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British Guardianship at St Mary's Calne
Nominated Guardian for St Mary's Calne. Boarding school guardianship for international students.
Are you looking for a Nominated Guardian for St Mary's Calne? 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 St Mary's Calne 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 St Mary's Calne 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 St Mary's Calne, 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 St Mary's Calne, from choosing the right year of entry through to an offer and enrolment, with Child Student visa guidance and guardianship arranged alongside.
Learn More →St Mary's Calne Overview
St Mary's Calne is an independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11 to 18 in Calne, Wiltshire, set on a 27-acre campus in the town with access via the M4 and Chippenham railway station. Founded in 1873 by a former vicar of Calne, it is a Church of England school of around 350 pupils, and its prep school, St Margaret's Prep, shares the same site.
Girls progress through the Lower School (Years 7 and 8), the Senior School (Years 9 to 11) and the Sixth Form, taking GCSEs and then, usually, three A Levels, with the Extended Project Qualification also available. Classes up to GCSE typically have 8 to 12 pupils.
Boarding at St Mary's Calne
Around 80 per cent of pupils, about 280 girls, are full boarders, and about a fifth of the school comes from overseas, with no single nationality dominating. A small number of boarding places are offered to girls aged 9 to 11, who live in the Lower School house and are taught at St Margaret's Prep. Staff-escorted coaches and taxis run at the start and end of terms and exeats.
Boarding Houses and Accommodation
The school uses a horizontal system, with girls of the same age living together. Years 7 and 8 share small dormitories in St Prisca's, Year 9 moves to St Cecilia's, and Years 10 and 11 have single study bedrooms in Gibbins and Joyce Walters. Sixth Formers live in Helen Wright and Florence Dyas, two connected houses with en-suite study bedrooms. Each house is run by staff who specialise in that age group.
Boarding Life
Saturday morning lessons are followed by afternoon sports fixtures. On free weekends girls may go home after Saturday commitments, but most stay for trips such as ice skating, go-karting, horse riding and the theatre, with pottery, crafts, tennis and swimming on site.
Academic and Pastoral Support
The Learning Support Department provides tailored programmes for girls with identified needs, including those whose needs emerge after joining, and the Good Schools Guide records support for specific learning difficulties, autism and social, emotional and mental health needs. Each girl meets her personal tutor weekly, and a full-time Chaplain, a Counsellor and a wellbeing team support pastoral care.
Every international boarder at St Mary's Calne must have a UK guardian. British Guardianship provides AEGIS accredited boarding school guardianship for international students at UK boarding schools.
Facilities & Activities at St Mary's Calne
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 St Mary's Calne website.
Information for International Students and Parents
St Mary's Calne admits girls mainly at ages 11, 13 and 16, joining Year 7, Year 9 or the Sixth Form, and entry to other year groups can be discussed. A small number of boarding places are also available for girls aged 9 to 11 in Years 5 and 6, a route the school suggests for overseas families considering a boarding senior school. Most pupils start 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. Many international pupils take one-to-one English as an Additional Language lessons in their first term. Progress is reviewed regularly, and lessons continue only for as long as they are needed, charged as an extra.
Child Student Visa
Students coming to the UK from overseas will usually need a Child Student visa. St Mary's Calne is a licensed Child Student sponsor on the UKVI register and provides the documentation needed to support visa applications, 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
St Mary's Calne requires every overseas boarder to appoint a UK-based guardian, who helps with practical arrangements and pastoral care while the student is away from home. The guardian's role matters most at exeats, half terms and holidays, and when travel needs to be arranged at the start and end of each term.
British Guardianship is AEGIS accredited and a BSA Certified Guardian, and can act as the nominated UK guardian for St Mary's Calne 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 St Mary's Calne, 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 St Mary's Calne'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 St Mary's Calne, 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 St Mary's Calne 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. St Mary's Calne 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 St Mary's Calne, 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.
