Miss Louise Cavanagh
Miss Louise Cavanagh
Housemistress
Miss Cavanagh has been at St Mary’s Calne for four years and lives with her husband Henry. Miss Cavanagh teaches Classics and especially loves to explore classical sites with her pupils as part of the Academic Enrichment Week activities. Miss Cavanagh can’t wait to spend weekends and evenings getting to know everyone. In her free time, she enjoys reading, cooking, musicals and travelling to new and exciting places.
Mrs Deborah Dwyer
Mrs Deborah Dwyer
Deputy Housemistress
Mrs Dwyer has worked in a number of different Day and Boarding schools in the South of England both as a teacher and Housemistress for more years than she will admit to! Her close family and two young grandsons live nearby in Wiltshire and she is joined in St Prisca’s by Nellie, her loveable and gentle rescue dog. In her spare time Mrs Dwyer loves to bake cakes, read dystopian fiction, explore new places and try out new crafts. Fun fact: Mrs Dwyer once looked after the child performers from the West End play of Billy Elliot the Musical.
Nellie
Nellie
House Dog
Nellie is a five-year-old rescue dog from North Macedonia who is an unusual mix of breeds (mostly Labrador and Chihuahua!). She likes to catch treats, chew the legs off toys and jump through hoops.

St PriscasWelcome to St Prisca’s House! We are the MIV House and the final year (Year 8) in our Lower School. In St P’s our ethos is to provide a happy, nurturing environment where we prepare our pupils for the transition to Year 9, whilst also celebrating and developing their Lower School achievements.

Our core aim is to build pupils’ resilience and independence, allowing them to grow both academically and socially throughout their time in MIV. We also have a key focus on supporting pupils through their friendship journeys and helping them to navigate the often-challenging dynamics of peer relationships.

We take time to champion their learning and extend this outside of the classroom, with our end of year residential helping to re-enforce the Lower School curriculum and provide our pupils with an opportunity to build lasting friendships outside of the school environment.

The three members of our House Team work closely with our dedicated team of tutors to ensure that we provide the best all-round pastoral care coupled with a strong emphasis on academic progress. Our aim is for our pupils to leave the Lower School feeling they have developed the skills and confidence needed to achieve success in their continued journey at St Mary’s Calne.

Please contact us by telephone on 01249 857250 or 07980 978249 or via e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

To view the St Prisca's House Booklet, please click below. 

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