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British Guardianship at Queen Mary's School
Nominated Guardian for Queen Mary's School. Boarding school guardianship for international students.
Are you looking for a Nominated Guardian for Queen Mary'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 Queen Mary'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 Queen Mary'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 Queen Mary'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 Queen Mary'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 →Queen Mary's School Overview
Queen Mary's School is an independent day and boarding school for girls at Baldersby Park, Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, just off the A1 between Ripon and Thirsk. It educates girls from 3 to 16 across a nursery, Pre-Prep, Prep School and Senior School on one parkland estate, centred on a country house around 300 years old. The school has a Church of England ethos and is part of Woodard Schools, a national group of independent schools owned by the Woodard Corporation.
Queen Mary's opened in 1925 as a girls' preparatory boarding school at Duncombe Park near Helmsley and moved to Baldersby Park in 1985. Girls take GCSEs in core subjects alongside options such as French, Spanish and Latin. There is no sixth form, so girls are guided in choosing a sixth form or college at 16.
Boarding at Queen Mary's School
Boarding is open to girls from Year 3 to Year 11 and forms a small community, with most boarders on weekly or flexi arrangements alongside a smaller group of full boarders. Full boarders stay seven nights a week during term, apart from exeats, and weekly boarders stay from Sunday to Friday. International pupils are a small minority, and the school avoids grouping girls of one nationality in a dormitory.
Boarding Houses and Accommodation
Boarders live in the main school building, with younger and older girls in separate areas, each with its own common room. Dormitories sleep three to five girls, and boarders have chill-out rooms and small kitchens. A dedicated boarding team looks after the girls, with staff on duty at weekends.
Boarding Life
After lessons, boarders join daily activities and have time to call home. Weekends bring socials and outings that girls help to plan, from theme evenings, swimming and campfire cooking on site to trips to Whitby, York and Knaresborough. The equestrian centre on the estate gives girls the chance to ride.
Academic and Pastoral Support
The non-selective school's Support for Learning team offers one-to-one sessions and small-group booster lessons, and the school reports that it supports girls with specific learning difficulties, autism and social, emotional and mental health needs. Personal tutors track progress, and a health hub with a school nurse and a counsellor supports wellbeing.
International boarders at Queen Mary's School are generally expected to have a UK guardian. British Guardianship provides AEGIS accredited boarding school guardianship for international students at UK boarding schools.
Facilities & Activities at Queen Mary'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 Queen Mary's School website.
Information for International Students and Parents
Queen Mary's School considers applications for any year group, and international girls can board from Year 3 to Year 11, completing GCSEs before moving on to a sixth form elsewhere. Most international students join in September; entry in other year groups is considered individually. The school recommends that overseas girls stay for at least one academic year so they can build strong English, although applications for one or two terms are also considered. British Guardianship supports international families through every stage of the application with our boarding school admissions service.
English Language Requirements
Queen Mary's School does not publish minimum CEFR or IELTS levels for each year of entry. English is assessed as part of the application, and British Guardianship confirms the level required for each year of entry during placement. With a mainly British pupil body and mixed-nationality dormitories, international girls are immersed in English throughout the school day and in boarding, with personal support to help them settle.
Child Student Visa
Students coming to the UK from overseas will usually need a Child Student visa, unless they already hold a status that allows them to study, such as EU Settled or Pre-settled Status. Queen Mary's School is a licensed Child Student sponsor on the UKVI register and works with specialist immigration advisers who guide families through the visa process, 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
UK boarding schools generally require international boarders under 18 to have a UK guardian, and British Guardianship confirms each school's specific requirements as part of placement. Boarders may spend a weekend or exeat with a friend's family with the boarding team's consent, but half terms, holidays and travel still need guardian arrangements.
British Guardianship is AEGIS accredited and a BSA Certified Guardian, and can act as the nominated UK guardian for Queen Mary'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.
To discuss UK guardianship for Queen Mary'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 Queen Mary'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 Queen Mary'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 Queen Mary'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. Queen Mary'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 Queen Mary'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.
