1 St Paul's Road, Islington, London N1 2QH
10 reasons to choose St Paul's Steiner School
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St Paul’s Steiner School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Islington and one of the 5 best primary schools for 1 mile.
School fundamentals
St Paul’s Steiner 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 a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school, and is a member of the Steiner-Waldorf Education group. St Paul’s Steiner School fees range from £3,864 (Rec) to £4,536 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
St Paul’s Steiner School has one class per year and an average class size of 19 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for most St Paul’s Steiner School leavers are a local state school for the GCSE years. Some go on to other independent schools with similar ‘progressive’ principles such as St Michael’s Steiner in Feltham, Brockwood Park School in Hampshire, or St Michael’s School in Letchworth.
The St Paul's Steiner 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, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 4.
Specialist teaching
Steiner practice is that pupils have the same class teacher throughout the school, for Main Lesson at least. Specialist staff teach languages, sport, eurythmy, woodwork, handwork , outdoor work, drama, music, and later, maths and English.
Sport at St Paul's Steiner School
PE curriculum focuses on non-competitive sports up to Class 5 (Year 6), and movement.
The Arts at St Paul's Steiner School
Art, music, and Eurythmy are taught as discrete and cross-curricular subjects to all pupils.
Wraparound care
School hours are 8.15am to 1.15pm (to Year 2), 3.30pm (from Year 3). After school care for all year groups to 5.30pm.
Find another school near St Paul's Steiner School
Rosemary Works School (1.3 miles); The Gower School (1.7 miles); Dallington School (2 miles).
St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, Islington (0.7 miles); Shacklewell Primary School (0.8 miles); William Tyndale Primary School (0.8 miles).
North Bridge House Senior Canonbury (0.5 miles); City of London School for Girls (2.7 miles).
Highbury Grove School (0.7 miles); The Excelsior Academy (0.8 miles); Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form (0.9 miles).