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Cardiff Steiner, Lower School, CF14

Hawthorn Road West, Llandaff North, Cardiff CF14 2FL

Cardiff Steiner, Lower School, CF14

10 reasons to choose Cardiff Steiner, Lower School

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Cardiff Steiner, Lower School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Llandaff and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.

School fundamentals

Cardiff Steiner, Lower School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 13 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Cardiff Steiner, an all-through school to age 18, and is a member of the Steiner-Waldorf Education group. Cardiff Steiner, Lower School fees range from £3,012 (Rec) to £3,696 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.

Average class size

Cardiff Steiner, Lower School is a small school, with mixed-age classes, and an average class size of 12.

Leavers' destinations

Most Lower School pupils move up to Cardiff Steiner Upper School at the end of Year 8.

The Cardiff Steiner, Lower School curriculum

School follows the Steiner curriculum which emphasises creativity with a balance of artistic, practical and intellectual topics. 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, Spanish. 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, Bothmer (movement), craft, handwork etc.

Sport at Cardiff 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 Cardiff Steiner, Lower School

Art, music, Bothmer (dance/movement), handwork (knitting, sewing), and craft (woodwork, metalwork, basket weaving) are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils.

Wraparound care

Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.

Find another school near Cardiff Steiner, Lower School

Independent Prep Schools

Cathedral School Primary, Llandaff (1.2 miles); Howell’s Prep School (1.5 miles); Kings Monkton School, Infants & Juniors (4.2 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Cathedral School, Llandaff (1.2 miles); Howell’s School Llandaff GDST (1.5 miles); Ely Presbyterian Church School, Senior School (3.1 miles).

State Senior Schools

Wyedean School and 6th Form Centre (29.6 miles).

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