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British Guardianship at Ludgrove School
Nominated Guardian for Ludgrove School. Boarding school guardianship for international students.
Are you looking for a Nominated Guardian for Ludgrove 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 Ludgrove 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 Ludgrove 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 Ludgrove 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 Ludgrove 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 →Ludgrove School Overview
Ludgrove School is an independent boarding prep school for boys aged 8 to 13, set in 130 acres of grounds near Wokingham in rural Berkshire. Founded in 1892 in north London, the school moved to its present site in 1937, and all of its roughly 190 boys board.
Boys join in Year 4, known as Sixes, and stay until the end of Year 8. Classes are small, typically 9 to 15 boys, Latin starts in the second year, and older boys prepare for Common Entrance and senior school scholarship examinations. Around 70 per cent of leavers continue to Eton, with others going to schools such as Harrow and Radley. Facilities include an indoor pool and a nine-hole golf course.
Boarding at Ludgrove School
All boys are full boarders. Under the fortnightly pattern, they spend alternate weekends in school and go home, or to a guardian, for an exeat on the weekends in between. Boarding is organised by year group, and a senior boy on a rota acts as a big brother to younger boarders.
Boarding Houses and Accommodation
Boys sleep in bright, spacious dormitories in the upstairs boarding areas, with a mix of single beds and bunk beds. Dormitories change each term so that boys get to know others across their year group. Houseparents living on site oversee the nightly duty staff, and a team of resident matrons looks after the boys' daily needs.
Boarding Life
Lessons run into the late afternoon, with a rest period after lunch and afternoon games. After tea and supervised prep, bath and bedtimes are staggered by age, with board games and quiet reading before lights out. Thursday afternoons are kept for clubs such as climbing and cookery. Saturdays bring matches against other schools, and on Sundays in school the houseparents run a sweet shop for the boys.
Academic and Pastoral Support
Every boy is screened on arrival, and a learning support department of three specialist teachers sets up individual programmes where needed, with input from a visiting speech and language therapist and an occupational therapist. Division masters and mistresses meet their boys each morning. Three registered nurses run a surgery and sick bay, and a qualified counsellor visits weekly.
Every international boarder at Ludgrove School must have a UK guardian. British Guardianship provides AEGIS accredited boarding school guardianship for international students at UK boarding schools.
Facilities & Activities at Ludgrove 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 Ludgrove School website.
Information for International Students and Parents
Ludgrove School admits boys from overseas alongside UK pupils. The main entry point is Year 4, at around age 8, when most boys join; there is no Year 5 intake, and places in later years depend on availability and an academic assessment. Most international students join in September. 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. Boys whose first language is not English are assessed on entry, and the school arranges one-to-one EAL tuition until a boy can follow the classroom curriculum independently. Boys can also be prepared for recognised English examinations such as Cambridge First.
Child Student Visa
Boys coming to the UK from overseas will usually need a Child Student visa. Ludgrove School is a licensed Child Student sponsor on the UKVI register and sponsors a small number of Child Student visas, so places for visa applicants are limited. 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
Ludgrove welcomes overseas pupils provided that they have a UK-based guardian and the right to study in the UK. With an exeat every other weekend, overseas boys need dependable guardian arrangements throughout the term as well as at half terms and holidays. International boys may use a phone at set times to contact home, as personal devices are otherwise not allowed.
British Guardianship is AEGIS accredited and a BSA Certified Guardian, and can act as the nominated UK guardian for Ludgrove 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 a single, reliable educational guardian in the UK.
To discuss UK guardianship for Ludgrove 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 Ludgrove 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 Ludgrove 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 Ludgrove 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. Ludgrove 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 Ludgrove 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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