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The Montessori Place

Independent · ages 1-19MixedIndependent165 pupilsSixth formNurseryHoveBrighton and Hove
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Places15 spare165 pupils, 180 places
Average A level gradeA-2024/25
Pupils on roll165Census January 2024

The Montessori Place is an independent school in Hove for boys and girls aged 1 to 19. It has 165 pupils and room for 180.

45 Cromwell Road, Hove, BN3 3ER01273 773764themontessoriplace.org.ukMr Robert Gueterbock headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

5 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

8 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeA-45.5 points per entry
A level progress+0.58Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better33%with two subjects universities favour
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure2025202420232022
Students8412
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry45.45
Average A level gradeA-z
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS46.11
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects33%
A level progressA level value added+0.58-0.30

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Brighton and Hove council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll165Census January 2024
Places18092% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support14%23 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls80 / 85
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll165164164162155151
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support18%13%9%9%7%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans1%1%1%1%1%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m44112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate58 per 1,000 people37% lower than the England average
Typical house price£412,500Brighton and Hove
Nearest bus stop20 mWilbury Villas, 17 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Brunswick Primary SchoolCouncil490 m586Requires improvement 20246Compare
Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic530 m436Good 202377Compare
Cardinal Newman Catholic SchoolRoman Catholic610 m2,657No overall grade 202480Compare
St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolChurch of England830 m648Not inspected63Compare
Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form CollegeFurther education860 mNot inspectedCompare
Windlesham SchoolIndependent890 m128Not inspectedCompare
Brighton Girls GDSTIndependent950 m405Not inspectedCompare
Lancing College Preparatory School At HoveIndependent0.6 miles262Not inspectedCompare

Questions parents ask

Is The Montessori Place a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score The Montessori Place yet.

How many pupils does The Montessori Place have?

165 pupils aged 1 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 180 places, so it is 92% full.

Does The Montessori Place have a sixth form?

Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was A-.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
45 Cromwell Road, Hove, BN3 3ER
Telephone
01273 773764
Website
themontessoriplace.org.uk
Headteacher
Mr Robert Gueterbock
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 1-19, with nursery, with sixth form
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Ward
Goldsmid
Constituency
Hove and Portslade
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
22 July 2011 (new provision)
URN
136947 · LAESTAB 8466018 · UKPRN 10070599

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from