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British Guardianship at Westonbirt School
Nominated Guardian for Westonbirt School. Boarding school guardianship for international students.
Are you looking for a Nominated Guardian for Westonbirt 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 Westonbirt 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 Westonbirt 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 Westonbirt 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 Westonbirt 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 →Westonbirt School Overview
Westonbirt School is an independent, co-educational day and boarding school near Tetbury in Gloucestershire, for children aged 2 to 18. The Nursery, Prep School, Senior School and Sixth Form share a single 210-acre Cotswold estate centred on Westonbirt House, a Victorian mansion. Founded in 1928 as a girls' school, Westonbirt has admitted boys since 2019, has a Church of England foundation and is part of Wishford Education, a group of independent schools and nurseries.
Pupils take GCSEs in Years 10 and 11, with English, mathematics and the three sciences at the core. Sixth Formers choose from around 20 A Level subjects, a BTEC in Sport, a Leiths food and wine course and the Extended Project Qualification. Kemble station, with direct trains to London Paddington, is about 20 minutes away.
Boarding at Westonbirt School
Around 90 pupils board, roughly half of them from overseas, and boarders come from more than 25 nationalities. Full, weekly and flexi boarding are offered, and most boarders board full time.
Boarding Houses and Accommodation
Houses are organised by age. Sedgwick House, opened in 2024 for Years 7 to 9, sits beside the sports centre and pool. In Beaufort House, for Years 10 and 11, every pupil has a single bedroom, with shared bathrooms. Sixth Formers live in Holford House, a co-educational house with more than 30 en-suite bedrooms set in orchards and gardens on the edge of Tetbury, about a mile from the main campus and linked to it by shuttle bus. Each house is led by a houseparent.
Boarding Life
After lessons, boarders use the 25-metre indoor pool, sports hall, fitness suite and nine-hole golf course, and the youngest enjoy late-evening swims. Weekends are filled with activities and outings, and a school coach runs to London at exeats and half terms.
Academic and Pastoral Support
Learning support is available for pupils with dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, autism spectrum conditions and ADHD, with other needs considered individually, and non-native speakers follow an English as an Additional Language programme. Tutors guide each GCSE pupil, workshops cover study skills, revision and wellbeing, and Sixth Formers have their own common room and café.
International boarders at Westonbirt 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 Westonbirt 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 Westonbirt School website.
Information for International Students and Parents
Westonbirt School welcomes international boarders from Year 6 through to Year 13, so overseas students can join in the final year of the Prep School, at any stage of the Senior School or in the Sixth Form. Pupils from more than 25 countries are part of the school. Most international students join in September; entry in other year groups is considered individually. British Guardianship supports international families through every stage of the application with our boarding school admissions service.
English Language Requirements
Westonbirt 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. For the Sixth Form, the school expects a grade 4 or above in GCSE English Language, or an overseas equivalent, alongside its general GCSE entry standard. Students who are not native speakers are supported through the school's English as an Additional Language programme.
Child Student Visa
Students coming to the UK from overseas will usually need a Child Student visa. Westonbirt School is a licensed Child Student sponsor on the UKVI register through Wishford Education, and 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
The school asks that travel to and from Westonbirt is coordinated with each international student's UK guardian, and it arranges transfers to and from airports and railway stations. Bristol Airport is about an hour away by road, with Heathrow and Birmingham about 90 minutes. The school does not publish a distance or age rule for guardians. 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.
British Guardianship is AEGIS accredited and a BSA Certified Guardian, and can act as the nominated UK guardian for Westonbirt 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, so parents have one reliable educational guardian in the UK.
To discuss UK guardianship for Westonbirt 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 Westonbirt 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 Westonbirt 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 Westonbirt 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. Westonbirt 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 Westonbirt 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. ADHD: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder affects concentration, attention, impulse control and activity levels.
