Good Shepherd RC School
Good Shepherd RC School is a primary school in Bromley for ages 3 to 11.
Practise what Good Shepherd RC School is teaching this term
Daily maths in the order Good Shepherd RC School teaches it, where its maps give one. English keeps to the usual order for their year. Start with a free five-minute class.
At a glance
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 201
- Who it's for
- Boys and girls
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Address
- Moorside Road, Bromley, BR1 5EP
- Phone
- 02086 984173
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
What Ofsted found
Full inspection, January 2025.
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
- Early years provision: Requires improvement
- Inspectors found pupils are happy and safe and staff are kind and caring towards them.
- Inspectors found that a significant number of disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND are absent too often.
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.
The school
- The school is one-form entry.
Source: Good Shepherd RC School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
How it teaches
- The school teaches reading through Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised, a systematic synthetic phonics programme.
- The curriculum aims to apply English and maths skills across the curriculum for a range of purposes.
Source: Good Shepherd RC School website; Good Shepherd RC School website. Checked 10 November 2026.
Music, sport and trips
- The school aims for every year group from KS1 and KS2 to visit a museum and an art gallery at the very least.
- As far as possible, educational day visits are kept free so there is no cost to families.
Source: Good Shepherd RC School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Admissions
- The school welcomes applications from families of all faiths and of no faith.
- The school is a one-form entry school with its own nursery.
Source: Good Shepherd RC School website; Good Shepherd RC School website. Checked 10 November 2026.
Nursery
- Nursery takes children aged 3 until they start Reception, term time only, with morning, afternoon or all-day sessions.
- All children aged 3 to 4 are entitled to 15 hours of free Nursery care per week during term time.
Source: Good Shepherd RC School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Support
- Wherever possible children with SEND are taught alongside their peers in flexible teaching groups.
Source: Good Shepherd RC School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
What each year group is learning
From Good Shepherd RC School's curriculum maps.
Year 1Autumn and Spring and Summer
- Maths
- Numbers to 10 and part-whole within 10. Adding and subtracting within 10 and shape. Numbers to 20, addition and subtraction within 20. Number bonds to and from 10 and beyond. Numbers to 50, length, width, height, mass and capacity. Multiplication and division, fractions, position and direction
- English
- Key texts: Beegu, Sidney Street and the Moon. Key texts: Dinosaurs and All that Rubbish, The Naughty Bus
- Science
- Plants and the natural environment. Seasonal changes in autumn and winter. Everyday materials and their uses. Animals including humans. Seasonal changes in spring and summer
- History
- The Moon Landing and case study of Guion Bluford. Changes in living memory and holidays over time. Changes in living memory and changing food habits since WW2
- Geography
- Villages, towns and cities and exploring the local area. Studying the UK, its capital city London, landmarks, seas and rivers. Comparing two contrasting UK areas, London and seaside
- Computing
- Online safety and using a search engine to research a topic. Creating a simple program for a robot. Online safety and digital media
- Art
- Sculpture and 3-D art, with a case study of artist Tyler Clark. Drawing techniques. Digital painting. Painting and colouring, mixing
- Design and technology
- Mechanisms: making a moving moon story. Textiles: woven wonders and making a puppet. Mechanisms, whacky races
- Music
- Percussion and air. Percussion and animals. Music of the 20th century and Paul McCartney
- RE
- Creation and Covenant. Religious Education: prophecy and promise. Families and celebrations and following Jesus. The Resurrection and miracles
Year 2Autumn and Spring and Summer
- Maths
- Place value to 100 and addition and subtraction. Multiplication and division, including the 3s, 11s and division facts for 2, 5 and 10s. Mass, capacity, temperature, fractions, time, position and direction and statistics
- English
- Key texts such as The Minpins and The Bear Under the Stairs
- Science
- Plants and plant reproduction. Use of everyday materials and their properties. Living things and their habitats and animals including humans
- History
- Matthew Henson, the first man to reach the North Pole. The Great Fire of London and its impact. Famous adventurers and their impact on the world
- Geography
- Hot and cold zones of the world. Comparing the UK to Mexico
- Computing
- Online safety and IT around us. Robot algorithms and pictograms. Digital music and programming quizzes
- Art
- Clay sculptures and 3D houses
- Design and technology
- Mechanisms by designing a fairground wheel. Structures by building a chair for baby bears. Cooking and nutrition, including planning a balanced diet
- Music
- Performing and composing on the recorder. Making a maraca and performing a beat inspired by Mexico
- PE
- Multi-skills, dance and athletics. Throwing and catching
- PSHE
- Personal relationships, growing and changing and keeping safe
Year 3Autumn and Spring and Summer
- Maths
- 4 times table
- Reading
- Key texts Leon and the Place Between
- Science
- Light. Animals, including humans. Plants. Diverse scientists and inventors
- History
- Ancient Greece. Stone Age to Iron Age
- Geography
- Volcanoes. Compass points and hemispheres
- Computing
- Computer systems and networks. Sequencing sounds and branching databases. Desktop publishing
- Art
- Cross-stitch and applique cushions. Drawing and sculpture with clay
- Design and technology
- Constructing a castle. Mechanical systems pneumatic toys
- Music
- Listening and appraising Unit 1 Air. Listening and appraising Unit 2 Junk percussion. Listening and appraising Unit 3 Pitch
- RE
- Mary, Mother of God. Buddhism. Sacrament of Reconciliation and Mass
Year 4Autumn and Spring and Summer
- Maths
- Addition and subtraction of numbers. Multiplication and division. Fractions and decimals. Timestables
- English
- Key texts
- Writing
- Writing from key texts such as The Firework Maker's daughter
- Science
- Living things and their habitats. Animals including humans. Electricity and electrical systems. States of matter
- History
- Ancient Romans. Ancient Egypt. Kingdom of Benin
- Geography
- Physical geography including rivers and the water cycle. Human geography including types of settlement and land use
- Computing
- Online safety. Audio production. Data logging
- Art
- Drawing
- Design and technology
- Design technology. Craft designs and structures
- Music
- Composers and orchestra, rhythm. Songs of the city. Sea shanties
- PE
- Gymnastics sequences. Net games (tennis). Dance (line dancing). Striking and fielding (kiwi cricket). Athletics
- RE
- Creation and God's love. Jesus the Saviour and Jesus the Teacher. The Early Christians and The Church. Hinduism
- PSHE
- Fire safety and keeping safe. Personal relationships and growing and changing
Year 5Autumn and Spring and Summer
- Maths
- Place value within 1,000,000. Addition and subtraction. Metric conversion facts such as 1kg equals 1000g. Decimals and percentages. Perimeter and area. Graphs and tables. Geometry: properties of shapes, position and direction. Negative numbers. Square numbers and square roots to 12 x 12
- Science
- Properties and changes of materials. Living things and their habitats. Life cycles of animals, including humans. Earth and space
- History
- Anglo-Saxons. Vikings. Early Islamic Civilisation
- Geography
- Knowledge of the United Kingdom and co-ordinates. Polar regions, tropics and the wider world. UK climates. The Middle East. Equator, northern and southern hemispheres
- Computing
- Systems and searching. Video production. Flat-file databases. Selection in quizzes
- Art
- Sculpture and 3D. Drawing: I need space. Painting and mixed media: portraits. Art and design installation
- Design and technology
- Cooking and nutrition: developing a recipe book. Mechanical systems: making a pop-up. Structures: bridges. Electrical systems: doodlers. Digital world: monitoring devices
- Music
- Listening and appraising: Air. Listening and appraising: Trains. Listening and appraising: Singing. Performing and composing on ukulele
- PE
- Invasion games, gymnastics, dance and striking and fielding
Read on 10 November 2026 from the school's School Curriculum page. The maps: year 1, year 2, year 3, year 4, year 5.
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School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 100722. Checked 9 November 2026.
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