The Montessori Place
45 Cromwell Road, Hove, BN3 3ER
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 1 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Robert Gueterbock
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hove and Portslade
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 165
- URN
- 136947
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01273773764
About this school
The Montessori Place is an independent school in Hove. It teaches children aged 1 to 19 and has 165 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Montessori Place under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
The Montessori Place has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in July 2011, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| Attainment 8 score | 13.1 | 17.3 | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.3 | 1.7 | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Montessori Place has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Brighton and Hove average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.1 | 40.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 17.3 | 36.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 162 |
| 2023/24 | 164 |
| 2024/25 | 164 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 23
Location
Nearby schools
-
Windlesham School0.5 miles
Independent schools
-
Brighton Girls GDST0.6 miles
Independent schools
-
Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove0.6 miles
Independent schools · Hove
-
Brighton and Hove Clinic School0.8 miles
Special schools
-
St Christopher's School0.9 miles
Independent schools · Hove
Other schools in Hove
- Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove Independent schools
- St Christopher's School Independent schools
- Aldrington CofE Primary School Primary
- Brunswick Primary School Primary
- Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Goldstone Primary School Primary
- Hangleton Primary School Primary
- Hove Junior School Primary
- St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School Primary
- West Hove Infant School Primary
- Blatchington Mill School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does The Montessori Place teach?
- The Montessori Place teaches children aged 1 to 19. It is an independent school in Hove.
- Who is the headteacher of The Montessori Place?
- The headteacher of The Montessori Place is Mr Robert Gueterbock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Montessori Place been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Montessori Place under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at The Montessori Place?
- The Montessori Place has 165 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 1 to 19.
- Is The Montessori Place full?
- The Montessori Place has capacity for 180 pupils and 165 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Montessori Place a faith school?
- No. The Montessori Place has no designated religious character.
- How have The Montessori Place's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 13.1 in 2022/23 and 17.3 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are The Montessori Place's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Montessori Place's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.