School Summary
Brighton & Hove Montessori School
Girls: 9
Total Pupils: 32
Opened: 21-05-2001
Ofsted: Inadequate
Headteacher: Daisy Cockburn
Brighton & Hove Montessori School
67 Stanford Avenue
BN1 6FB
Telephone: 01273702485
Website: https://www.brighton-montessori.org.uk
Headteacher: Daisy Cockburn
Brighton & Hove Montessori School
67 Stanford Avenue
BN1 6FB
Telephone: 01273702485
Website: https://www.brighton-montessori.org.uk
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Watching them work together is a real breath of fresh air.. no office politics, just mutual respect.\nOur child has been at the school for 2 years now and he has gone from a reluctant attendee to absolutely loving it. The respect and encouragement he gets is literally priceless.\nBen who teaches the over 6s upstairs is lovely and gentle. Our boy is 5 so is still a part of the 'Children's House'. Elani is his teacher and we feel totally blessed that she is part of his life. Our son is smitten! Elani's understanding of children is profound. We have had a couple of meetings with her and both times have been blown away by her insights.\nWhat's best is that on top of all the important education stuff you can have a good laugh with the whole team.. there's no aloofness or stand offishness.\nAll in all it's a tippety top cracker..","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Hollow Moon","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/109639644788862930850\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMT7SbUggrlj2zatgANs-ZN36W-CRdDqexp9isHVaDks9w=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2018-03-18T21:16:17Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"6 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"My son was very happy and gladly went to school at this school. We had our ups and downs but all in all, it was a happy experience","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"My son was very happy and gladly went to school at this school. We had our ups and downs but all in all, it was a happy experience","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Tina Sutcliffe","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/116013091539567308559\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTteNqTq__DNXh5ZxzHbJ8qcj1B13YVCZNctTIgNXTEM0=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2016-10-13T17:23:58Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"4 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"Very pleased with the standard of care and teaching my 8 year old is currently receiving.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Very pleased with the standard of care and teaching my 8 year old is currently receiving.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Philip Weeks","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/110164939746560419200\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/AD_cMMQ39pH4EAT1p75BorgBkkuMWDQJq4rk7AKGgk-jOsyvsuo=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2018-09-08T21:23:34Z"}]