Hanworth Rectory, Park Road, Feltham TW13 6PN
10 reasons to choose St Michael Steiner School, Lower & Middle School
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St Michael Steiner School, Lower & Middle School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Feltham and one of the 7 best primary schools for 3 miles.
School fundamentals
St Michael Steiner School, Lower & Middle 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 St Michael Steiner School, an all-through school to age 16, and is a member of the Steiner-Waldorf Education group. St Michael Steiner School, Lower & Middle School fees range from £3,852 (Rec) to £5,465 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
St Michael Steiner School, Lower & Middle School usually has one class per year and an average class size of 10 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Most St Michael Steiner Middle School pupils move up to the Upper School at age 14.
The St Michael Steiner School, Lower & Middle 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 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 St Michael Steiner School, Lower & Middle 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 St Michael Steiner School, Lower & Middle 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 hours are from 8.25am to 3.00pm. No wraparound care as such, though the pupils can arrive from 8.00am.
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St Michael Steiner School (0 miles); The Lady Eleanor Holles School (2.2 miles); Hampton School (2.5 miles).
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