Edinburgh private school sets out expansion plans amid soaring pupil demand

Edinburgh Steiner School plans to add a new 'Waldorf-style' building for its youngest children.

An Edinburgh private school is planning to add a new building to its campus amid soaring demand for spaces.

Proposals have been sent to the city council which would see Edinburgh Steiner School boost its capacity with a new 'Waldorf-style' building for its youngest children. It comes amid increasing demand for places at the sought-after school, with up to 10 pupils to be accommodated in each new classroom per day.

School chiefs are seeking permission to construct a ninth building at its Spylaw Road home. Proposed to be placed along the East Boundary Wall of the site, the building would include two classrooms, a cloakroom and three toilets.

Edinburgh Steiner School plans to construct a new building on its campus.

It would mean kindergarten classes could be delivered to more kids. Youngsters aged from two to 18 attend the school, which does not select pupils based on ability and was managed 'collegially' by its teachers from its inception until appointing an Interim Head of School last summer.

A statement sent to the local authority reads: "The proposed site is in a quiet sector of the school, well suited to ‘seedlings’ aged 2 and up. Various options were explored within the site as well as materials, shape, and orientation.

"The position and orientation of the building maximises light while avoiding blind spots for the teachers. A green roof would help blend the building into its surroundings being more sympathetic to the neighbours as the building sits close the boundary wall."