Hawthorn Road West, Llandaff North, Cardiff CF14 2FL
10 simple reasons to choose Cardiff Steiner, Lower School
Independent prep school and nursery in Llandaff North.
For pupils aged 3 to 13 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Very small school, with less than one class per year (combined year groups).
Junior division of Cardiff Steiner, an all-through school to age 18.
Cardiff Steiner, Lower School fees range from £2,036 (Rec) to £2,504 per term (2021/22).
10 better reasons to choose Cardiff Steiner, Lower School
Schoolsmith Score®; 69.
One of the best independent prep schools in Llandaff and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
On average, 11.5 pupils per class and 11.5 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Most Lower School pupils move up to Cardiff Steiner Upper School at the end of Year 8.
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.
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.
The school has a no devices policy for pupils up to Year 6, and there is no formal testing through Primary years.
School offers a small range of sports. Though there are regular PE lessons, the emphasis is on fitness and wellbeing, not competition.
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 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).