Orchard Primary School
Orchard Primary School is a primary school in Sidcup for ages 3 to 11.
Practise what Orchard Primary School is teaching this term
Daily maths in the order Orchard 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
- 207
- Who it's for
- Boys and girls
- Address
- Oxford Road, Sidcup, DA14 6LW
- Phone
- 02083 004878
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
The school
- The school is one-form entry.
Source: Orchard Primary School website. Checked 10 November 2026.
How it teaches
- The school follows Little Wandle Letters and Sounds, a systematic synthetic phonics programme that starts in Nursery.
- Oracy is a golden thread underpinning learning across all subjects, alongside a broad, balanced and well-sequenced curriculum.
- The school is a one-form entry community school in Sidcup.
Source: Orchard Primary School website; Orchard Primary School website; Orchard Primary School website. Checked 10 November 2026.
The school day and clubs
- Nursery gates open from 8:35 am, the morning session runs from 8:50 am to 12 midday and full days finish at 3 pm.
Source: Orchard Primary School website. Checked 10 November 2026.
What each year group is learning
From Orchard Primary School's curriculum maps.
ReceptionAutumn 1 and Autumn 2 and Spring 1 and Spring 2 and Summer 1 and Summer 2
- Maths
- Numbers 1 to 5 and composition of numbers to 5. Shapes with four sides and repeating patterns. Numbers 6 to 8 and combining two groups. Numbers 9 and 10, comparing and number bonds to 10. Numbers beyond 10, adding and subtracting. Doubles, halves, sharing and odds and evens
- English
- Retelling familiar stories and talking about characters
- Writing
- Writing short sentences, lists and instructions. Sentence writing and rewriting a story. Writing own fairy tales. Name writing and pencil grip and control
- Phonics
- Digraphs and CVC writing
- Science
- Changing states of matter and shadows. Habitats, woodland animals and plants and living things. Life stages and where babies come from. Farm animals, baby animals and different habitats
- History
- Old and new transport and past and present
- Geography
- Different types of houses and old and new castles
- Art
- Firework paintings, Christmas craft and transport art. Vincent Van Gogh
- Design and technology
- Windmills and using different tools
- Music
- Nursery rhymes and musical instruments. Nativity songs and acting
- PE
- Dance, balance and coordination. Gymnastics: rolling, jumping, hopping and skipping. Ball skills: throwing, catching, kicking, passing and batting. Athletics: running and jumping
- PSHE
- Building relationships, resilience and independence. Valuing differences and rights and responsibility. Looking after myself, friends and the environment. Healthy eating, exercise and sleep. Keeping myself safe and internet safety. Listening to feelings and people who help to keep me safe. Me, my relationships and special people
- Other
- Traditional tales and changing familiar stories. Compare celebrations
Year 1Spring 1 and Autumn 1 and Autumn 2 and Summer 2 and Summer 1
- Maths
- Place value, addition and subtraction. Geometry, learning about shape
- Science
- Observing and describing changes across the four seasons. Identifying basic parts of the human body and skeleton. Identifying and describing the basic structure of common flowering plants
- PE
- Striking games, patting, throwing, kicking and catching a ball. Athletics, running, jumping and throwing
- PSHE
- Recognising, valuing and celebrating differences and respecting others. Keeping safe, including online safety and safe and unsafe touches
Year 2Autumn 1 and Spring 1
- Maths
- Place value and addition and subtraction
- Writing
- Sentence grammar, punctuation and spelling
- Phonics
- Review of Phase 5 phonics
- Science
- Living things and habitats, materials, animals including humans and plants
- History
- Great Fire of London, Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole, Rosa Parks
- Computing
- Programming with Turtle Logo and Scratch and online safety
- Design and technology
- Mechanisms and cooking and nutrition, including a balanced diet
- PE
- Invasion games, dance, striking games, gymnastics, OAA and athletics
- PSHE
- Relationships, rights and responsibilities, keeping safe and growing and changing
Year 3Spring 1 and Autumn 1 and Summer 2
- English
- Grammar: compound sentences, clauses and conjunctions
- Science
- Plant life and the parts of the flowering plant
- Design and technology
- Forces and magnets in design projects
Year 4Autumn 1 and Spring 2 and Summer 2
- English
- Writing poetry, persuasive writing and newspaper reports. Tenses, including simple, progressive past and future
- PE
- Hockey skills including passing, shooting and dribbling
Read on 11 November 2026 from the school's Our Curriculum page. The maps: Reception Curriculum Overview, Year 1 Curriculum Overview, Year 2 Curriculum Overview, Year 3 Curriculum Overview, Year 4 Curriculum Overview.
Grammar schools within 15 miles
- Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar SchoolSidcup, 1 mile. Bexley Selection Test
- Townley Grammar SchoolGirls, Bexleyheath, 2 miles. Bexley Selection Test
- Beths Grammar SchoolBoys, Bexley, 2 miles. Bexley Selection Test
- Bexley Grammar SchoolWelling, 2 miles. Bexley Selection Test
- Wilmington Grammar School for GirlsGirls, Dartford, 4 miles. Kent Test
- Wilmington Grammar School for BoysBoys, Dartford, 4 miles. Kent Test
- St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolBoys, Orpington, 4 miles. St Olave's Selective Entrance Test
- Newstead Wood SchoolGirls, Orpington, 4 miles. Newstead Wood Selection Test
- Dartford Grammar School for GirlsGirls, Dartford, 4 miles. Kent Test
- Dartford Grammar SchoolBoys, Dartford, 4 miles. Kent Test
- Mayfield Grammar School, GravesendGirls, Gravesend, 11 miles. Kent Test
- Wilson's SchoolBoys, Wallington, 11 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 134185. Checked 9 November 2026.
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Help your child with what Orchard 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.