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Pickhurst Academy

Pickhurst Academy is a primary school in West Wickham for ages 7 to 11.

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At a glance

Type
Academy
Ages
7 to 11
Pupils
509
Who it's for
Boys and girls
Address
Pickhurst Lane, West Wickham, BR4 0HL
Phone
02084 625867

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The school

Source: Pickhurst Academy website; Pickhurst Academy website. Checked 11 November 2026.

How it teaches

Source: Pickhurst Academy website. Checked 10 November 2026.

Admissions

Source: Pickhurst Academy website. Checked 10 November 2026.

What each year group is learning

From Pickhurst Academy's curriculum maps.

Year 3

Maths
Place value and counting in number lines and objects. Accurate number formation. Comparing and ordering numbers from 0 to 100. Finding 10 or 100 more or less than a number. Counting in multiples of 4, 8, 50 and 100. Writing numbers up to 100 in words. Mental addition of ones, tens and hundreds to 3-digit numbers. Place value of digits in 3-digit numbers. Formal written column addition and subtraction up to 3 digits. Times tables for 3, 4 and 8. Estimating answers to questions. Multiplying a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number. Bar charts, pictograms and tables. Missing number multiplication and division problems. Measuring lengths, weights and capacities. Unit and non-unit fractions of amounts. Adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominator. Finding fractions of amounts. Perimeter of simple 2D shapes. Money: adding, subtracting and giving change. Equivalent fractions. Reading the time to the nearest minute. Counting up and down in tenths. Comparing and ordering fractions. Calculating durations of time. Vocabulary of time including a.m. and p.m.. Units of time: seconds, minutes, hours, days in months and years. Drawing 2D shapes and building 3D shapes. Problem solving and games using maths knowledge. Angles as measures of turns in degrees. Right angles as quarter turns, half turns and three-quarter turns. Parallel and perpendicular lines. Place value of 4-digit numbers. Relationship between 2, 4 and 8 times tables. Converting between mm, cm and m. Adding and subtracting lengths with different units. Calculating perimeter by adding side lengths. Counting up and down in fifths
English
Reading words with the 'i' sound spelt 'y'. Reading words with the 'u' sound spelt 'ou'. Reading words with the 'k' sound spelt 'ch'. Reading words with the 'sh' sound spelt 'ch'. Reading words with the 's' sound spelt 'sc'. Reading words with the 'ay' sound spelt 'ei', 'eigh' or 'ey'. Using prefixes and suffixes to work out word meanings. Developing a positive attitude to reading. Using a dictionary to check word meanings. Features of fairy stories, myths and legends. Preparing and performing poems. Explaining what a text means. Inferring characters' thoughts and feelings from a text. Predicting what happens next in a story. Identifying words that affect the reader. How text layout affects the reader. Adding prefixes without changing the root word spelling. Adding suffixes beginning with vowels, doubling final consonants. Adding 'ly' to adjectives to make adverbs. Adding 'ly' to words ending in -y. Spelling homophones and near homophones. Writing diagonal and horizontal strokes to join letters. Recognising letters that should not be joined. Composing and rehearsing sentences orally. Using 'a' and 'an' correctly. Using other texts to plan their own writing. Choosing nouns and pronouns. Using conjunctions to express time and cause. Using adverbs to express time and cause. Using prepositions to express time and cause. Using the present perfect form of verbs. Creating characters, settings and plots for stories. Using fronted adverbials and commas. Punctuating direct speech with inverted commas. Proofreading for spelling and punctuation errors. Using headings and subheadings in non-fiction. Organising writing into simple paragraphs
Science
Asking questions to find out more about a scientific subject. Setting up investigations and experiments to test a question. Making observations and recording measurements with simple equipment. Gathering and recording data in tables, graphs and charts. Reporting findings from investigations to others. Identifying patterns and differences in investigation results. Drawing conclusions and suggesting improvements to investigations. Contact and non-contact forces, including magnets working over a distance. Friction and how rough and smooth surfaces affect movement. Grouping materials by whether magnets attract them. Magnetic poles and how magnets attract or repel each other. Food groups and what they do for the body. Skeletons in animals and their purposes. Light and sight, including why darkness means we cannot see. Protecting eyes from the sun. Reflection of light using mirrors. How shadows are formed by opaque objects blocking light. How moving an object changes the size of its shadow. Parts of a plant and what they do. What plants need to survive and grow. How water moves around a plant. The role of flowers in a plant's life cycle. Comparing and grouping rocks by their properties. How fossils are formed. What soil is made of. States of matter: solids, liquids and gases. Types of teeth. Sunlight and protecting skin from the sun. How plants make their own food using sunlight

Year 4

Maths
Place value of digits in 4-digit numbers and ordering them. Reading and interpreting Roman numerals up to 100. Counting in multiples of 6, 7, 9, 25 and 1000. Finding 1000 more or less than a given number. Times tables up to 12 times 12 and inverse division facts. Mental addition and subtraction of 3-digit and 1-digit numbers. Counting in tenths and hundredths. Horizontal, vertical, parallel and perpendicular lines. Recognising and naming angles, including right, acute and obtuse. Adding and subtracting 4-digit numbers using written column method. Coordinates in the first quadrant and plotting polygons. Multiplying 2-digit and 3-digit numbers by a 1-digit number using formal written layout. Translation of shapes in the first quadrant. Finding fractions of amounts. Identifying equivalent fractions. Recognising fraction and decimal equivalents. Measuring length, mass and volume or capacity with units. Comparing and ordering fractions and decimals. Money: pence in a pound, adding, subtracting and calculating change. Converting between units of measurement. Rounding decimals to the nearest whole number. Adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominator. Calculating the area of rectangular shapes by counting squares. Interpreting and creating bar charts, tables and time graphs. Reading analogue clocks to the nearest minute. Measuring the perimeter of 2D shapes. Solving one and two step problems using bar charts, pictograms and tables. Days in months, year and leap year and months of the year. Reading and writing digital time, including 24-hour time. Converting between 12-hour and 24-hour and analogue and digital time
English
Reading words ending in -sure, -ture and -sion. Reading words with the 'g' sound spelt 'gue' and 'k' sound spelt 'que'. Reading a variety of text types including fiction, poetry, plays and non-fiction. Retelling and recording information from non-fiction texts. Identifying different types of poetry. Identifying features of different text types and book structures. Identifying words and phrases that capture the reader's interest. Asking sensible questions to understand a text. Predicting what might happen next in a text. Inferring characters' thoughts, feelings and motives. Identifying themes across a range of stories. Identifying links between paragraphs. Spelling near homophones. Adding -cian, -ly, in- and il- prefixes and -ly to words ending in -ic. Using possessive apostrophes for plurals. Using headings, subheadings and organisational devices in non-fiction. Planning writing with characters, settings and plots. Improving legibility and accuracy of handwriting. Organising writing into paragraphs. Reading their own writing aloud with clear intonation. Using expanded noun phrases. Using adverbial phrases as fronted adverbials. Using standard English verb forms. Assessing and improving their own writing. Punctuating direct speech accurately. Using a thesaurus to find synonyms
Science
Sorting and grouping living things by physical and other properties. How environments change, including temperature, pollution, deforestation and land use. Creating classification keys to identify animals. Creating food chains with producers, predators and prey. The basic function of the digestive system. Different types of human teeth and their functions. Building simple electrical circuits. How switches work in a circuit. Testing whether a circuit will work. Conductors and insulators of electricity. Electrical appliances that run on electricity. Setting up investigations to test their own questions. Asking scientific questions to find out more. Recording measurements in tables, graphs and charts. Recording observations and measurements with simple equipment. Reporting investigation findings orally and in writing. Drawing conclusions from investigation results

Year 5

Maths
Fluency, reasoning and problem solving using the White Rose scheme. Problem solving taught explicitly and in context. Developing fluency and mental arithmetic abilities. Concrete, pictorial and abstract methods using manipulatives and representations. Mental strategies such as drawing bar models to solve problems
English
Grammar, punctuation and spelling focus such as direct speech and adverbials. Writing to entertain, inform, advise, discuss and persuade. Spelling skills from the National Curriculum. Editing, improving and publishing writing
Geography
Changes in our local environment and the Alpine region of Europe
Computing
Programming, data and animation
Art
3D symbols, painting and drawing with detail
Music
Music using the Charanga scheme
RE
Whether commitment is the same as sacrifice. Who is to blame if we do wrong. Why Christians worship in different ways
PSHE
Me and my relationships, valuing differences and keeping myself safe. Rights and responsibilities and being my best
French
Greetings, directions and places in town
Other
Mindfulness

Read on 11 November 2026 from the school's Year 3 page and the school's Year 4 page and the school's Year 5 page. The maps: Maths, English, Science, Maths, English, Science, Year 5 Head of Year Workshop, Year 5 / 6 Maths Workshop, Year 5 / 6 English Workshop.

What each year learns

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