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British Guardianship at Stephen Perse Cambridge
Nominated Guardian for Stephen Perse Cambridge. Boarding school guardianship for international students.
Are you looking for a Nominated Guardian for Stephen Perse Cambridge? 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 Stephen Perse Cambridge 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 Stephen Perse Cambridge 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 Stephen Perse Cambridge, 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 Stephen Perse Cambridge, from choosing the right year of entry through to an offer and enrolment, with Child Student visa guidance and guardianship arranged alongside.
Learn More →Stephen Perse Cambridge Overview
Stephen Perse Cambridge is an independent, co-educational family of schools in Cambridge, educating pupils aged 1 to 18, with Dame Bradbury's School in Saffron Walden, Essex, also part of the family. Founded in 1881 as the Perse School for Girls and known as the Stephen Perse Foundation from 2008 to 2023, it has been fully co-educational since 2017.
Boarding is offered only in the Sixth Form, on its own site in central Cambridge. Students choose from more than 25 A Level courses, usually taking three or four, alongside the optional Extended Project Qualification. Classes are small and seminar style, and the Sixth Form has its own library, café and sports hall.
Boarding at Stephen Perse Cambridge
Full-time boarding is open to UK and international A Level students aged 16 and over, in a community of up to 40 boarders. There is no Saturday school, weekend activities are optional, and there are no fixed exeat weekends, so boarders can request an exeat on any weekend. Boarders need not pack up their rooms for half terms or holidays.
Boarding Houses and Accommodation
Boarders live at St Barnabas House, near Cambridge railway station and a short walk from teaching buildings. Boys and girls have separate living areas, and every boarder has a single room, most en-suite. There is a common room, study space and a garden. Resident boarding staff run the house, and a Matron holds regular check-ins.
Boarding Life
Study runs from 7pm to 9pm, Monday to Thursday, with staff on hand. Weeknight activities include cinema trips, bowling and escape rooms, and at weekends boarders can try climbing, archery and paddle boarding on the River Cam. The dining room caters for diets from vegetarian to halal, and London is less than an hour away by train.
Academic and Pastoral Support
Teachers meet each boarder every half term to review progress, tutors and Heads of Year know each student individually, and one-to-one university and careers advice is part of the Sixth Form programme. Wellbeing provision includes school nurses, counsellors and wellbeing dogs, and the Good Schools Guide lists support for specific learning difficulties and social, emotional and mental health needs.
International boarders at Stephen Perse Cambridge 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 Stephen Perse Cambridge
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 Stephen Perse Cambridge website.
Information for International Students and Parents
Stephen Perse Cambridge offers boarding only in Years 12 and 13, so international boarders join the Sixth Form at the start of its two-year A Level courses, with entry in September. Day places are available throughout the school, but students who need to board enter at Year 12, where most take three or four A Levels. Teaching is in small, seminar-style classes, and every student receives one-to-one university and careers guidance. British Guardianship supports international families through every stage of the application with our boarding school admissions service.
English Language Requirements
The school does not publish minimum English levels for Sixth Form entry. English is assessed as part of the application, including an English as an additional language assessment where a student's proficiency calls for it, and British Guardianship confirms the level required for each year of entry during placement.
Child Student Visa
Students coming to the UK from overseas will usually need a Child Student visa. Stephen Perse Cambridge is a licensed Child Student sponsor on the UKVI register through The Stephen Perse Foundation, 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. With no fixed exeat weekends, boarders who leave Cambridge for a weekend need suitable arrangements in place.
British Guardianship is AEGIS accredited and a BSA Certified Guardian, and can act as the nominated UK guardian for Stephen Perse Cambridge boarders. Our boarding school guardianship service covers regular contact with the school, travel coordination, including transfers via London Stansted Airport, 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 Stephen Perse Cambridge, 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 Stephen Perse Cambridge'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 Stephen Perse Cambridge, 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 Stephen Perse Cambridge 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. Stephen Perse Cambridge 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 Stephen Perse Cambridge, 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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