The ages and Class structure works different to the mainstream state school P1 – P7 / S1 – S4. What Class would my child be going into?

The below guideline is based on a child turning the age noted by the June of that academic year. This structure is not a rigid system. Age-appropriate learning is at the centre of the Steiner Waldorf curriculum, and it is not unknown for a child to be better served by going into the class above or below the one noted here. This is discussed as part of the application process.

 

Early Years

Age

Equivalent 

 

Seedlings

 

2 – 3.5* years old Nursery
Kindergarten

 

3.5 – 6 years old Nursery – P1 / P2*

* Children become eligible to join Kindergarten at age 3.5 years old, where they attend at least five mornings a week; however there is the flexibility to remain in Seedlings if it is in the child’s best interest to stay longer in a younger setting, where the minimum number of two mornings are attended.

** In Scotland, children born in August to February become eligible for primary school at age 4. A parent has the legal right to Defer entry to P1,  giving their child a further year in an early years setting, starting school after their fifth birthday. This means pupils start P1 between the ages of 4.5 and 5.5.

Lower School

Age 

Equivalent

 

Class 1

 

 6 – 7 years old P2 / P3
 

Class 2

 

7 -8 years old P3 / P4
 

Class 3

 

8 – 9 years old P4 / P5
 

Class 4

 

9 – 10 years old P5 / P6
 

Class 5

 

10 – 11 years old P6 / P7
 

Class 6

 

11 – 12 years old P7 / S1
 

Class 7

 

12 – 13 years old S1 / S2
 

Class 8

 

13 – 14 years old S2 / S3

Upper School

Age

Equivalent

 

Class 9

 

14 – 15 years old S3 / S4
 

Class 10

 

15 – 16 years old S4 / S5
 

Class 11

 

16 – 17 years old S5 / S6
 

Class 12

 

17 – 18 years old S6

 

For all Admissions enquiries, please contact: admissions@edinburghsteinerschool.org.uk