St Mary's Calne

Small and nurturing, academic but not a hothouse and brimming with laidback, nicely gung-ho girls, St Mary’s Calne is, says the school, ‘the best of the British boarding school tradition – with a modern twist’. Girls are equipped with firm foundations for life, leaving armed with bucketloads of confidence and self-esteem. With the backdrop of the gorgeous Marlborough Downs in Wiltshire, St Mary’s sits in the centre of the historic market town of Calne. There’s no sweeping drive, and with its mishmash of old and varying stages of new buildings, it might ...

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Girls sitting on a green sofa playing cards with an elderly labrador

The library at St Mary's Calne with trees in front

girls in black and blue wetsuits on the beach

Girl wearing glasses standing next to a self portrait

Girls from the St Mary's Calne choir and orchestra performing in a church

Girls in wetsuits and red lifejackets and yellow helmets at a water park

Girls sitting out in an oak pavilion studying with their laptops

girls lying on a bed reading a magazine in their dormitory

Academic results

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Subjects offered

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Fees and bursaries

Day fees per term

Year 7	£11,620
Year 8	£11,620
Year 9	£11,620
Year 10	£11,620
Year 11	£11,620
Year 12	£11,620
Year 13	£11,620

Boarding fees per term

Year 7	£15,575
Year 8	£15,575
Year 9	£15,575
Year 10	£15,575
Year 11	£15,575
Year 12	£15,575
Year 13	£15,575

Bursaries

Means-tested bursaries are available for the daughters of former pupils wishing to enter the school, funded by the Calne Foundation Trust Bursary Fund may be available. Once awarded, bursaries are reviewed annually, to confirm that the parents' financial situation is unchanged.

For members of the permanent Armed Forces (or reservists on full-time duties, for the duration of those duties) a means-tested discount of up to 20% is offered.

Bursary contact:
Bursar Mr Dominic St John Parker
bursar@stmaryscalne.org

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Co-ordinator: Mrs Sarah Lindsay slindsay@stmaryscalne.org
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School Updates

The appointment of Mrs Anne Wakefield as Head of St Mary's Calne and St Margaret's Prep
The Governors are delighted to announce, after a very thorough recruitment process, the appointment of Mrs Anne Wakefield as the new Headmistress of St Mary’s Calne and St Margaret’s Prep from September 2024.

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See St Mary's Calne in our Senior Boarding Schools Guide.

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St Mary's Calne showcases creativity at London Art Exhibition

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'Leaf to Leaf' Library Opening with Eva Rice

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Celebrations at the Official Opening of the Lime Kiln Garden

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WATCH: A day in the life of a sixth form boarder

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WATCH: Calne Girls Can

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Choosing a sixth form: should I stay or should I go?

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WATCH: Inside our sixth form boarding house

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WATCH: A day in the life of a Year 7 boarder

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St Mary's Calne is
linked with:

St Margaret's Preparatory School Calne

Essentials

Address
63 Curzon Street, Calne, Wiltshire SN11 0DF

Contact
admissions@stmaryscalne.org
01249 857200

Website
stmaryscalne.org

ISI Report

Fees

Term Dates

Bursaries

Open Days

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Open Day
09 November 2024

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