Step by Step School, Noida
🇮🇳 Delhi NCR · Founded 1992 · National / British / IB · Ages 2.5-18 (Pre-Nursery/Montessori to Class XII)
A large, well-established Noida day school whose distinguishing feature is a genuine three-track senior programme — CBSE, Cambridge IGCSE and the IB Diploma — under one roof.
Curricula
National, British, IB
Age range
2.5-18 (Pre-Nursery/Montessori to Class XII)
Languages of instruction
English
Annual fees
SGD Annual tuition (2025-26, per stream): CBSE ~Rs 4,41,600; Cambridge IGCSE ~Rs 5,32,464; IB Diploma ~Rs 11,29,956. One-time admission fee Rs 2,00,000
Enrollment
2,258
Boarding
No (day school)
IB authorised
DP
Accreditations
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) — affiliation no. 2131106, IB World School (Diploma Programme, authorized 2012), Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE / IGCSE)
Tier Profile
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BrightKey's Assessment
Step by Step School is a co-educational, English-medium day school in Sector 132 on the Noida Expressway, run by the Subros Educational Society. It grew out of the long-running Step by Step Nursery School in Panchsheel Park, New Delhi, and EducationWorld dates the institution to 1992; the present Sector 132 campus is the senior, fully built-out site serving roughly 2,258 students from Pre-Nursery (Montessori) through Class XII.
What sets the school apart in the NCR market is curricular breadth at the senior end. It is CBSE-affiliated (affiliation no. 2131106) and runs the national board as its mainstream pathway, but it is also an authorized IB World School offering the IB Diploma Programme (authorized April 2012) and offers the Cambridge IGCSE. Families therefore choose a board in the senior years rather than committing the whole school to a single system, which is unusual among Indian schools and closer to the international-school model.
Reputationally the school sits in the top tier of Indian day schools: EducationWorld ranked it No. 2 among India co-educational day schools in its 2020-21 India School Rankings. It is positioned as a premium school, with per-stream annual tuition in 2025-26 of roughly Rs 4.4 lakh (CBSE), Rs 5.3 lakh (IGCSE) and Rs 11.3 lakh (IB Diploma), plus a one-time admission fee of Rs 2 lakh.
Like all Indian schools, it is not subject to a graded external inspection of the kind used in England or international-school accreditation regimes, so the inspection-and-accreditation rating reflects recognized affiliations (CBSE plus IB World School authorization and Cambridge IGCSE) rather than a published inspection band. Published examination results, detailed pastoral provision and admissions cohort data are not consistently available from public sources and would be best confirmed directly with the school.
Why These Ratings?
Inspection & AccreditationA — Excellent
India has no graded school-inspection band, so an S rating is not available; the A reflects strong, independently recognized accreditations — CBSE affiliation no. 2131106, authorization as an IB World School for the Diploma Programme (April 2012), and a Cambridge IGCSE offering — verified across EducationWorld, an IB-data directory and Edustoke. It is not higher because there is no verbatim graded inspection report, and it is not lower because the multi-board recognition is genuine and well documented.
Strengths & Trade-offs
Strengths
- Rare three-track senior offering — CBSE, Cambridge IGCSE and the IB Diploma Programme — within a single school, giving families a board choice most Indian schools cannot.
- Authorized IB World School for the Diploma Programme since 2012, a recognized international credential rather than a marketing claim.
- Strong external reputation: ranked No. 2 among India co-educational day schools in the EducationWorld 2020-21 India School Rankings.
- Long institutional lineage dating to 1992, grown from an established Panchsheel Park preschool, indicating continuity of leadership and ethos.
- Full Pre-Nursery (Montessori) to Class XII span on a large purpose-built Sector 132 campus, allowing a single-school journey from early years to university entry.
Trade-offs
- No published, independently verified examination results (CBSE Class XII pass rates, IB Diploma average, IGCSE outcomes) in public sources.
- Premium fee structure — IB Diploma tuition near Rs 11.3 lakh a year plus a Rs 2 lakh one-time admission fee — places it out of reach for many families.
- Sources disagree on the founding year (1992 vs 2004/2005/2008 in some directories), reflecting the split between the original Delhi preschool and the later Noida campus.
- Pastoral, wellbeing and inclusion provision is not well documented publicly, so depth of support cannot be independently assessed.
Is It Right For You?
Best For
- ✓Families who want to keep CBSE, Cambridge and IB options open and decide on a senior board later.
- ✓Students aiming at the IB Diploma for overseas university applications while staying in the NCR.
- ✓Parents seeking an established, top-ranked co-ed day school on the Noida Expressway corridor.
- ✓Households who can comfortably meet premium, internationally benchmarked fee levels.
Not Ideal For
- ✕Families needing boarding — this is a day school only.
- ✕Parents seeking a low- or mid-fee school option.
- ✕Those who require published, verified exam-results data before enrolling.
- ✕Families wanting an IB continuum from the early years, as only the Diploma Programme is authorized (no PYP/MYP).
Curriculum
Three senior pathways run in parallel: CBSE (the national board and mainstream route, affiliation no. 2131106), Cambridge IGCSE, and the IB Diploma Programme. The school is an authorized IB World School for the Diploma only — there is no evidence of IB PYP or MYP authorization. The early and middle years are described as Pre-Nursery (Montessori) onward; treat the lower school as CBSE-aligned unless the school confirms otherwise.
Fees
Edustoke (updated mid-2025) lists per-stream 2025-26 annual tuition of approximately Rs 4,41,600 (CBSE), Rs 5,32,464 (Cambridge IGCSE) and Rs 11,29,956 (IB Diploma), alongside a one-time non-refundable admission fee of Rs 2,00,000 and a refundable security deposit. Figures are third-party-reported; confirm the current schedule with the school.
Admissions
Entry runs from Pre-Nursery (minimum age around 2.5 years per EducationWorld) through Class XII, with senior entrants selecting a board. A one-time admission fee of Rs 2,00,000 applies. Specific selection criteria and cohort sizes are not published in the sources reviewed; apply via the official school site.
Campus Life
A large co-educational day school on a purpose-built campus in Sector 132 along the Noida (Taj) Expressway, serving roughly 2,258 students. English is the medium of instruction. As a day school it has no boarding provision; detailed co-curricular and pastoral programming is not comprehensively documented in public sources.
University Placement
School-reported · not independently verified
School-reported, unverified: the school promotes strong academic outcomes and university placement across its CBSE, IGCSE and IB Diploma cohorts, but no specific examination statistics or university-destination data could be verified from independent public sources.
Sources
Every verifiable fact carries a public source — verify it yourself.
- EducationWorld — school profile, founding year, enrollment, ranking · 2026-06
- School Transparency — IB Diploma Programme authorization (24 April 2012) · 2026-06
- Edustoke — curricula, per-stream annual fees, age range, admission fee · 2026-06
- Ribblu — establishment year, grade range, day-school status · 2026-06
- CBSE affiliation no. 2131106 (school listing) · 2026-06
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