Side by side
Maria Montessori School and South Hampstead High School GDST
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Maria Montessori School takes boys and girls; South Hampstead High School GDST is a girls' school.
- Maria Montessori School takes ages 3 to 16; South Hampstead High School GDST takes ages 4 to 19.
- Maria Montessori School has 157 pupils; South Hampstead High School GDST has 961.
- Published day fees start at £6,685 a term at Maria Montessori School and £8,186 at South Hampstead High School GDST.
- We hold a dated 2027 deadline for South Hampstead High School GDST (6 November 2026) but none for Maria Montessori School.
- South Hampstead High School GDST has published where its leavers went; we hold no published list for Maria Montessori School.
- The two schools are 0.5 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Maria Montessori School | South Hampstead High School GDST |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | Independent school DfE register | Independent school DfE register |
| Ages | 3 to 16 DfE register | 4 to 19 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Girls DfE register |
| Pupils | 157 DfE register | 961 DfE register |
| Borough | Camden DfE register | Camden DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Not published | Selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | Not published | 6 November 2026 (closes in 27 days) school or council page |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | £6,685 to £10,465 a term school's fees page, 2026-27 | £8,186 to £10,020 a term school's fees page, 2026-27 |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 3 June 2025: Good at that inspection Ofsted | Inspected by ISI (no grade is published as data) DfE register |
| Results | ||
| A level: average grade | Not published | A+ (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | Not published | 51.8 (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Universities published | Not published | 14 universities named: Durham University, London School of Economics, University College London school's published list |
| Pupils | ||
| Receiving SEN support | 13.2% school census 2024/25 | 13.1% school census 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.