Steiner schools in the UK operate almost exclusively in the independent sector. School fees provide only significant source of income the school receives.
In Norwich Steiner School, we offer 5 full days (9am-3.30pm) for all children, regardless of age.
- In Kindergarten, parents may ‘opt-in’ to one or more afternoons of kindergarten and pay an additional fee per afternoon or year.
- In School, the fee is inclusive, but parents have the option to take younger children out on one or two afternoons a week should they so wish. There is no reduction in fee if children are taken out of school on these afternoons.
Afternoons when parents may take younger children out of school:
Cedar – Class 1 (age 6-7) – Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Apple – Class 2/3 (ages 7-9) – Wednesdays and Fridays
Fees for 2024-25
Upper School £9,000* / year
Lower School £8,502* / year
Kindergarten £5,220* / year (for 5 mornings)
Afternoon kindergarten £18.20*/session
* Plus VAT at 20% from 1 January 2025
Fees for 2025-26
Upper School £9,450 pa (£11,340 inc. VAT)
Lower School £8,950 pa (£10,740 inc. VAT)
Kindergarten £5,670 pa (for 5 mornings) (£6,804 inc. VAT)
Afternoon kindergarten £18.20*/session
INCREASES – Norwich Steiner School increases fees incrementally year on year. Upper school fees are generally calculated to increase at an average rate of approximately 3% per annum, with Lower school and Kindergarten fees being linked to upper school fees so that the gap between lower and upper school remains consistent. However, as well as the greatly additional administrative costs the school faces associated with applying VAT to school fees and the expected loss of rates relief, we are also faced with national increases to costs, that are affecting many businesses. In particular the 6.73% National Living Wage uplift seems to be having a big impact on suppliers and services used by the school and the rise in Employers contribution to NI beginning April 2025 are contributing to an overall expected increase in costs of in excess of 8%. Therefore, the school has little choice other than to raise upper school fees by 5%, with lower school and kindergarten fees being increased proportionately.