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British Guardianship at Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools
Nominated Guardian for Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools. Boarding school guardianship for international students.
Are you looking for a Nominated Guardian for Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools? 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 Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools 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 Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools 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 Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools, 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 Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools, from choosing the right year of entry through to an offer and enrolment, with Child Student visa guidance and guardianship arranged alongside.
Learn More →Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools Overview
Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools are independent day and boarding preparatory schools sharing one estate at Marlston, near Hermitage, north of Newbury in West Berkshire, and educating children from 2 to 13. Brockhurst was founded as a boys' prep school in Shropshire in 1884, moved to Marlston House, a Grade II* listed house built in the 1890s, in 1945, and became co-educational in 1995.
The schools follow a twin model: boys at Brockhurst and girls at Marlston House are taught in small single-sex classes from Year 3 to Year 6 and increasingly in mixed classes in Years 7 and 8, while sport, music and activities are shared. Pupils are prepared for Common Entrance and scholarship assessments at 13, and there is no Saturday school.
Boarding at Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools
Boarding runs alongside day places in a small community that mixes UK and international full boarders with local pupils who board on some nights. Families can choose full boarding, flexi boarding for one or more nights a week, or occasional nights, and many day pupils move into boarding for their final two years. The school stays open to boarders over exeat weekends.
Boarding Houses and Accommodation
Boarders live in the main house, with girls and boys on separate floors, in dormitories they are encouraged to personalise. The houseparents and their family live on site beside the boarders, supported by a boarding team and the School Nurse, and a high proportion of staff also live on the estate.
Boarding Life
Weekday evenings bring supper, an evening assembly, activities and sport academy sessions, tuck shop and free time, followed by hot chocolate, silent reading and lights out. Saturdays combine a morning activity programme with free time and a film or sports hall evening, while Sundays bring excursions such as paintballing, go-karting, kayaking and trampolining, alongside in-house activities and summer barbecues.
Academic and Pastoral Support
The Learning Development Centre gives individual lessons to pupils with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, alongside literacy and numeracy support and short courses in study skills, touch typing and handwriting. Visiting speech and language and occupational therapists work with younger children, and external specialists are used where further assessment is needed.
Every international boarder at Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools must have a UK guardian. British Guardianship provides AEGIS accredited boarding school guardianship for international students at UK boarding schools.
Facilities & Activities at Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools
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 Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools website.
Information for International Students and Parents
Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools admit day pupils and boarders from age 9, subject to space, with most pupils joining in September and entry at other points in the year considered where places allow. Boarding suits international families seeking a British prep school education before a move to a UK senior school at 13, as pupils work towards Common Entrance and scholarship papers in Year 8. British Guardianship supports international families through every stage of the application with our boarding school admissions service.
English Language Requirements
The schools expect pupils to have a reasonable command of English so that they can follow the full curriculum and take part in co-curricular life, and no fixed CEFR or IELTS level is published. Tuition in English as an Additional Language is available as an extra for pupils who need it. English is assessed as part of the application, and British Guardianship confirms the level required for each year of entry during placement.
Child Student Visa
Pupils coming to the UK from overseas will usually need a Child Student visa. Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools are a licensed Child Student sponsor on the UKVI register and can sponsor eligible boarders, 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
The schools accept overseas pupils only when they have a UK-based educational guardian approved by the school. For boarders of prep school age, the guardian is the adult in the UK who acts for parents during exeats, half terms and holidays, and whenever the school needs a local contact.
British Guardianship is AEGIS accredited and a BSA Certified Guardian, and can act as the nominated UK guardian for Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools boarders. Our boarding school guardianship service covers regular contact with the school, travel coordination and accommodation with vetted host families during half terms, exeats and holidays, giving parents a single, reliable educational guardian in the UK.
To discuss UK guardianship for Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools, 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 Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools'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 Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools, 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 Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools 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. Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools 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 Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools, 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.
