Gordonbrock Primary School
Gordonbrock Primary School is a primary school in Brockley for ages 3 to 11.
Daily practice for Gordonbrock 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
- 626
- Who it's for
- Boys and girls
- Address
- Amyruth Road, Brockley, SE4 1HQ
- Phone
- 02086 900704
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
What Ofsted found
Short inspection, November 2024.
- Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
- Inspectors found the youngest children thrive, with the early years curriculum skilfully designed to give them strong foundations for future learning.
- The report says the very large majority of pupils now develop the phonics knowledge they need to read confidently and write accurately.
- Inspectors found pupils who fall behind with reading are well supported to catch up and then keep up.
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.
How it teaches
- The school teaches phonics through Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised, a systematic and synthetic phonics programme.
- Children are assigned reading books using the Collins Big Cat ebook library.
Source: Gordonbrock Primary School website. Checked 10 November 2026.
Admissions
- Nursery places are for either 30 or 15 funded hours per week, Monday to Friday.
- Children born between 1 September 2023 and 31 August 2024 can start Nursery in September 2027.
- If places remain unfilled, priority goes to children who live closest to the school, measured in a straight line using digitised mapping software.
Source: Gordonbrock Primary School website; Gordonbrock Primary School website. Checked 10 November 2026.
Visiting
- Open Morning dates for Autumn Term are live and visits are booked through the school office.
Source: Gordonbrock Primary School website. Checked 10 November 2026.
The school day and clubs
- Topmark provides an after-school club each weekday from 3:15pm to 6:00pm for Reception to Year 6.
Source: Gordonbrock Primary School website. Checked 10 November 2026.
What each year group is learning
From Gordonbrock Primary School's curriculum maps.
ReceptionAutumn 1 and Autumn 2 and Spring 1
- Maths
- Comparing size, mass and capacity. Representing and comparing numbers 1, 2 and 3. Shapes: circles and triangles and spatial awareness. Learning the numbers 4 and 5 and one more and one less. Matching, sorting and exploring patterns
- English
- Retelling stories and writing letters to Stick Man and Santa
- Reading
- Developing a passion for reading and visiting the library weekly. Handling books correctly and following print from left to right
- Writing
- Writing tricky words such as I, me, my, like, to and the. Writing CVC words and labels using CVC, CVCC and CCVC words. Writing for a purpose in role play, such as shopping lists
- Science
- Seasons and how the weather changes through the year. Space: planets, stars, the moon and the sun. Why astronauts need oxygen and what space is like
- Art
- Art focus on the artist Alma Woodsey Thomas
- PE
- Balance, travelling with confidence and negotiating space. Ball skills: throwing, catching and kicking and following the rules of a game
- RE
- Festivals of light, including Diwali and Hanukkah. Christmas as a Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus
- PSHE
- Making friends and learning to share and resolve conflicts peaceably. Understanding what it means to be respectful and treated with respect
Year 2Autumn 1 and Spring 1 and Summer 1 and Spring 2 and Autumn 2 and Summer 2
- Science
- Uses of everyday materials. Animals, including humans. Living things and their habitats
- History
- The Great Fire of London and famous people from the past
- Geography
- Seasides and famous explorers
- Computing
- Computing systems and networks, looking at IT around us. Programming robot algorithms. Data and information through pictograms. Creating media through digital photography. Programming and an introduction to quizzes
- Art
- Sketching and painting portraits and people. Sketching and painting observational drawings, still life and landscapes. Printing. 3D art. Taking one picture and studying an artist from the National Gallery
- Design and technology
- Project-based enquiry-led design and technology linked to breadmaking. Project-based enquiry-led design and technology linked to puppet making
- Music
- Playing the glockenspiel. Creating media through making music. Pentatonic performances using the Kodály method. Playing the Christmas glockenspiel
Year 3Autumn 1 and Spring 1 and Summer 1 and Spring 2 and Summer 2 and Autumn 2
- Science
- Forces and magnets. Animals, including humans
- History
- Ancient Egypt
- Geography
- Amazon Rainforest
- Computing
- Connecting computers, computer systems and networks. Creating media using desktop publishing. Programming sequence in music. Data and information using branching databases. Programming events and actions. Creating media through animation
- Art
- Sketching and painting portraits and people. Sketching and painting observational, still life and landscapes. Printing. 3D art. Famous artworks from the National Gallery
- Design and technology
- Project-based enquiry-led design linked to biscuits. Project-based enquiry-led design linked to everyday functional objects
Year 4Autumn 1 and Spring 1 and Summer 1 and Autumn 2 and Spring 2 and Summer 2
- Science
- Electricity. States of matter. All living things. Sound. Animals, including humans
- History
- Ancient Greece and what made the Greeks significant
- Geography
- The Caribbean and whether it is really paradise
- Computing
- Computing systems and networks, including how the Internet works. Creating media: photo editing. Programming A: repetition in shapes. Creating media: audio editing. Data and information: data logging. Programming B: repetition in games
- Art
- Sketching and painting portraits and people. Sketching and painting observational drawings, still life and landscapes. Printing. 3D art. Take One Picture: learning about an artist from the National Gallery
- Design and technology
- Project-based design of an electric-powered vehicle. Project-based design linked to Caribbean cookery
- Other
- French: learning about my home and where I live
Year 5Autumn 1 and Spring 1 and Summer 1 and Autumn 2 and Summer 2 and Spring 2
- Science
- Earth and space. Properties and changes of materials. Living things and their habitats. Animals, including humans
- History
- Anglo Saxons and Vikings and their impact on Britain. The Maya and their achievements
- Geography
- Rivers, coasts and mountains and where the river flows
- Computing
- Computing systems and networks, including sharing information. Creating media through video editing. Selection in physical computing. Creating media through vector drawing. Selection in quizzes. Data and information through flat-file databases
- Art
- Sketching and painting portraits and people. Sketching and painting observational drawings, still life and landscapes. Printing. 3D art
- Design and technology
- Project-based, enquiry-led design linked to money containers. Project-based, enquiry-led design linked to bridges
- French
- Unit on holidays. Unit on hobbies. Unit on seasons. Unit on eating out. Unit on the environment. Unit on school trips
Year 6Autumn 1 and Spring 1 and Summer 1 and Summer 2 and Autumn 2 and Spring 2
- Science
- Light and electricity. Evolution. Living things and their habitats. Animals, including humans
- History
- The changing role of the monarchy, studying Henry VIII and Elizabeth II. Changes from the Stone Age to the Iron Age
- Geography
- Natural disasters such as earthquakes
- Computing
- Computing systems and networks, including communication. Creating media, including web page creation. Programming A, variables in games. Programming B, sensing. Creating media, including 3D modelling. Data and information, including spreadsheets
- Art
- Sketching and painting portraits and people. Sketching and painting observational, still life and landscapes. Printing. 3D art. Take One Picture artist study with the National Gallery
- Design and technology
- Project-based, enquiry-led design work linked to torches. Project-based, enquiry-led design work linked to containers such as pencil cases
- French
- Unit on actions. Unit on family. Unit on the future. Unit on jobs. Unit on France. Unit on a weekend with friends
Read from the school's maps on 10 November 2026: REC OVERVIEW, Y2 OVERVIEW, Y3 OVERVIEW, Y4 OVERVIEW, Y5 OVERVIEW, Y6 OVERVIEW.
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School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 100684. Checked 9 November 2026.
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