Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School Limited is an independent school situated in

Stourbridge Stourbridge () is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Situated on the River Stour, Worcestershire, River Stour, the town lies around west of Birmingham, at the southwester ...

, West Midlands, England. It educates around 260 children aged from 3 to 17 who follow the international Steiner

Waldorf Education Waldorf education, also known as Steiner education, is based on the educational philosophy of Rudolf Steiner, the founder of anthroposophy. Its educational style is holistic, intended to develop pupils' intellectual, artistic, and practical sk ...

curriculum."Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School"

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, 4 October 2006

History

The school was established in 1934 and moved to its present site in 1946, using as a base two Victorian houses, Thornhill and Parkhill. New buildings were added in 1979 (the school hall) and 1995 (the Tobias and Gawain buildings). These provided additional classrooms, a science laboratory, a dance and music hall and facilities for information technology.

Academics

In October 2006 Ofsted reported that the school provided a satisfactory standard of education. The moral, social and cultural development of the pupils was particularly good. In 2006 75% of

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s obtained 5 or more A*-C

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. 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 on exchange 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."The spirit of the European Union"
This is the Midlands, January 2007

Notable teachers

Eileen Hutchins Eileen Morley Hutchins (28 June 1902 – 9 October 1987) was a Steiner school teacher, writer and founder of the Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School in Stourbridge. Biography Hutchins was born on 28 June 1902 in Hay-on-Wye. Together with her sister ...

, teacher, author and founder of Elmfield School. Walter Braithwaite (1906-1991) was a music teacher, piano teacher and pianist at the school. He wrote several songs for school plays and festivals, two of which (''Ut queant laxis'' and ''The Spring by the Wayside'' or ''Bare is the Rock'') are still regularly sung at Elmfield.

References

External links

Official site
{{authority control Private schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley Educational institutions established in 1934 Waldorf schools in the United Kingdom Stourbridge 1934 establishments in England