45 Cromwell Road, Hove, East Sussex BN3 3ER
10 reasons to choose The Montessori Place, Elementary
Main point of differentiation
The Montessori Place, Elementary has a Schoolsmith Score® of 71, and is the highest scoring Montessori school in the Brighton & Hove area. Its approach differs to other prep schools in that it places great emphasis on child-initiated learning.
School fundamentals
The Montessori Place, Elementary is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 1 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of The Montessori Place, an all-through school to age 16. The Montessori Place, Elementary fees are £4,348 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT but include lunches.
Average class size
The Montessori Place, Elementary is a small school, with mixed-age classes, and an average class size of 17.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6 Montessori Place Hove pupils go on to a variety of state and independent senior schools.
The Montessori Place, Elementary curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum using Montessori methods including learning through play, project-based and independent learning. It also includes PSHE, French. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Lessons tend to be delivered by a single class teacher, but there is peripatetic specialist provision for music, drama, dance, art throughout.
Sport at The Montessori Place, Elementary
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports.
The Arts at The Montessori Place, Elementary
Art and music, and music technology are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the creative curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and some take extra-curricular instrument lessons.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.45am to 3.30pm.
Find another school near The Montessori Place, Elementary
The Drive Prep School (KS2) (0.4 miles); Brighton Girls Prep School (0.9 miles); Windlesham School (1 mile).
Aldrington Church of England Primary School (1.4 miles); Westdene Primary School (2.7 miles); Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Rottingdean (5.3 miles).
The Montessori Place (0 miles); The Drive Prep School (0.4 miles); Brighton Girls GDST (0.6 miles).
Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College (0.6 miles); City College Brighton and Hove (1.2 miles); Blatchington Mill School and Sixth Form College (1.7 miles).