Address
Edinburgh Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Road, Edinburgh, EH10 5BR, United Kingdom
Application Fee: £60 + VAT at 20% = £72 - non refundable.
Autumn Term 2025
New session begins Tuesday 26 August
September holiday: Monday 15 September
Half Term: Thursday 9 October (1pm) – Tuesday 21 October inclusive
Advent Prep Days: Monday 24th and Friday 28 November – no school
Term ends: Friday 19 December (1pm)
Spring Term 2026
Term begins: Wednesday 7 January
Half Term: Friday 13th February (1pm) – Friday 20 February inclusive
Term ends: Thursday 26 March (1pm)
Summer Term 2026
Term begins: Wednesday, 15th April
Half Term: Friday 22 May (1pm) – Wednesday 27 May inclusive
Term ends: Thursday 2nd July (1pm) (kindergarten ends Wednesday 1st July)
Scale of Tuition Fees | 2025/26 |
Autumn |
Spring |
Summer |
2026/27 Not yet published |
Attending on a 6-month Visiting Visa, pupils can attend our Autumn Term or Spring & Summer Terms |
14 weeks | 10 weeks | 11 weeks | ||
Class 1 | £10,880 | £4,437 | £3,161 | £3,283 | |
Class 2 | £12,486 | £5,092 | £3,628 | £3,767 | |
Class 3 | £12,486 | £5,092 | £3,628 | £3,767 | |
Class 4 | £14,819 | £6,044 | £4,305 | £4,471 | |
Class 5 | £14,819 | £6,044 | £4,305 | £4,471 | |
Class 6 | £15,039 | £6,133 | £4,369 | £4,537 | |
Class 7 | £15,039 | £6,133 | £4,369 | £4,537 | |
Class 8 | £15,039 | £6,133 | £4,369 | £4,537 | |
Class 9 | £16,823 | £6,860 | £4,888 | £5,076 | |
Includes Cambridge English Exam & Visiting Students Programme |
Annual | 14 weeks | 11 weeks | 10 weeks | |
Classes 10 - 12* | £21,299 | £8,520 | £6,6694 | £6,085 | |
*Visiting Students aged 16+ can stay with a Waldorf host family and attend for a term or more. Cambridge English Exam can be taken by pupils attending the Autumn Term or Spring & Summer Terms. |
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Classes 1 - 9 | View here | ||||
Classes 10 - 12 | View here |
The School accepts admissions for the Lower- and Upper-School (as well as Kindergarten for 2-year-olds/ 3 & 4 Year Olds / 4.5 - 6 Year Olds), all year round, allowing pupils to start at any point in the academic session.
Scale of Tuition Fees
Policies:
Additional application documentation to provide within ten days from the Offer Letter date:
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
It has long been an ambition of the School that access to a Steiner education should not depend solely on the ability to pay fees. There are various avenues of financial support listed on this page.
BURSARY
Bursaries are available to help fund up to 60% of fees for qualifying families. They are provided on a year-by-year basis. Please read both before submitting anything.
Bursary application processes for the current academic year 2025/26 are now open.
Closing Date: 2nd May, 2025
No applications will be accepted after this date. ALL supporting documents MUST be submitted along with the application. Should you of course require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact our Bursar, Donna Ewing: bursar@edinburghsteinerschool.org.uk
The Board of Trustees reserve the right to vary the criteria for Bursaries each year.
FAMILY SUPPORT FUND
The intention of this fund is to provide financial support for families who may need it in times of hardship. Funding will be in the form of a one-off grant.
Criteria Summary:
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.
As Edinburgh Steiner School is a registered childcare provider, fees for Seedlings, as well as Wraparound in Early Years and the School and Extra Curricular Clubs costs for children aged eleven and under, can be paid through a Tax-Free Childcare account. This UK Government scheme reduces the cost of childcare delivered by a registered provider by 20%.
To check your eligibility and set up the government account, visit: Tax-Free Childcare on the UK Government website.
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.
Address
Edinburgh Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Road, Edinburgh, EH10 5BR, United Kingdom