Valence Primary School
Valence Primary School is a primary school in Dagenham for ages 3 to 11.
Practise what Valence Primary School is teaching this term
Daily maths in the order Valence Primary School teaches it, where its maps give one. English keeps to the usual order for their year. Start with a free five-minute class.
At a glance
- Type
- Community school, run by the council
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 848
- Who it's for
- Boys and girls
- Address
- Bonham Road, Dagenham, RM8 3AR
- Phone
- 02030 069888
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
What each year group is learning
From Valence Primary School's curriculum maps.
ReceptionAutumn 2
- Maths
- Counting objects, actions and sounds. Comparing numbers. Recognising quantities up to 5 without counting. Counting accurately beyond 10. Exploring the composition of numbers to 5 in simple addition. Continuing, copying and creating repeating patterns. Comparing length, weight and capacity
- English
- Learning new vocabulary and using it in everyday situations. Using social phrases
- Writing
- Writing own name using correct letter formation. Understanding that writing goes from left to right
- Phonics
- Hearing and reading initial sounds in words
- PE
- Moving under, over, through and along climbing equipment
- PSHE
- Sharing and co-operating with peers. Treating others with kindness and care. Managing own toileting and washing hands. Dressing and undressing independently
Year 1Autumn 2
- Maths
- Addition within 10. Subtraction within 10
- Science
- Comparing and describing different materials
- History
- Comparing old toys and modern toys. Learning about the history of the Teddy bear. Looking at what toys were like up to 100 years ago
- Computing
- Online safety
- RE
- Meanings of religious actions and symbols. Comparing ideas between religions
- PSHE
- Celebrating differences. Regulating emotions
Year 2Autumn 2
- Science
- Investigating how materials change shape
Year 3Autumn 2
- Maths
- Adding and subtracting 3-digit and 2-digit numbers. Inverse operations. Multiples of 2, 5 and 10. Sharing and grouping. Multiplying and dividing by 3 and the 3-times tables. Multiplying and dividing by 4 and the 4-times tables. Multiplying and dividing by 8 and the 8-times tables
- English
- Looking at the features of a fairy tale
- Science
- Learning about the skeleton and its three main uses. Understanding that the foods we eat give us energy
- History
- Locating Egypt on a world map. Learning about the daily life of Ancient Egyptians. Discovering how the Egyptians mummified the dead
- Computing
- Creating a story-based stop-frame animation using tablets
- PE
- Tag Rugby and Inclusion Games
Year 4Autumn 2
- Maths
- Multiplication and division
- Science
- How humans digest food. Identifying the different teeth in humans. Keeping teeth healthy
- Computing
- Considering copyright of materials used
- Music
- Learning to play the recorder
- French
- Free time activities. Telling the time. Saying what activities they do at certain times
Year 6Autumn 2
- Maths
- Comparing and ordering fractions. Equivalent fractions. Multi-step problems. Calculating and converting metric and imperial measures
- Reading
- Comprehension tasks on Archie's War by Marcia Williams
- Writing
- Writing a story based on Archie's War. Writing a persuasive letter
- Science
- Understanding how light enables us to see. Recognising that light appears to travel in straight lines
- History
- Why Britain got involved in WW1. How the war affected civilians in Britain. What it was like in the trenches
- Computing
- What makes a good website. How effective the layouts of a website are. What copyright is
- PSHE
- Accepting that everyone is different. How to help others that are being bullied. How to give and receive compliments
- French
- Talking about clothes and prices. Talking about daily routines
Read on 11 November 2026 from the school's Half Termly Plans page. The maps: Reception Autumn Term 2 2026 (PDF), Year 1 Autumn Term 2 2026 (PDF), Year 2 Autumn Term 2 2026 (PDF), Year 3 Autumn Term 2 2026 (PDF), Year 4 Autumn Term 2 2026 (PDF), Year 6 Autumn Term 2 2026 (PDF).
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School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 101222. Checked 9 November 2026.
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Help your child with what Valence Primary School is teaching this term
Daily maths in the order the school teaches it, English in the usual order for their year, with a weekly view of what they have mastered.