Brindishe Lee School
Brindishe Lee School is a primary school in London for ages 4 to 11.
Daily practice for Brindishe Lee 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
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 196
- Who it's for
- Boys and girls
- Address
- Wantage Road, London, SE12 8NA
- Phone
- 02083 184626
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
What Ofsted found
Full inspection, September 2023.
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- The quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
- Early years provision: Good
- Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
- Inspectors found that pupils behave exceptionally well and that the school promotes a highly positive culture.
- Inspectors found that leaders accurately identify the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and work closely with specialist agencies.
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.
What each year group is learning
From Brindishe Lee School's curriculum maps.
Year 1
- Science
- Classification of plants, animals and microorganisms. Human circulatory system, diet, exercise and drugs. How we see, light travelling in straight lines, reflection and shadows. Evolution, inheritance, changes over time and fossils. Electrical circuits, cells, voltage and switches. Habitats, including microhabitats and simple food chains. How seeds and bulbs grow and what plants need to grow and stay healthy. Properties and physical changes of materials. Grouping living and non-living things and naming plants. Identifying, naming and classifying animals including humans. Identifying and describing the structure of plants and trees. Naming, describing and grouping everyday materials as natural or manmade. Seasonal changes, weather and day length. Forces and magnets, contact and non-contact forces, poles. Light, dark, shadows, reflection and sun dangers
- History
- Ancient Greeks
- Music
- Improvising with voices and instruments, with a partner. Composing pieces using a range of sounds, dynamics and rhythmic variety. Knowing the key of D minor and the time signature of 6/8. Creating rhythm patterns and musical sound effects. Singing songs from memory and in unison and in accompaniment
- RE
- Learning about the Bible and Christmas. Learning about a local church and the Five Pillars of Islam
- PSHE
- Safe and unsafe situations. Saying no and consent. Online safety and communicating online. Harmful substances and drugs
Year 5
- RE
- Learning about Hindu pilgrimage. Learning about Jesus as both human and divine. Learning about belonging to the Sikh community. Learning about how to lead a Christian life
Year 6
- Science
- Life cycles of plants and animals and human ageing. Comparing and grouping materials and their uses. Forces including gravity, friction and resistance. States of matter, heating and cooling and the water cycle
- PE
- Gymnastics: creating and linking simple positions, shapes and basic movements. Dance: exploring body parts, actions and levels to compose simple dance phrases. Athletics: relating athletic activity to changes in heart rate and breathing
Read on 11 November 2026 from the school's Curriculum page. The maps: Science, history, music, RE, PSHME, PE.
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School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 100717. Checked 9 November 2026.
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