Marlborough College

Cornish Bursaries

We have a new bursary fund which will support free places for aspiring children from Cornwall or with a Cornish family connection.

The fund has been created from the College’s entire share of the proceeds from the sale of the Trevalga Estate in North Cornwall and is in memory of the generous benefactor, Gerald Curgenven.

Marlborough College

Why Marlborough?

Marlborough College is one of the finest co-educational full boarding schools in the country and it is committed to broadening access and ensuring financial constraints do not prevent children who would thrive at the College from taking up a place. The College is aiming for 100 pupils to be on fully funded places and a similar number on partially funded places by 2033 and already has over 90 pupils supported in this way. The College has a strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion which means that whoever you are, you will be welcomed and valued and enabled to flourish.

Marlborough College

Your Next Steps

We would be delighted to hear from you and would strongly encourage you to contact our Admissions team who can help you on every step of the application process.

Parent's Contact details
Full name of parent*
Parent's email address*
Parent's phone number*
Parent's address and postcode*
Street Address Address Line 2 City County Postal Code Country
Child's details
Full name of child*
Gender*
Current school*
Child's date of birth*
Day
Month
Year
Age of child at entry:*
- 16+
- 13+
Residential criteria
Residential criteria*
These are the residential criteria for our Cornish bursary fund. Please tick which of the following apply to your child:
- Attendance at a primary or secondary school in the county of Cornwall for no less than the 3 years prior to application for this bursary;
- Attendance at a prep or independent senior school in Cornwall for no less than the 3 years prior to application for this bursary;
- Attendance at a prep or independent senior school beyond Cornwall but with parents (or in the absence of parents, others with parental responsibility) who have lived, as their primary place of residence, in Cornwall for no less than the 3 years prior to application for this bursary;
- Having been in care and who were born or brought up in Cornwall but have been placed with families, or in state or independent boarding schools, in a different county and receive their education there;
- Being or having been home educated, having lived as their primary place of residence in Cornwall, for no less than the 3 years prior to application for this bursary, and being resident at the time of application.
Declaration*
Declaration: We understand that the terms and conditions of the College will undergo reasonable changes from time to time as circumstances require and will apply in all our dealings with the College. We understand that enrolment and scholarship application does not constitute the offer of a place in the school. Offers of places are subject to availability and the admissions requirements of the College at the time offers are made. A copy of the current terms and conditions will be supplied on request.

We understand also that the College (through the Master, as the person responsible) may obtain, process and hold personal information about our child, including sensitive information such as medical details, and we consent to this for the purposes of assessment and, if a place is later offered, in order to safeguard and promote the welfare of the child. We also understand that signing this form does not give rise to a contract with the school.

Privacy notice: A full privacy notice is available at www.marlboroughcollege.org/privacy. By completing this Registration Form and paying a fee, you are entering a contract with the College. The legal basis for processing this data is fulfilment of the contract in connection with Registration.

For any further information please telephone +44 (0)1672 892300, or email admissions@marlboroughcollege.org
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Cornish Bursaries

Marlborough College

Why Marlborough?

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Your Next Steps

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Residential criteria

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