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British Guardianship at Swanbourne House School
Nominated Guardian for Swanbourne House School. Boarding school guardianship for international students.
Are you looking for a Nominated Guardian for Swanbourne House 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 Swanbourne House 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 Swanbourne House 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 Swanbourne House 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 Swanbourne House 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 →Swanbourne House School Overview
Swanbourne House School is an independent, co-educational day and boarding preparatory school in the village of Swanbourne, near Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, for children aged 3 to 13. The school dates from 1920, when its founders brought 43 boys from Bradfield College to Swanbourne House. It admitted its first girls in 1979. Since 2021 the school has been part of the Stowe Group, which links it with Stowe School and two other preparatory schools.
Pupils join from the pre-reception class and stay to the end of Year 8. Classes are small, and the curriculum includes Latin, modern languages, computing, design and technology, music and drama alongside the core subjects. Most pupils move on after Year 8 to boarding schools within an hour's travel, with Stowe the most frequent destination.
Boarding at Swanbourne House School
Boarding starts in Year 3, and around 70 boys and girls board. Families can choose full boarding for seven nights a week, weekly boarding from Monday to Friday or flexi boarding for occasional stays. Boarders come from the UK and overseas, including pupils from China, Thailand, Spain and Japan.
Boarding Houses and Accommodation
Boarders live in the Boarding House within the Main House, with boys' dormitories on the first floor and girls' dormitories on the second. Staff live on each floor. Shared facilities include a sitting room that doubles as a cinema room, a snug, a games lounge, a private telephone box for calls home and the school's Wellbeing Hub.
Boarding Life
At weekends boarders join the Saturday Enrichment Programme, and full boarders stay in school across the weekend with resident staff. Evenings include supervised study time, and the school runs a weekend programme of activities and trips for boarders.
Academic and Pastoral Support
Pastoral care is shared by class teachers, tutors, houseparents and the School Nurse, who is available every day and spends one extended evening a week in the Boarding House. The Wellbeing Hub, staffed by trained Mental Health First Aiders, offers a quiet space at break times, and PSHE workshops cover emotional literacy, resilience and healthy habits. Learning support and pastoral care are provided; families should discuss individual needs with British Guardianship.
International boarders at Swanbourne House 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 Swanbourne House 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 Swanbourne House School website.
Information for International Students and Parents
Swanbourne House School welcomes pupils from overseas, and boarding is open to international pupils from Year 3 to Year 8. Most international students join in September; entry in other year groups is considered individually. Pupils who complete Year 8 can continue to Stowe School within the same group, a route many Swanbourne families choose. 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. Swanbourne House does not publish details of English as an additional language teaching, so any language support a younger child may need is best discussed with British Guardianship at the start of the placement process.
Child Student Visa
Students coming to the UK from overseas will usually need a Child Student visa. Swanbourne House School sponsors this visa through the Stowe Group, whose licence on the UKVI register of Child Student sponsors is held by Stowe School Limited, and the school guides families through the visa requirements. The visa application itself is submitted by parents. A pupil moving from Swanbourne House to Stowe at 13 starts a new course and needs a new visa. 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. For a prep school boarder, the guardian is a particularly important point of contact for the school and for parents.
British Guardianship is AEGIS accredited and a BSA Certified Guardian, and can act as the nominated UK guardian for Swanbourne House 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 Swanbourne House 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 Swanbourne House 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 Swanbourne House 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 Swanbourne House 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. Swanbourne House 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 Swanbourne House 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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