Hinton Road, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire CB21 5DZ
10 reasons to choose Cambridge Steiner Lower School
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Cambridge Steiner Lower School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Cambridge and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Cambridge Steiner Lower School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 2 and 13 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, with a senior department to age 16, and is a member of the Steiner-Waldorf Education group. Cambridge Steiner Lower School fees range from £3,287 +VAT (Rec) to £3,338 +VAT per term (2023/24).
Average class size
Cambridge Steiner Lower School is a small school, with mixed-age classes, and an average class size of 15.
Leavers' destinations
Leavers’ destination schools for Cambridge Steiner School pupils after Year 9 are local state or independent schools for the GCSE years. The school has opened an Upper School to provide the option of continuing with a Steiner education.
The Cambridge Steiner Lower School curriculum
School follows the Steiner curriculum which emphasises creativity with a balance of artistic, practical and intellectual topics. For example, technology lessons are handwork (knitting, sewing, etc), and craft (woodwork, metalwork, basket weaving), and gardening. The first lesson of the day is the two hour thematic ‘Main Lesson’, after which there are five discrete subject lessons. Curriculum also includes PSHE, French, German. The school has a no devices policy for pupils up to Year 6, and there is no formal testing through primary years.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Steiner practice is that the same class teacher stays with the same pupils year on year for Main Lesson at least. Specialist staff teach the other subjects such as languages, sport, eurythmy, craft, handwork etc.
Sport at Cambridge Steiner Lower School
School offers a small range of sports. Though there are regular PE lessons, the emphasis is on fitness and wellbeing, not competition.
The Arts at Cambridge Steiner Lower School
Art, music, Eurythmy (dance/movement), handwork (knitting, sewing), and craft (woodwork, metalwork, basket weaving) are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. There are also after school clubs for drama and string orchestra.
Wraparound care
Extended daycare options from 8.30am to 5.00pm.
Find another school near Cambridge Steiner Lower School
Landmark International School, Infants & Juniors (0.9 miles); Cambridge International School (2 miles).
Fulbourn Primary School (0.9 miles); The Spinney Primary School (2.3 miles); St Alban’s Catholic Primary School, Cambridge (4.2 miles).
Landmark International School (0.9 miles); The Perse School, Upper School (3.2 miles).
St Bede’s Inter-Church School (2.5 miles); Hills Road Sixth Form College (3.2 miles); Parkside Community College (4.5 miles).