Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School

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Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School Limited
Established	1934
Type	Independent non-selective school
Headteacher	College of Teachers
Location	14 Love Lane Stourbridge West Midlands DY8 2EA England
LEA	Dudley
Students	320
Gender	Co-educational
Ages	3 to 17
Website	Official site

Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School Limited is an independent school situated in Stourbridge, West Midlands, England. It educates around 260 children aged from 3 to 17 who follow the international Steiner Waldorf Education curriculum.^[1]

1 History
2 Academics
3 Notable teachers
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The school was established in 1934 and moved to its present site in 1946. Originally it was based on two houses. New buildings were added in 1979 and 1995. These provided additional classrooms, a science laboratory, a dance and music hall and facilities for information technology.^[1]^[2]

[edit] Academics

In October 2006 Ofsted reported that the school provided a satisfactory standard of education which has several particularly good aspects. The moral, social and cultural development of the pupils was particularly good.^[1] In 2006 75% of students obtained 5 or more A*-C GCSEs.^[3]

French and German are taught from age six. Regular class exchanges are held with other European Steiner Waldorf schools. Every year the pupils of class nine go to the Schloss Hamborn Steiner School, Germany to stay with the class nine there. They take a full part in school life, as well as working on the school's farm. In the autumn the German class, now class ten, comes to Stourbridge in exchange.^[4]