Address
Edinburgh Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Road, Edinburgh, EH10 5BR, United Kingdom
Application Fee: £100 + VAT at 20% = £120 - non refundable.
We welcome pupils from all over the world, who attend our Upper School for one term or longer. They are placed with approved families who are connected with the school, and they quickly become valued members of the school community.
Over many years visiting students formally validating their English language skills through the internationally recognized Cambridge exams suite have achieved 100% pass rate. Better still, out of a possible score of 190, our Centre has achieved a higher average than the rest of the UK and world.
Overseas students can study for and take the Cambridge English Examinations, provided they reach the required standard. Students wishing to sit the examination should attend our school for the Spring and Summer terms. For more proficient students, we also offer the Cambridge Advanced Certificate course.
Attending on a 6-month Visiting Visa, pupils can attend our Autumn Term or Spring & Summer Terms, if they would like to take the Cambridge English Exam.
ESS can sponsor pupils aged 16+ for up to a year. We offer a Host Family Programme.
View our Programme below, detailing the application process, tuition fees and Cambridge English qualifications:
Autumn Term 2026
Spring Term 2027
Summer Term 2027
Autumn Term 2027
| Scale of Tuition Fees | 2026/27 |
Autumn |
Spring & Summer |
Summer |
2027/28 Not yet published |
| Cambridge English Exam & Visiting Students Programme |
Annual | 14.6 weeks | 10.6 weeks |
10.6 weeks | |
| Classes 10 - 12* | £22,364 | £9,194 | £6,585 | £6,585 | |
| Boarding with Host Family | £175/week | ||||
| Visiting Students | |||||
| Classes 1 - 9 | View here | ||||
| Classes 10 - 12 | Complete this application form. |
The School accepts admissions for the Lower- and Upper-School (as well as Kindergarten for 2-year-olds/ 3 & 4 Year Olds / 5 - 6 Year Olds), all year round, allowing pupils to start at any point in the academic session.
Policies:
Additional application documentation to provide within ten days from the Offer Letter date:
DONATING TO THE BURSARIES SCHEMES
To make a donation to the Bursary or Family Support Fund, please use the bank details below:
Caf Bank
Edinburgh Steiner School Trust
Sort Code: 40-52-40
Account number: 0009 0083
Fees for a full session are payable by direct debit in twelve monthly instalments from August to July inclusive. In the event of any instalment not being met timeously, the School reserves the right to charge 10% interest per annum from the due date until payment as per the signed enrolment agreement. Please promptly contact the School Bursar if you have difficulty making payment.
Payment termly or annually in advance is also welcomed.
Upper School parents will be required to make a contribution towards textbooks and art materials. These will be charged each term in arrears and are payable by bank transfer or other methods. These payments are not included in the direct debit agreement for fees.
If you wish to withdraw a child from school you must give written notice to the School Bursar one full term before the last day your child attends School. If a child is withdrawn without appropriate notice the fees for that term are payable as per the terms and conditions of the signed enrolment agreement.
We offer a 25% discount on the fees of a third child and any subsequent children providing that all children are attending Edinburgh Steiner School simultaneously.
Employees of organisations with an anthroposophical ethos are eligible to receive 25% fee remission for all children enrolled in the School. Employees who work at least 50% of a full-time contract but less than 100% will be entitled to fee remission. Families in receipt of this discount will still be eligible for a school bursary if justified by their household income.
List of qualifying anthroposophical organisations
Address
Edinburgh Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Road, Edinburgh, EH10 5BR, United Kingdom