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Orion Ravensworth

Orion Ravensworth is a primary school in London for ages 2 to 11.

Daily practice for Orion Ravensworth pupils

Daily maths and English that follow the national curriculum for your child's year. Start with a free five-minute class.

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At a glance

Type
Academy
Ages
2 to 11
Pupils
273
Who it's for
Boys and girls
Address
Ravensworth Road, London, SE9 4LW
Phone
02088 574181

The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap

What Ofsted found

Full inspection, May 2024.

Our summary of Ofsted's report. Read the full reports on Ofsted's website. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

How it teaches

Source: Orion Ravensworth website; Orion Ravensworth website. Checked 10 November 2026.

What each year group is learning

From Orion Ravensworth's curriculum maps.

Reception

Art
Using drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share ideas. Using colour mixing and knowledge of primary colours. Learning about the work of artists, craft makers and designers. Using line, shape, form and space in art and design techniques. Recalling primary colours and developing use of secondary colours. Matching tones and shades when colour mixing. Selecting appropriate tools and resources to improve art techniques. Learning how artists, architects or designers use form, materials and processes for their purpose
Design and technology
Planning, making and evaluating products in one design technology session per term. Designing and making products using a range of materials creatively
Music
Recognising phrase lengths and knowing when to breathe. Recalling and remembering short songs and sequences of sounds. Identifying the pulse in different pieces of music. Identifying long and short sounds in music. Exploring different sound sources. Identifying and naming classroom instruments. Playing instruments in different ways and creating sound effects. Contributing to the creation of a class composition. Performing long and short sounds in response to symbols. Choosing sounds and instruments carefully and improving their work. Singing songs expressively. Following pitch movements with hands and using high, low and middle voices. Singing with an awareness of other performers. Identifying different groups of instruments. Playing and singing phrases from dot notation. Making their own symbols as part of a class score. Creating and choosing sounds in response to a stimulus. Creating and playing rhythmic patterns with the pulse. Creating dances that reflect musical features. Singing a round in two parts. Identifying the metre of songs through strong and weak beats. Using ICT to change and manipulate sounds. Composing a short song to own lyrics based on everyday phrases. Identifying how a mood is created by music and lyrics. Improvising simple tunes based on the pentatonic scale. Singing in tune. Writing lyrics to a known song

Year 1Autumn 1 and Autumn 2 and Spring 1 and Spring 2 and Summer 2 and Summer 1

English
Bringing storybook characters to life
Science
Investigating what materials and stuff are made of. Similarities and differences between animals. Whether materials are useful. How the seasons change through the year. Similarities and differences between plants. Where favourite animals live. Everyday materials and their uses. Living things and their habitats, using nature detectives
History
Life when grandparents were children. Famous explorers and what they did. How the first flight changed the world. People and their communities, great inventions and transport
Geography
What our local area is like. Where people live around the world
Computing
Mouse skills and which are most important. Gathering and recording data. Digital photography. Improving mouse skills and using Microsoft 365
Art
Spirals and how they are used in art. Printing pictures. Whether junk can be art
Design and technology
Writing clear instructions. Creating a rocket to the moon. Constructing a windmill and structures
Music
Musical instruments and the body as an instrument. Making high and low sounds. Beat and rhythm patterns. Creating music without musical instruments. Music that tells a story. Music and travelling around the world. Drumming
PE
Gymnastics and dance
RE
Christians' responsibility to look after the world. Gifts Christians might have given Jesus in their town. Jesus showing friendship. Why Jesus was welcomed on Palm Sunday. Stories from different religions
PSHE
Feeling special and safe, being me in my world. Differences between people and what makes us special. Healthy living and feeling happy. Privacy of the body. Being me in my world, celebrating difference and healthy living

Year 2Spring 2 and Autumn 1 and Autumn 2 and Spring 1 and Summer 1 and Summer 2

Science
Where animals and people can live. Seasons. Depending on plants. How fussy plants are. The International Space Station. Where food comes from. What tadpoles hear
History
Local heroes. The Great Fire of London. How seaside holidays have changed over time
Geography
Seven wonders of the world
Computing
What a computer is. Algorithms. Word processing skills
Art
Colour in art. Using sounds to create a picture. Becoming an animator. Art inspired by sounds
Design and technology
How blocks and a Ferris wheel move. Choosing the best material for a job. Creating a monster
Music
Using pitch to show changes in the weather. Whether making music is like playing a game. Sounds of the jungle. Creating a beat with mini-beasts
RE
Jesus coming back to life after crucifixion. Why Christians believe God gave Jesus to the world. Mosque giving Muslims a sense of belonging. Hajj and being a better Muslim
PSHE
Healthy eating and growing up. Friends being the same or different. Resolving conflict. What they like about being themselves

Year 3Spring 1 and Autumn 1 and Spring 2 and Autumn 2 and Summer 1 and Summer 2

Maths
Handling data effectively
English
The power of words
Science
Learning about forces and how to detect them. How the seasons affect what we eat. Shadows and how they form. Rocks and how tough they are. How the body affects how we do things. How electronics work
History
Comparing the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Life in the Stone Age. Why local history is important
Geography
Locating places on Earth. Why climate is important. How people from around the world make a difference. Visiting the River Ganges. Life at the seaside
Computing
How devices communicate with each other. Animation, game creation and storytelling. Internet safety and the information highway. What happens inside a computer
Art
Using shape and colour in art. Using charcoal to create dramatic art. Sculpture and storytelling. Learning how a number of artists use forms, materials and processes for their purpose. Improving techniques in drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials
Design and technology
Building a piece of work
Music
Creating music and composing a piece. Singing and learning through music. Using musical knowledge to improve a poem performance. Music and Chinese New Year. Whether a computer is a musical instrument
PSHE
Personal goals. Feelings of anxiety and wellbeing. Sharing success

Year 4Spring 1 and Spring 2 and Summer 1 and Autumn 2 and Summer 2 and Autumn 1

Science
Investigating air resistance. Investigating how water moves in circles. Investigating how electricity is controlled. Investigating whether animals have rights and humans' place in the food chain. Investigating whether there is anything water cannot do. Exploring how light and electricity work in a room. Exploring whether animals have rights
History
The Roman invasion of Britain and its impact. How ancient Egyptians achieved so much. How crime and punishment have changed over time
Geography
Investigating how the Earth shakes and moves. Exploring how weather relates to numbers. Exploring a Great American road trip
Computing
Building web pages with HTML and CSS. Using abstraction, algorithms, decomposition and pattern recognition to solve problems
Art
Exploring how art tells a story. Exploring patterns and beauty. Learning how architects use forms, materials and processes for their purpose. Revising and recalling tertiary colours and colour mixing
Design and technology
Exploring how structures and aesthetics work together
Music
Exploring whether music is the same everywhere. How music has changed over time. Exploring whether music can help learn a language
RE
Learning why it matters for Jewish people to follow God's commands. The most significant part of the nativity story for Christians. Whether forgiveness is always possible for Christians. Whether Christians must attend church to show faith
PSHE
Learning about peer pressure and its effect on daily life. Exploring whether people should accept others for who they are. Exploring having a voice. Exploring how collaboration can be used effectively

Year 5Autumn 1 and Summer 1 and Autumn 2 and Spring 1 and Spring 2

English
How books can tell a moving story
Science
Properties of solids, including whether they are hard. Whether changes to materials are final. The circle of life. What the solar system sounds like. How forces can be challenged. Mars Rover compared with a remote-controlled car. Earth as the most important planet in the solar system. How a Doodler moves
History
Whether Vikings would do anything for money
Geography
Maps as works of art. Where to go on holiday
Computing
Whether online information is true. Predict, test and evaluate to create and debug programs
Art
How pictures create the illusion of movement. Capturing the spirit of a place in art. Using powder paints and doweling in art techniques
Music
Sounds of the community through music. What makes good music in a movie. Composing sounds, beats and melodies for a battle of the bands. How music changes over time. Moving to the beat
RE
How a Sikh shows commitment in their religion. How a Sikh shows commitment to God. Christmas story and whether it is true. Sikh stories and their importance today. Significance of Jesus dying for Christians
PSHE
Being me in my world, including recognising democracy. Relationships and internet danger. Celebrating difference and supporting bullying. Changing body. Body image

Year 6Autumn 2 and Spring 1 and Spring 2 and Autumn 1 and Summer 2

Maths
Shapes and whether some are stronger than others
Science
How electricity is controlled and how living things vary. Why living things vary. Why classifying living things matters. Light and whether we can see it. How shadows can tell a story. How electricity is controlled
History
The ancient Greeks and what they did for us. Why the Maya should be remembered. WWI and WWII impact on the local area
Geography
Life in the Amazon rainforest
Computing
Telling a computer what to do and what computers read. What a computer reads. How computers have evolved over the years. Cracking secret codes
Art
Drawing in two dimensions and how drawings can become more
Design and technology
Whether waistcoats should be more popular. Marketing a new product
Music
Expressing a journey of emotions through music. Flash mobs and how music brings harmony. Whether music brings harmony. How music can unite the world. Music and memory
RE
Christmas celebrations and traditions and why Jesus was born. How a Muslim shows commitment to God
PSHE
Celebrating difference and arguments with two sides. Children's rights

Read on 11 November 2026 from the school's Our Curriculum Subjects page and the school's Our Curriculum Map page. The maps: Curriculum map, Curriculum map, year 1 big questions, 2023 24 curriculum map ravensworth primary, year 2 big questions, year 3 big questions, year 4 big questions, year 5 big questions, year 6 big questions.

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