Halley House School
Halley House School is a primary school in London for ages 3 to 11.
Daily practice for Halley House School pupils
Daily maths and English that follow the national curriculum for your child's year. Start with a free five-minute class.
At a glance
- Type
- Free school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 166
- Who it's for
- Boys and girls
- Admissions
- Not selective
- Address
- 52-58 Arcola Street, London, E8 2DJ
- Phone
- 02075 040548
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
What each year group is learning
From Halley House School's curriculum maps.
ReceptionAutumn 1 and Autumn 2 and Spring 1 and Spring 2 and Summer 1 and Summer 2
- Maths
- Numbers to 5 and naming 2D and 3D shapes. Numbers to 10, subitising, pattern and spatial awareness. Addition, subtraction and measuring. Numbers to 15 and directional language. Properties of 2D and 3D shapes. Numbers to 20
- English
- Writing about the story Owl Babies, including writing about Mummy Owls and a writing trip. Labelling body parts. Speech bubble writing
- Science
- Ocean conservation, plastic waste and recycling. Comparing animals that live in the sea with those on land. Changes as we grow. Animals and their young and comparing habitats. Naming and sorting mini-beasts
- History
- History and traditions of different festivals and celebrations, including Diwali, Hanukkah, Guru Nanak's Birthday and Christmas. History and traditions of Chinese New Year. History and traditions of Easter. History and traditions of Eid
- Geography
- Exploring the local area. Comparing two habitats in Hackney and Australia. Countries that make me me.. Exploring oceans. Habitats in our local area
- Computing
- Mouse and trackpad skills. Keyboard skills. Drawing skills. Robots and hardware. Sounds and quizzes. Photography
- Art
- Painting and self portraits. Using colour in firework pictures. Collage and recycling materials for art. Drawing local heroes and wanted posters. Pastel pictures of animals and camouflage backgrounds. Using primary colours and collage to make a circus poster
- Design and technology
- Designing Christmas cards. Making 3D junk models. Making a moving puppet of an acrobat or tightrope walker
- Music
- Singing assembly songs. Rhyme and poetry about the ocean and jungle
- PE
- Moving and travelling. Multi-skills games. Gymnastics. Balance and kicking and throwing balls. Ball and team games. Climbing trees. Introduction to PE. Fundamentals and individual games. Ball games. Gymnastics and dance. Multi sports
- RE
- Festivals and celebrations, including Harvest and Christmas
- PSHE
- Being me in my world. Setting rules and thinking about why rules are important. Celebrating differences. Dreams and goals, choices and would you rather questions. Healthy me from different perspectives. Relationships through what if scenarios. Moving on to Year 1 and feeling prepared. Morality and trust through traditional tales
- Spanish
- Greetings, colours, birthdays and numbers through song. Listening and joining in with names, feelings, colours, numbers and commands. Family members, face parts, colours, numbers, hot and cold, big and small. Happy and sad, counting, colours and commands. Transport, numbers, colours and weather vocabulary for going on holiday
Year 1Autumn 1 and Autumn 2 and Spring 1 and Spring 2 and Summer 2 and Summer 1
- Maths
- Numbers to 10, part-whole and addition within 10
- History
- Changes within living history. Space events and historical figures. Victorian toys. Wonderful Weather
- Geography
- Our local area and the four UK countries. Continents and oceans of the world. Weather, comparative study with Antarctica. Maps and compass directions
- Computing
- Online safety and exploring Purple Mash. Pictograms. Animated story books. Maze explorers and spreadsheets. Technology outside school
- Design and technology
- Constructing windmills. Moving story books. Wheels and axles
- PE
- Invasion games and gymnastics. Ball skills and net and wall games. Athletics and sending and receiving
Year 2Summer 1 and Autumn 2 and Spring 1 and Spring 2 and Summer 2
- Reading
- Reading the class text The Tiger who came to tea. Reading the class text Hansel and Gretel alongside fairy tale writing
- History
- Vikings. Cracking Ideas. London in the 1600s
- Geography
- UK geography. Comparative study of the UK and Australia
- Computing
- Questioning. Creating pictures. Effective searching and music making. Presenting ideas
- Design and technology
- Designing and making a moving monster. Designing and making a baby bears chair. Mechanisms in a fairground theme
- PE
- Sending and receiving and gymnastics. Invasion games and net and wall games. Athletics and ball skills
Year 3Autumn 1 and Autumn 2 and Summer 1 and Spring 2 and Spring 1 and Summer 2
- English
- Reading a class text, Room 13 by Robert Swindells. Reading Hidden Figures by Margo Lee Shepperly, a class text. Reading Katherine Johnson's autobiography, Reaching for the moon. Writing a formal letter. Writing persuasive texts such as persuasive leaflets and advertisements. Writing non-chronological reports. Writing letters of request. Writing travel guides. Writing fact files on natural disasters. Writing diary entries. Learning about poetry, including classic poetry and nature poems. Learning about science poems. Creating and presenting advertisements. Writing brochures and booklets
- Science
- Writing up science experiments and recounts of them. How the body works, linked to the science topic
- History
- Ancient Egyptians. Stone Age to Iron Age. Ancient Greece. Stone Age to Iron Age. Ancient Greece. Temple, Tombs and Treasure
- Geography
- Rivers of the World. Save the Rainforest. Creating a key on a map. The water cycle and rivers. Rainforests. Trade and settlements
- Computing
- Simulations and graphing. Email and email safety. Touch typing, branching databases
- Design and technology
- Machine. Cross stitch. Electrical poster. Pneumatic toys
- Other
- Black History Month, including the STEM focus and Claudia Jones
Year 4Spring 1 and Spring 2 and Summer 1 and Summer 2 and Autumn 2 and Autumn 1
- English
- Written reports about endangered animals. Writing a tourist information page about the Maya area
- Science
- Habitats and fact files on invertebrates. Electricity, through a knowledge harvest. Switches and predictions using scientific thinking. Sound and volume
- History
- The Victorians and why steam was so important. Explorers and adventurers. Timeline of polar explorers. The Romans. Black Icons. Victorians. Rocking Roman
- Geography
- Local area study, including atlas skills and creating maps. Plotting a route on a map to plan an expedition. Adventurers and explorers. Active planet
- Computing
- Writing for different audiences. Logo and hardware. Animation and effective searching. Making music and intro to AI. Digital world, mindful
- Art
- Designing a chocolate wrapper
- Design and technology
- Writing a detailed equipment list for a long journey. Electrical systems with torches. Textiles and fastenings. Adapting a recipe. Pavilions
- PE
- Active planet
Year 5Autumn 1 and Autumn 2 and Summer 2 and Summer 1 and Spring 1 and Spring 2
- English
- Reading and writing biographies and non-chronological reports
- Reading
- Reading the novel Room 13 by Robert Swindells. Reading the biography Hidden Figures by Margo Lee Shepperly. Reading Windrush Child by J. Agard
- Writing
- Writing formal letters and leaflets. Writing newspaper articles and information posters. Writing travel guides and brochures. Writing diary entries and advertisements. Writing haiku and sonnets
- Science
- Writing up a science experiment as a recount. How the body works, linked to the science topic
- History
- Writing historically accurate evacuee diaries and wartime recipes
- Geography
- Creating a key on a map. Human geography: types of settlement and land use. Locational knowledge of biomes and climates. Comparative study of the UK and Commonwealth of Dominica. Physical geography: rivers, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes
- Computing
- Game creator. 3D modelling and databases. Databases and concept maps. Word processing
- Design and technology
- Theme park design. Cooking and creating recipes. Pop up books. Stuffed toys. Electrical systems with Doodlers
Year 6Spring 1 and Spring 2 and Summer 1 and Summer 2 and Autumn 1 and Autumn 2
- Geography
- Human and physical geography of African countries and cities. Time zones and position. The changing world. Evolution geography: biome, climate zones and change over time
- Computing
- Text adventures. Blogging and networks. Quizzing. Spreadsheets and understanding binary
- Design and technology
- Navigating the world. Come dine with me. Playgrounds. Waistcoats. Steady hand game. Automata toys
Read on 11 November 2026 from the school's Curriculum Maps page. The maps: Reception - Curriculum Overview, Computing Subject Overview Template, Geography Subject Overview Template docx, PE Subject Overview, D T Subject Overview Template, History Subject Overview 2425, Maths whole school overview, English Yearly overview Y2 2425, English Yearly overview Y3 2425 docx, English Yearly overview Y4 2425, English Yearly overview Y5 2425 docx.
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School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 141750. Checked 9 November 2026.
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