Hospital Lane, Norwich, Norfolk NR1 2HW
10 reasons to choose Norwich Steiner School, Lower School
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Norwich Steiner School, Lower School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Norwich and one of the 4 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Norwich Steiner School, Lower School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 14 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Norwich Steiner School, an all-through school to age 18, and is a member of the Steiner-Waldorf Education group. Norwich Steiner School, Lower School fees range from £2,268 (Rec) to £3,580 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Norwich Steiner School, Lower School is a small school, with mixed-age classes, and an average class size of 11.
Leavers' destinations
Most Norwich Steiner Lower School pupils move on to the Upper School at age 14.
The Norwich Steiner School, 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 Norwich Steiner School, 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 Norwich Steiner School, 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.
Wraparound care
School day runs from 9.00am to 3.30pm.
Find another school near Norwich Steiner School, Lower School
Norwich Lower School (1.3 miles); Town Close School (1.5 miles); Norwich High Prep School for Girls (1.6 miles).
Trowse Primary School (1.1 miles); Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Primary School (5.6 miles); Buxton Primary School (9.6 miles).
Norwich Steiner School (0 miles); Norwich School (1.3 miles); Norwich High School for Girls GDST (1.6 miles).
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).