Rushmore Primary School
Rushmore Primary School is a primary school in London for ages 3 to 11.
Daily practice for Rushmore Primary 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
- Community school, run by the council
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 455
- Who it's for
- Boys and girls
- Address
- Elderfield Road, London, E5 0LE
- Phone
- 02089 853175
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
What each year group is learning
From Rushmore Primary School's curriculum maps.
ReceptionSpring
- Science
- Science Week is held in March
Year 1
- English
- Writing mini descriptions of characters or settings and retelling stories. Writing letters and poems. Joining ideas in sentences using conjunctions
- Reading
- Reading and spelling common exception words
- Phonics
- Daily reading programme, Read Write Inc.
- Science
- Identifying and naming common and wild garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees
- History
- Understanding that things change over time and creating a simple timeline of their own lives. Understanding that things change over time and comparing periods. Discussing how London has changed within living memory
- Geography
- Using simple compass directions and locational language to describe locations on a map. Naming and locating the world's continents and oceans. Using simple maps and drawing maps with simple symbols. Locating Britain, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales and their capital cities
- Computing
- Using paint tools to draw pictures and creating simple digital games. Grouping and sorting items and understanding that data can be shown using pictures. Online safety: recognising people online who could make someone feel sad and getting support from an adult
- Art
- Experimenting with cutting shapes and layering in collage and printing
- Design and technology
- Designing and building a toy with moving parts from recycled materials. Preparing and tasting food using locally grown produce
- Music
- Developing singing voices through chants, rounds, part-songs and solos
- PE
- Throwing, holding and catching a ball, under and over arm. Aiming at targets with a beanbag and sending and receiving a ball. Using a variety of bats and shooting and passing with accuracy. Team building: listening to ideas, communicating and planning as a team
- RE
- What it means to belong to Christianity. Stories from different religions about how to behave towards others. Learning about the story of Abraham and what Jews believe. Investigating the Shema and making a Mezuzah
- PSHE
- Setting simple goals and working out how to achieve them. Keeping clean and healthy and how germs cause illness. Keeping safe when crossing the road and who helps keep us safe. Jigsaw themes including relationships, families, making friends and changing bodies
- Spanish
- Greetings, introductions, numbers to 20, colours, shapes and classroom instructions. Parts of the body, classroom items and days of the week
Year 2Spring
- Science
- Observing and recording how seasons change the natural world. Grouping materials by suitability for uses
- Geography
- Locating the UK's four countries and capitals on maps
- Computing
- Recognising that people online may make someone feel sad, embarrassed or upset. Collecting data with tally charts and understanding branching databases
- Music
- Creating programme music that describes a story, picture or character. Singing in harmony and in small groups or alone. Songs that are part of Hackney's history
- PE
- Kicking a ball into space and passing with hands and feet. Bat and ball games: grip and bouncing a ball off a racket
- RE
- Why holy books are special to believers. Why Easter is important to Christians
- PSHE
- Understanding rights and responsibilities in class and school. Recognising that people can make assumptions about boys and girls. Healthy eating and keeping the body clean
Read on 11 November 2026 from the school's Curriculum Overviews page. The maps: Reception, Year 1, Year 1, Year 1, Year 2, Year 2.
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School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 130302. Checked 9 November 2026.
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Daily challenges that keep pace with your child's school year
For Years 1 to 6, with a weekly view of what they have mastered and an 11+ track when you're ready.