Hospital Lane, Norwich, Norfolk NR1 2HW
10 simple reasons to choose Norwich Steiner School, Lower School
Independent prep school and nursery in Norwich.
For pupils aged 3 to 14 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 Norwich Steiner School, an all-through school to age 18.
Norwich Steiner School, Lower School fees range from £1,467 (Rec) to £2,555 per term (2022/23).
10 better reasons to choose Norwich Steiner School, Lower School
Schoolsmith Score®; 70.
One of the best independent prep schools in Norwich and one of the 4 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
On average, 10.8 pupils per class and 10.8 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Most Norwich Steiner Lower School pupils move on to the Upper School at age 14.
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, French, German.
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.
School day runs from 9.00am to 3.30pm.
Find another school near Norwich Steiner School, Lower School
Independent Prep Schools
Norwich Lower School (1.3 miles); Town Close School (1.5 miles); Norwich High Prep School for Girls (1.6 miles).
State Primary Schools
Trowse Primary School (1.1 miles); Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Primary School (5.6 miles); Buxton Primary School (9.6 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Norwich Steiner School (0 miles); Norwich School (1.3 miles); Norwich High School for Girls GDST (1.6 miles).
State Senior Schools
Notre Dame High School, Norwich (0.5 miles); Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School (1.1 miles); Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form (3.5 miles).