Gravel Hill Primary School
Gravel Hill Primary School is a primary school in Bexleyheath for ages 3 to 11.
Practise what Gravel Hill Primary School is teaching this term
Daily maths in the order Gravel Hill 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
- Academy
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 434
- Who it's for
- Boys and girls
- Address
- Watling Street, Bexleyheath, DA6 7QJ
- Phone
- 01322 521343
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
The school
- The school has a very large outside learning area with a Forest School and a huge field with many established trees.
- The school's vision is "The Future is not somewhere we are going to, it is something we are creating right now".
- The school has a well-stocked and inviting school library.
Source: Gravel Hill Primary School website; Gravel Hill Primary School website; Gravel Hill Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
How it teaches
- EYFS and KS1 pupils follow the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised phonics scheme.
- The school uses Story Zoo to log home reading and provide age-appropriate e-books.
- Writing follows a Talk for Writing approach.
Source: Gravel Hill Primary School website; Gravel Hill Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Admissions
- The Published Admission Number for Reception is 60 pupils, admitted into two classes each September.
- Children born between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023 are due to start Reception in September 2027.
Source: Gravel Hill Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Visiting
- Parents can make an appointment for a personal tour of the school with the headteacher.
Source: Gravel Hill Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
The school day and clubs
- Breakfast club runs 7:30am to 8:30am and after school club runs 3:05pm to 6:00pm, daily, run by Cherry Tree.
Source: Gravel Hill Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Support
- Children may access the school's Enhanced SEN Provision, the Meerkats Room, in a smaller environment with a bespoke curriculum.
- Secondary school admissions: children born between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016 transfer to secondary school in September 2027.
Source: Gravel Hill Primary School website; Gravel Hill Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
What each year group is learning
From Gravel Hill Primary School's curriculum maps.
Reception
- Music
- Nursery rhymes, songs and musical stories
- PE
- Weekly PE sessions covering ball skills, dance and gymnastics
Year 1Summer 1 and Spring 2 and Autumn 2 and Summer 2 and Autumn 1 and Spring 1
- Maths
- Fractions, place value and money. Length and height, mass and volume. Addition and subtraction and shape. Time and problem solving
- English
- Journey stories, such as Cave Baby. Lost and found stories. Writing a recount
- Writing
- Writing instructions about making a sandwich. Writing a persuasive letter. Writing a fact file about pigs
- Science
- Uses of everyday materials. Animals including humans. Weather and seasons
- History
- How have explorers changed the world?. How am I making history?. How have toys changed?
- Geography
- The United Kingdom. Local area
- Computing
- Algorithms unplugged. Improving mouse skills. Online safety. Data handling: introduction to data
- Art
- Textiles: puppets. Creating media: digital imagery. Sculpture and 3D paper play. Drawing: making your mark. Painting and mixed media: colour splash. Craft and design: embellishments
- Design and technology
- Mechanisms: moving story books. Structures: windmills
- Music
- Timbre and rhythmic patterns. Pulse and rhythm. Musical vocabulary
- PE
- Ball skills: hands, rackets, bats and balls, feet. Games for understanding. Gymnastics: body parts. Dance: growing. Locomotion: jumping. Gymnastics: wide, narrow, curled. Locomotion: running. Team building
- RE
- Judaism: who is Jewish and what they believe. Celebrating special and sacred times. Christianity: who is a Christian and what they believe. Sacred places. Christmas story
- PSHE
- Managing feelings and emotions. Health and wellbeing. Meet your brain
Year 2Autumn 2 and Autumn 1 and Summer 1 and Spring 1 and Summer 2 and Spring 2
- Maths
- Addition and subtraction. Place value. Fractions. Multiplication and division. Statistics
- Science
- Living things and their habitats. Animals including humans. Uses of everyday materials. Plants
- History
- How school was different in the past
- Geography
- Continents and oceans. Mugumareno Village, Zambia
- Computing
- Algorithms and debugging. Online safety
- Art
- Drawing and telling a story. Painting and mixed media
- Design and technology
- Food and a balanced diet. Textiles pouches
- Music
- Orchestral instruments. African call and response song
- PE
- Locomotion dodging. Team building and jumping
- RE
- Sacred books. Muslim beliefs
Year 3Autumn 2
- Maths
- Addition and subtraction. Multiplication and division
- Art
- Painting and mixed media: prehistoric painting
Year 4Autumn 1 and Spring 1 and Summer 2 and Spring 2 and Summer 1 and Autumn 2
- Maths
- Place value, addition and subtraction. Length and perimeter and fractions. Statistics, position and direction. Fractions and decimals
- Reading
- Reading The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tullane by Kate DiCamillo
- Writing
- Journey story. Meeting story. Explanation text. Balanced argument
- Science
- Sound. Electricity. Electrical systems: Torches. Investigating weather
- Geography
- South America: The Amazon Basin
- Art
- Craft and design: Fabric of nature. Sculpture and 3D: Mega materials. Painting and mixed media: Light and dark
- PE
- Games: Tennis, boccia, netball, rounders and handball. Athletics: Running
- RE
- What does it mean to be a Hindu in Britain today?
- PSHE
- Meet your brain, celebrate, appreciate, relate and engage
- French
- Clothes, getting dressed in French. French food
Year 5Autumn 1 and Spring 2
- Maths
- Place value
- Reading
- Reading the novel Skellig by David Almond
- Science
- Properties of materials and changes
- Art
- Drawing
Year 6Spring 2 and Autumn 2
- Maths
- Fractions, decimals and percentages. Area, perimeter and volume. Converting units. Decimals
- Reading
- Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo
- Writing
- Writing a warning story. Writing a personal letter about WW2. Writing a fairy tale retelling of Little Red Riding Hood
- History
- The impact of World War II on the people of Britain
Read on 10 November 2026 from the school's Curriculum page. The maps: Curriculum Overview Reception, Curriculum Overview Year 1, Curriculum Overview Year 2, Curriculum Overview Year 3, Curriculum Overview Year 4, Curriculum Overview Year 5, Curriculum Overview Year 6.
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School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 145208. Checked 9 November 2026.
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Help your child with what Gravel Hill 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.