Joseph Hood Primary School
Joseph Hood Primary School is a primary school in London for ages 3 to 11.
Practise what Joseph Hood Primary School is teaching this term
Daily maths in the order Joseph Hood Primary 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
- Community school, run by the council
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 314
- Who it's for
- Boys and girls
- Address
- Whatley Avenue, London, SW20 9NS
- Phone
- 02085 422471
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
The school
- Respect for each other and for ourselves underpins the whole school community.
- Maximum admission into any one year group is 60.
Source: Joseph Hood Primary School website; Joseph Hood Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
How it teaches
- Reading is the key to success and children access all areas of the curriculum through reading.
Source: Joseph Hood Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Music, sport and trips
- Merton Music Foundation offers instrumental lessons held in school during the school day.
- Some PE is taught by specialist sports coaches in gymnastics, dance and cricket.
- Year 6 pupils attend a longer residential at PGL Little Canada on the Isle of Wight.
- Some activities may be subsidised so that pupils do not miss out due to financial constraints, such as swimming.
Source: Joseph Hood Primary School website; Joseph Hood Primary School website; Joseph Hood Primary School website; Joseph Hood Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Admissions
- Nursery sessions take up to 26 children per session.
- Children are admitted to Primary School in the September of the academic year that they turn 5.
- Pupils are admitted in accordance with the priorities in Merton's Council Admissions Policy.
Source: Joseph Hood Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Nursery
- Nursery children attend either a morning or afternoon session.
Source: Joseph Hood Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Visiting
- Open Mornings are booked by calling the school on 020 8542 2471.
- Tours can be arranged by contacting the school office.
Source: Joseph Hood Primary School website. Checked 10 November 2026.
The school day and clubs
- Breakfast and after-school clubs are run by school staff and must be pre-booked for a termly commitment.
Source: Joseph Hood Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Support
- Pupils with SEND are supported with adaptations such as visuals, chunked instructions, writing frames or quiet spaces.
- The school works with an Educational Psychologist, SEMH consultant, Speech & Language Therapist and Occupational Therapist.
Source: Joseph Hood Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
What each year group is learning
From Joseph Hood Primary School's curriculum maps.
Reception
- Music
- Singing a range of number songs and nursery rhymes
Year 1Autumn 1 and Autumn 2
- Maths
- Addition and subtraction within 10
- English
- Narrative: familiar stories
- Science
- The human body. Materials
- History
- History of the local area
- Geography
- Our local area, including Joseph Hood Primary School and Merton
- Computing
- Improving mouse skills
- Art
- Drawing: exploring line and shape
- Music
- Hey You. by Joanna Mangona
- RE
- New life and how a new child is welcomed
- PSHE
- Recognising what makes me unique and special
Year 2Autumn 1 and Autumn 2 and Spring 1 and Spring 2 and Summer 1 and Summer 2
- English
- Narrative adventure writing
- Science
- Animals' needs for survival. Materials and plastics. Food's journey to the plate
- History
- The Great Fire of London
- Geography
- Maps of London, then and now. Explorers throughout the world. Seaside communities in the UK and around the world
- Computing
- What a computer is and online safety. Programming with algorithms and debugging. Word processing
- Art
- Drawing, understanding tone and texture. Painting and mixed media
- Design and technology
- Making a London bus. Designing and making a model rocket. Craft and design: map it out
- Music
- Hands, Feet, Heart song
- PE
- Games and athletics
- RE
- The Bible and God's promises. Prayer and speaking to God
- PSHE
- Making friends and getting help when lonely. Playing and working cooperatively and bullying. Keeping healthy, sleep and teeth. Choices and rules to live by. Managing secrets and resisting pressure. Growing older, loss and death, body changes
Year 3Autumn 1 and Autumn 2 and Summer 1 and Summer 2 and Spring 1 and Spring 2
- Maths
- Place value, addition and subtraction. Multiplication and division, addition and subtraction, rocks, fossils and soils. Fractions, money and time. Length and perimeter
- Reading
- Key texts including The Stone Age Boy and Pebble in my pocket
- Science
- Light. Skeletons, movement and diet and nutrition
- History
- The Stone Age to Iron Age
- Geography
- Human geography: early settlements and land use. Egypt and the UK, contrasting places
- Computing
- Journey inside a computer and sharing information
- Art
- Painting and mixed media: prehistoric painting. Craft and design: ancient Egyptian scrolls. Drawing: developing drawing skills
- Design and technology
- Designing and cooking healthy seasonal soup. Designing an Inukshuk sculpture
- Music
- Let your spirit fly by Joanna Mangona
- PE
- Tennis and hockey
- RE
- Muslims and how prayer and fasting help them find harmony. Pesach and how Jews remember God's covenant
- PSHE
- Recognising respectful behaviour and personal boundaries. Protecting the environment and compassion towards others
- Other
- Learning how early human communities lived in different ways across the world
Year 4Autumn 1 and Autumn 2 and Spring 2 and Summer 1 and Summer 2 and Spring 1
- Maths
- Area, multiplication and division. Fractions and decimals. Decimals, money and time
- Science
- States of matter. Sound. The digestive system and food chains
- History
- The Celts and the Romans. Ancient Greeks. The Tudors: wealth and power
- Geography
- Rivers and local geography
- Computing
- Programming with Scratch. HTML and bots
- Art
- Sculpture and 3D with mega materials
- Design and technology
- Creating website design
- Music
- Guitar lessons
- PE
- Dance and netball. Tennis and rounders. Cricket and athletics
- RE
- What dharma teaches about the natural world. How Prophet Muhammad inspires Muslims today. Pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Karbala or Makkah. How art is used in religions and beliefs
- PSHE
- Respecting differences and similarities. Positive friendships, including online and responding to hurtful behaviour. What makes a community and shared responsibilities. Healthy lifestyles, balancing time online and hygiene routines. Oral hygiene and dental care. Personal boundaries and recognising respectful behaviour
Year 5Autumn 1
- Maths
- Place value, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division
- English
- Adventure narrative, non-chronological reports and free verse poetry
- Science
- Properties of materials
- Computing
- Programming and online protection
- PE
- Dance and tag rugby
- RE
- How remembering maintains Jewish identity
- PSHE
- Managing friendships, peer influence and feeling safe
- French
- Nationalities
Year 6Autumn 1
- Geography
- The size of the British Empire in Victorian times
Read on 11 November 2026 from the school's Our Curriculum page. The maps: EYFS Skills and Progression map 2025 - 2026, Year 1 Curriculum Overview, Year 2 Curriculum Overview, Year 3 Curriculum Overview, Year 4 Curriculum Overview, Year 5 Curriculum Overview, Year 6 Curriculum Overview.
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School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 102634. Checked 9 November 2026.
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Help your child with what Joseph Hood Primary School is teaching this term
Daily maths in the order the school teaches it, English in the usual order for their year, with a weekly view of what they have mastered.