Woodlands, 90 Mycenae Road, Greenwich, London SE3 7SE
10 simple reasons to choose Greenwich Steiner School
Independent prep school and nursery in Greenwich.
For pupils aged 3 to 13 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Greenwich Steiner School fees range from £2,633 (Rec) to £3,167 per term (2021/22).
10 better reasons to choose Greenwich Steiner School
Schoolsmith Score®; 69.
One of the best independent prep schools in Greenwich and one of the 4 best primary schools for 1 mile.
On average, 14.9 pupils per class and 10.8 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Greenwich Steiner School pupils move up from the Lower School to the Middle School at the end of Year 6 (Class 5). The school has recently extended its provision to age 16, for the GCSE years.
School follows the Steiner curriculum which emphasises creativity with a balance of artistic, practical and intellectual topics for all year groups. Curriculum also includes PSHE, French, German. There is a small number of academic clubs.
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.
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, Eurythmy (dance/movement), handwork (knitting, sewing), and craft (woodwork, metalwork, basket weaving) are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils.
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 3.20pm for Kindergarten children and Lower School children with short days.
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State Primary Schools
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Independent Senior Schools
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State Senior Schools
St Ursula's Convent School (1.6 miles); Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School (2.7 miles); Harris Academy Greenwich (2.7 miles).