Lower Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, Kent ME15 0JT
10 reasons to choose St Helens Montessori
Top line
St Helens Montessori has a Schoolsmith Score® of 72. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Maidstone and one of the 4 best primary schools for 5 miles.
School fundamentals
St Helens Montessori is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. It is a Christian school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school. St Helens Montessori fees are £2,500 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT and lunches.
Average class size
St Helens Montessori is a very small school, with mixed-age classes, and an average class size of 9.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for St Helens Montessori leavers are a small number of Kent grammar and independent schools. Approximately half the children go on to a grammar and half to an independent school.
The St Helens Montessori curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum using Montessori methods including learning through play, project based learning and themes that connect the subjects. It also includes PSHE, French. There are over 5 different academic clubs per year group per term.
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 and art throughout.
Sport at St Helens Montessori
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports.
The Arts at St Helens Montessori
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are 9.00am to 3.00pm. No wraparound care.
Find another school near St Helens Montessori
Sutton Valence Preparatory School (8.6 miles); Hilden Oaks School (10.9 miles).
Allington Primary School (4.2 miles); Roseacre Junior School (5.3 miles); Kings Hill School (5.9 miles).
Sutton Valence School (8.2 miles); Bethany School, Cranbrook (10.9 miles); Tonbridge School (11.1 miles).
Oakwood Park Grammar School (2.4 miles); Maidstone Grammar School (3.1 miles); Maidstone Grammar School for Girls (3.4 miles).