High Firs Primary School

High Firs Primary School is a primary school in Swanley for ages 4 to 11.

Daily practice for High Firs Primary School pupils

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At a glance

Type: Community school, run by the council
Ages: 4 to 11
Pupils: 210
Who it's for: Boys and girls
Address: Court Crescent, Swanley, BR8 8NR
Phone: 01322 669721

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The school

The curriculum aims to develop confident, resilient and independent learners with a passion for learning.

Source: High Firs Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.

How it teaches

The school uses Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised, a systematic synthetic phonics programme.
Reading, phonics, vocabulary and spelling are taught systematically to build fluency and comprehension.
The curriculum uses the National Curriculum alongside specific year group topics, with learning that is topic based.
Little Wandle phonics teaching starts in Reception and continues into Year 1.
Maths and English are taught daily in each class.

Source: High Firs Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.

Music, sport and trips

Schools must publish swimming data; 80% of the 2025-26 Year 6 cohort attained the statutory swimming requirements.

Source: High Firs Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.

Admissions

The school uses the Kent County Council admissions process for Reception and other year groups.

Source: High Firs Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.

Visiting

A Craft Afternoon for prospective Reception families is held on Tuesday 1st December from 2.00pm to 3.00pm.

Source: High Firs Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.

Support

Around 25% of children were identified as having SEN in 2023-24 and 2% have an Education & Health Care Plan.
The school has its own commissioned Speech and Language therapist, Educational Psychologist and Family Worker.

Source: High Firs Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.

What each year group is learning

From High Firs Primary School's curriculum maps.

Reception

RE: What makes stories, people and places special to pupils and to religious believers. Talking about some religious stories
PSHE: Special people in my life. Strategies for sharing with others. What makes a good friend. What it means to be a valued person. Differences between people that make each person unique. Perspectives and feelings of others. Working as a member of a team

Year 1

Maths: Counting forwards and backwards within 100 and beyond. Identifying one more and one less than a given number
Science: Weather. Everyday materials
History: Sequencing events in their own life and using a timeline. Describing the past using time-related language like old, new, now and then. Recalling facts about people and events from before living memory
Computing: Identifying technology around us and its uses. Using a mouse and keyboard to type and edit text. Creating rules for using technology responsibly. Digital printing and grouping data
Art: Portraits. Landscapes and cityscapes
Music: Singing songs with contrasting high and low melodies. Controlling vocal dynamics, duration and timbre. Combining voices and movement to perform a chant and a song
RE: What it means to belong to a faith community. What makes some places sacred
PSHE: Exploring how families are different to each other. How friendship problems can be overcome. Friendly behaviours

Year 2

Maths: Counting in steps of 2, 3 and 5 and tens. Recognising the place value of digits in two-digit numbers. Comparing and ordering numbers from 0 to 100 using less than, greater than and equals signs
History: Describing key events in their own life or a significant individual's. Identifying differences between ways of life at different times
Computing: Recognising the uses and features of information technology. Explaining how information technology helps us and using it safely
Art: Colour Chaos. Miro. Nature sculptures
Music: Understanding pitch through singing, movement and note names. Preparing and improving a performance using movement, voice and percussion
RE: How we should care for others and the world and why it matters. Who a Muslim and a Jewish person is and what they believe. How sacred books are used and learned from
PSHE: Showing respect for different families. Difficulties in friendships and action that can be taken. Conventions of manners in different situations

Year 3

Maths: Reading and writing numbers up to 1000. Recognising the place value of digits in three-digit numbers. Comparing and ordering numbers up to 1000. Counting in multiples of 4, 8, 50 and 100
History: Placing events on a timeline using dates and introducing BCE and CE. Comparing everyday lives of people in the past with life today. Explaining reasons for and results of people's actions
Computing: How digital devices function and their input and output devices. How digital devices change the way we work. How computer networks share information and their physical components
Art: Stonehenge drawing. Saxon pots sculpture. Climate change awareness in 3D
Music: Copying and creating a wide range of vocal sounds for a song
RE: What it means to be a Christian in Britain today. What different people believe about God and why festivals matter to religious communities. Why people pray and why the Bible is important to Christians today
PSHE: Problems in families and where to get help. Resolving friendship problems. Impact of bullying and what to do if it occurs. Identifying who I can trust. Negative impact of stereotyping
French: Numbers 1 to 10 and simple greetings. The weather and birthdays. Colours and body parts. Asking and answering questions

Year 4

Maths: Counting in multiples of 6, 7, 9, 25 and 1000. Reading Roman numerals to 100 and how the number system developed. Recognising the place value of digits in four-digit numbers. Ordering and comparing numbers beyond 1000. Rounding any number to the nearest 10, 100 or 1000. Counting forwards and backwards through zero with negative numbers
History: Using evidence to describe what was important to people from the past. Understanding how a period of several centuries involves many generations
Computing: How networks connect and how the internet and World Wide Web work. Creating and accessing content on the World Wide Web and judging reliability
Art: Tudor artists portraits. Italian landmarks collage. Ancient Egyptian sculpture
Music: Performing a poem as an ensemble with rhythmic accuracy to a steady beat. Using beatbox techniques to imitate the sound of a drum kit. Combining singing, playing and dancing in a performance
RE: What it means to be a Hindu in Britain today. Deciding what is right and wrong, using religious teachings. Why Jesus is inspiring to some people. Why festivals matter to religious communities, with a focus on Eid. Life as a journey and the significant experiences that mark it
PSHE: Physical and emotional boundaries in friendships. Helping someone who has experienced a bereavement
French: Performing simple role plays and reading short stories

Year 5

Maths: Counting in steps of powers of 10 up to 1 000 000. Reading Roman numerals to 1000 and years written in them. Interpreting negative numbers in context
History: Evaluating inequalities of social standards in the period studied. Understanding how some events happened at the same time in different places
Geography: Comparing a town in England with a town in another country
Computing: How computers connect to form systems and their role in our lives. Using search engines and how results are selected and ranked
Art: William Morris drawing and printing. Landscape mountain artist studies and perspective. Ancient Greek pots coil sculpture
RE: Whether God exists and why people go to a place of worship. What Jesus would do and whether his values can guide life today. What it means to be a Muslim in Britain today. The impact of believing or not believing in God on someone's life
PSHE: Ways families might make children feel unhappy or unsafe. Impact that bullying might have. Issues in friendships and their impact on the friendship. Assumptions made about people based on how they look
French: Recognising patterns and sounds in simple sentences. Using negatives in sentences. Simple conversations and expressing opinions

Year 6

Maths: Reading, writing and ordering numbers to 10 000 000. Rounding whole numbers to a required degree of accuracy. Using negative numbers in context and calculating intervals across zero
History: Identifying key turning points and describing main changes in a period. Knowing key dates, characters and events of the time studied. Considering continuity and change over time. Empathising with the beliefs and circumstances of people from the past
Computing: Internet addresses and how data is transferred across the internet. Working and communicating together online
Art: Blitz art painting and collage. Dragon's eyes drawing. Papier mache masks in 3D
Music: Developing techniques of performing rap using texture and rhythm. Singing and playing percussion in a group piece with changes in tempo and dynamics. Demonstrating understanding of pitch through singing from simple staff notation. Demonstrating understanding of beat and syncopation through singing and body percussion. Performing complex song rhythms confidently. Changing vocal tone to reflect mood and style
RE: Whether beliefs are best expressed through arts and architecture or charity and generosity. What ahimsa, grace and Ummah mean to believers. What matters most to Christians and Humanists. What religions say about life when it gets hard
PSHE: Resolving conflict through negotiation and compromise. Respect in relationships. Challenging stereotypes. The process of grief and that it differs between people
French: Notice and match grammar agreements and word order. Understanding longer, more complex phrases in conversation

Read on 11 November 2026 from the school's Curriculum page. The maps: PSHE & RSE - Curriculum Skills, RE - Curriculum Skills, ART - Curriculum Skills, COMPUTING - Curriculum Skills, HISTORY - Curriculum Skills, MATHS - Curriculum Skills, MUSIC - Curriculum Skills, SCIENCE - Curriculum Skills, FRENCH - Curriculum Skills, GEOGRAPHY - Curriculum Skills.