South Park Primary School
South Park Primary School is a primary school in Ilford for ages 3 to 11.
Practise what South Park Primary School is teaching this term
Daily maths in the order South Park 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
- 592
- Who it's for
- Boys and girls
- Address
- Water Lane, Ilford, IG3 9HF
- Phone
- 02085 901496
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
What each year group is learning
From South Park Primary School's curriculum maps.
Year 1Autumn
- Maths
- Place value within 10, addition and subtraction within 10
- Science
- Naming and describing the basic human body parts and senses
- Computing
- General computing skills, online safety and touch typing
- Art
- Drawing, painting a self portrait and tinting and shading skin tones. Practising watercolour skills and making a collage of a home
- Design and technology
- Cooking and nutrition by designing and making a fruit salad
- Music
- Listening and appreciating, pulse and rhythm and classical music dynamics and tempo
- PE
- Gymnastics through yoga, dance through safari themes and games through fundamentals and invasion
- PSHE
- Being me in my world and celebrating differences
Year 2Autumn
- English
- Reading and writing about Paddington Bear by Michael Bond
- Science
- What plants need to grow and stay healthy. Identifying suitable everyday materials for particular uses
- History
- Samuel Pepys and his diaries
- Geography
- Naming the seven continents and five oceans. Comparing the UK and Ecuador
- Art
- Fire-inspired art using aquarelle watercolours
- Music
- Orchestral instruments
- PE
- Gymnastics and dance. Games: fundamentals and invasion games
- RE
- How the stories of Jesus inspire Christians today. Who influences our lives
- PSHE
- Celebrating differences
Year 3Autumn
- Maths
- Place value, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division and fractions
- Reading
- Stone Age Boy, Ug and Alice in Wonderland and A Christmas Carol
- Science
- Setting up practical enquiries, including testing pH levels of liquids and making a solar oven. Animals, including humans: nutrition, skeletons and muscles. Marie Curie
- Geography
- Naming and locating UK countries, cities, rivers, seas, counties and high ground
- Computing
- Coding, online safety and spreadsheets
- Art
- Chalk pastel techniques and cave art drawing
- Design and technology
- Cooking and nutrition, including eating seasonally
- PE
- Ball skills, dance, handball and fitness
- RE
- What religions teach about the natural world and what it means to be a Hindu
- PSHE
- Being me in the world, school rules, celebrating difference and anti-bullying
Year 4Autumn and Autumn 1 and Spring and Summer 2 and Summer and Spring 2
- Maths
- Statistics, fractions, decimals and money
- Science
- States of matter, including solids, liquids and gases. Sound, including vibrations, pitch and volume. Animals including humans, classification and food chains
- History
- The Roman Empire, how Romans lived and what they worshipped. The Indus Valley, trade, city planning and its decline
- Geography
- Locating countries and continents of the world. Map skills including compass points and four figure grid references. Comparison study of two locations
- Computing
- Unpacking hardware and software. Logo, effective searching and coding. Composing beats and an introduction to AI
- Art
- Drawing and cardboard relief collage of a Greek mask. Roman mosaic floor design and watercolour Roman shields
- Design and technology
- Adapting a recipe for different types of biscuits
- Music
- Traditional instruments and improvisation from India. African, Indian and Western drums and percussion
- PE
- Gymnastics mirroring and matching. Net and wall games. Dance using Imoves Greek
- RE
- How religious believers show commitment on their journey through life
- PSHE
- British values and celebrating difference
Year 5Spring and Summer and Autumn
- Maths
- Multiplication and division. Converting units and volume
- Science
- Separating materials through filtering, sieving and evaporating. Movement of the Earth, moon and other planets. Life cycles of a mammal, an amphibian, an insect and a bird. Forces including gravity, air and water resistance and friction
- History
- The Kingdom of Benin
- Geography
- Map skills and grid references. Africa and African countries
- Computing
- Simplified code and programming. Searching databases. Word processing. Reviewing and analysing computer games
- Art
- Anglo-Saxon illuminated letters and shields. Islamic architecture and calligraphy
- Design and technology
- Pop-up books using mechanical systems. Electrical systems and electronic greeting cards
- Music
- Musical theatre. Looping and remixing
- PE
- Yoga and athletics
- RE
- Comparing Christianity and Islam. Sources of wisdom
- PSHE
- Healthy me and mental health. Relationships and changing me
- French
- Les Glaces and Les Instruments vocabulary. Les Animaux vocabulary
Year 6Spring and Autumn and Summer
- Maths
- Fractions, decimals and percentages
- Reading
- Class novel: Kensuke's Kingdom. Class novel: Holes. Class text: Macbeth
- Science
- Living things and their habitats, including classification. Evolution and inheritance, including fossils as evidence. How light travels, how we see and shadows. Electricity, including circuit diagrams and components
- History
- Tudor Britain, including Tudor monarchs and Henry VIII
- Geography
- North and South America: countries, climates and geographical features. The UK's trade links and the global supply chain. Britain's natural resources and how they are used
- Art
- Drawing and painting poppies using chalk pastel, watercolour and collage. Pop Art theme and variation
- PE
- Basketball and tag rugby games
- RE
- Sikhism: what it means to be Sikh. What religions say about life when it gets hard
- PSHE
- Relationships and changing me. Diet, exercise and healthy lifestyle
Read on 11 November 2026 from the school's Year Group Overviews page. The maps: Curriculum map, Curriculum map, Curriculum map, Curriculum map, Curriculum map, Curriculum map.
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School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 131930. Checked 9 November 2026.
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Help your child with what South Park 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.