN(O) route.
UK Guardian Requirement
Blundell's School requires every overseas pupil to have a guardian based in the UK. The school does not publish further conditions, and British Guardianship confirms its specific requirements as part of placement. For travel, the school runs coaches between Heathrow Airport and Tiverton on the first and last day of each half of term, which helps guardians and families plan arrivals and departures.
British Guardianship is AEGIS accredited and a BSA Certified Guardian, and can act as the nominated UK guardian for Blundell's School boarders. Our boarding school guardianship service covers regular contact with the school, travel coordination and safe accommodation with vetted host families during half terms, exeats and holidays, giving parents one dependable point of contact in the UK.
To discuss UK guardianship for Blundell's School, book a free online consultation or apply for a nominated guardian.
Frequently Asked Questions
UK boarding schools generally require international students under 18 to have a UK-based guardian, and British Guardianship confirms Blundell's School's specific requirements as part of your application. The guardian acts on behalf of parents in the UK, is the school's point of contact in an emergency and looks after the student whenever they cannot be at school. We provide this as an AEGIS accredited boarding school guardianship service.
Whenever your child cannot stay at Blundell's School, for example during half terms, exeats or holidays when boarding houses close, they stay with one of our vetted host families. Every host family is visited in their home, provides professional and personal references and holds an Enhanced DBS check for all household members aged 16 and over. British Guardianship remains your child's educational guardian throughout every stay.
We have guardians available and ready to be assigned. The overall timeframe depends on how quickly the required paperwork is completed and communication with Blundell's School is finalised. As every case is different, timelines can vary, but we aim to make the process as smooth and efficient as possible.
Boarding school guardianship is charged per term and starts from £350, with host family stays, travel arrangements and other services added as your child needs them. Full details are on our guardianship fees page.
A UK student guardian must be a responsible adult, usually aged 25 or over, who lives permanently in the UK, speaks fluent English and is close enough to the school to respond quickly in an emergency; many boarding schools set a maximum travel time. The guardian must be contactable 24 hours a day and hold an Enhanced DBS check where they or their household host the student. Blundell's School may also ask for the guardian's details before the start of term and set additional requirements of its own. As an AEGIS accredited guardianship provider, British Guardianship meets these requirements on your behalf, with vetted guardians, Enhanced DBS checked host families and 24-hour emergency support.
Yes. Our boarding school admissions service supports international families through the application to Blundell's School, from choosing the right year of entry through to an offer and enrolment, with Child Student visa guidance and guardianship arranged alongside.
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SEN Support Explained: SpLD: specific learning difficulties, such as dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia, affect particular areas of learning such as reading, spelling, coordination or working with numbers, without affecting overall ability. ASD: autism spectrum disorder affects how a student communicates, interacts with others and experiences the world around them. SEMH: social, emotional and mental health needs include anxiety, low mood and difficulty managing emotions or behaviour. MLD: moderate learning difficulties mean a student finds most areas of learning harder than their peers and benefits from adapted teaching and additional support. ADHD: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder affects concentration, attention, impulse control and activity levels. SLCN: speech, language and communication needs affect how a student understands language, expresses themselves or communicates with others.
