Meadowbrook Montessori School permanently closed down

The Meadowbrook Montessori was a school in Malt Hill, rural Warfield where 33 children aged between 3 to 11 were taught.

But that came to an end when the school was officially closed in summer this year.

The school was officially registered closed on Tuesday, July 4, with Sarah Warner serving as the last headteacher.

The school had received ‘Good’ ratings from education inspectorate Ofsted when it was inspected in 2008 and 2012.

Inspector Michèle Messaoudi said: “Meadowbrook Montessori School provides a good quality education, meets its aims and has the overwhelming support of parents and carers.

“Children make outstanding progress in their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development throughout the school, owing to an outstanding curriculum, and they make at least good progress in their learning owing to good teaching.”

The school was opened on October 31, 1990. Therefore it closed after 33 years of teaching children.

The entrance to the now closed Meadowbrook Montessori School in Malt Hill, in the rural area of Warfield. Credit: Google Maps

The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) received evidence from a parent earlier this year that there was a dispute between the landlord and leaders at the school.

Among the pupil cohort were eight special educational needs (SEN) children and three SEN children who had education, health and care (EHC) plans.

Information about the closure of the sparse, but official information is provided on the government’s school service website.

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It is unclear what has happened to the 33 pupils who attended the school. The LDRS has asked Bracknell Forest Council for information.

According to a council webpage, termly fees were between £3,482 to £3, 947, with children being taught in the Montessori method, with a focus on child interest rather than a uniform teaching model.

The school had a capacity for 124 pupils according to the government.