Bristol Waldorf School

Redland Hill House, Redland Hill, Bristol, BS6 6UX

Former mixed Waldorf-Steiner school in Redland for ages 3–11; the school states it closed on 17 December 2025.

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Age range
3–11
Co-ed status
Mixed
Number of students
85
Day / boarding
Day only
Religious affiliation
Non-denominational
Average fees
£12,500 (annual, inc. VAT)
Has a nursery
Yes

Fee profile

Pre-Reception £12,500
Reception £12,500
Year 1 £12,500
Year 2 £12,500
Year 3 £12,500
Year 4 £12,500
Year 5 £12,500
Year 6 £12,500
Year 7 —
Year 8 —
Year 9 —
Year 10 —
Year 11 —
Year 12 —
Year 13 —

Bursaries

Yes

Scholarships

Yes

Assessment approach

Waldorf-Steiner approach; no current live admissions/assessment process to summarise because the school has closed.

Admissions

Admissions are closed. The school states that it is not accepting any further applications for pupils.

How the school describes itself

  • The school described education as a journey, not a race.
  • Its published philosophy emphasised holistic development, creativity, curiosity and community.

Parents like

  • Families were often drawn to the gentle pace, creative emphasis and close-knit Steiner community.
  • For some parents the attraction was an education that felt less hurried and more holistic than the mainstream.
  • Any historic parent sentiment now sits alongside the reality of an Inadequate inspection in June 2025 and the school's closure later that year.

Inspection snapshot

Ofsted’s June 2025 inspection judged the school Inadequate. The school then closed on 17 December 2025.

Bristol Waldorf School

Former mixed Waldorf-Steiner school in Redland for ages 3–11; the school states it closed on 17 December 2025.

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How the school describes itself

  • The school described education as a journey, not a race.
  • Its published philosophy emphasised holistic development, creativity, curiosity and community.

Fee profile

Annual fees including VAT. 2025-26.

Pre-Reception£12,500
Reception£12,500
Year 1£12,500
Year 2£12,500
Year 3£12,500
Year 4£12,500
Year 5£12,500
Year 6£12,500

Parents like

  • Families were often drawn to the gentle pace, creative emphasis and close-knit Steiner community.
  • For some parents the attraction was an education that felt less hurried and more holistic than the mainstream.
  • Any historic parent sentiment now sits alongside the reality of an Inadequate inspection in June 2025 and the school's closure later that year.

Admissions

Admissions are closed. The school states that it is not accepting any further applications for pupils.

Scholarships

There is no meaningful live scholarship or bursary offer to describe because the school states that it closed on 17 December 2025 and is no longer accepting applications. Any historic fee-support arrangements should therefore be treated as obsolete.

Bursaries

Bristol Waldorf published a bursary route for pupils of statutory school age through to the end of primary (Classes 1–5).

  • Statutory school age through end of primary (Classes 1–5).
  • No fixed percentage or amount is published; fees and funding were described as income-sensitive and bursaries were renewed annually.
  • Official funding page says bursaries were annual awards and had to be renewed each year.

Inspection snapshot

Ofsted’s June 2025 inspection judged the school Inadequate. The school then closed on 17 December 2025.

Assessment approach

Waldorf-Steiner approach; no current live admissions/assessment process to summarise because the school has closed.

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