Norwich Steiner School is an independent co-educational day school for pupils aged three to sixteen years old. The school was established in 2005 and is situated in the Lakenham district of Norwich. The school is inspired by the philosophy of Rudolf Steiner as interpreted through the Steiner Waldorf curriculum. Admission is nonselective. At the time of the inspection there were seventy-nine pupils on roll of whom fourteen are in the Kindergarten. One pupil has a statement of special educational need. Steiner class National Curriculum names Kindergarten Class 1/2 Class 3/4 Class 5/6 Class 7/8 Class 9/10 Nursery, Year R, Year 1 Year 2 /3 Year 4/5 Year 6/7 Year 8/9 Year 10/11 The school was last inspected in March 2011. Summary of main findings: Norwich Steiner School succeeds in creating a learning community guided by the principles of Rudolf Steiner where pupils develop the attitudes and values inspired by his philosophy. The quality of education is good. Pupils‟ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is outstanding. The curriculum has improved since the last inspection and is good, with significant strengths. Teaching is good overall and some is outstanding. As a result, pupils of all abilities make good progress. Assessment is satisfactory and improving although some aspects still need to be consistently embedded in practice. Pupils‟ behaviour is excellent: they are friendly, open, lively and considerate of one another. The school‟s policies and practice to support the safeguarding of pupils is good. Pastoral care is very good and aspects of provision for welfare, health and safety are good. Pupils say they love coming to school. They feel safe, valued as individuals and believe their teachers care deeply about them and work hard for them to succeed. The large proportion of parents who responded 3 to the pre-inspection questionnaire is wholeheartedly supportive of the school and of the education it provides for their children. The school meets all of the requirements. The school has made improvements in the curriculum, assessment and in pupils‟ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development, since the last inspection. What the school does well:  it ensures that pastoral care is a priority, so pupils feel known, valued as individuals, and safe and secure;  it fosters very good relationships between adults and pupils, and between pupils themselves, based on mutual trust and respect, and  it provides an excellent environment in which pupils can pursue their learning.