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St Helens Montessori School

Independent school · All-through, ages 2 to 12 · Mixed · Nursery class

Lower Road, East Farleigh, Maidstone, ME15 0JT

01622 721731 · School website · Map and directions

OfstedOutstandingInspected 23 April 2024
Pupils45Room for 130

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at the inspection that started on 23 April 2024.

This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.

AreaGrade
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Early yearsOutstanding
SafeguardingEffective

At its last standard inspection the school met all of the independent school standards, the legal requirements every independent school must meet.

Read the full Ofsted reports for this school

Source: Ofsted non-association independent schools inspection data.

What parents say

29 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey between 2 April 2024 and 7 April 2025.

StatementThis schoolEngland
My child is happy at this school 100% 89%
My child feels safe at this school 100% 90%
The school makes sure pupils are well behaved 100% 84%
Concerns were dealt with properlyOf 18 parents who had raised a concern 83% 76%
I would recommend this school to another parent 100%said yes 84%

Parents choose whether to take part, so these answers may not represent all families. Figures are the share who agree or strongly agree. England figures are all parents answering the same questions over the same period, for state-funded schools. The scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) agreement, and the dot marks this school among state schools of the same phase that used the same survey questions. The third it falls in is coloured: green for the top third, amber the middle, red the bottom. This survey used Ofsted's previous Parent View questions, which changed in November 2025. Source: Ofsted Parent View management information.

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Results

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Admissions

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Pupils, staff and SEND

PupilsThis schoolKentEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years 0.0% 25.1%* 28.9%
With an education, health and care plan 0.0% 2.8%* 3.1%
Receiving special educational needs support 0.0% 11.5%* 13.4%
English as an additional language Not published 12.7%* 19.2%

Comparisons are with secondary schools. Scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) figures. For absence and suspensions lower is better, so their scales run green to red; blue scales describe the school's pupils and staff and aren't good or bad. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.

Questions parents ask

What is St Helens Montessori School's Ofsted rating?

St Helens Montessori School was rated Outstanding by Ofsted at its inspection in 23 April 2024.

Would parents recommend St Helens Montessori School?

100% of the 29 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey between 2 April 2024 and 7 April 2025 said they would recommend St Helens Montessori School to another parent. Parents choose whether to respond, so this may not represent all families.

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Page updated 26 September 2026.