St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy
St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy is a primary school in Ilford for ages 3 to 11.
Practise what St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy is teaching this term
Daily maths in the order St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy 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
- Academy
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 213
- Who it's for
- Boys and girls
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Address
- Benton Road, Ilford, IG1 4AS
- Phone
- 02085 905223
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
What each year group is learning
From St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy's curriculum maps.
Year 1Autumn 1 and Autumn 2 and Spring 2 and Summer 1 and Summer 2 and Spring 1
- Maths
- Place value, addition and subtraction. Shape. Length, height, weight and volume. Multiplication, division, position and direction, fractions. Time and money
- English
- Reading and writing units based on picture books and films. Stories about squirrels and winter. Stories about toys and sky gardens. Stories about rain clouds and sky gardens. Stories about islands and the sea
- Reading
- Comprehension
- Writing
- Film-based writing unit
- Science
- Animals and sensitive bodies. Seasonal changes and forces and space. Everyday materials. Plants. Comparing animals
- History
- Making history. How toys have changed. How explorers have changed the world. Toy museum visit. London museum visit
- Geography
- Fire brigade visit and winter
- Computing
- Technology around us. Digital painting. Moving a robot. Grouping data. Digital writing. Programming animations
- PE
- Dance, gymnastics and games
- RE
- Creation and covenant. Prophecy and promise. Galilee to Jerusalem. Desert to garden. To the ends of the earth
- PSHE
- Identity, families and relationships, safety, health and wellbeing, citizenship and economic wellbeing
Year 2Autumn 1 and Autumn 2 and Spring 2 and Summer 1 and Spring 1 and Summer 2
- Maths
- Place value. Multiplication and division. Statistics. Properties of shape. Length and height. Time, mass, capacity and temperature
- Science
- Living things and their habitats. Microhabitats. Animal life cycles and health. Plant health
- Computing
- Digital photography. Robot algorithms. Pictograms. Digital music. Programming quizzes. Information technology around us
- Music
- Friendship songs
- PSHE
- Citizenship
Year 3Autumn 1 and Autumn 2 and Spring 1 and Spring 2 and Summer 1 and Summer 2
- Maths
- Place value, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division. Multiplication and division, money and statistics. Fractions and time. Decimals, properties of shapes, mass and capacity
- Science
- Rocks and soils. Light and shadows. Forces and magnets. Plant reproduction. Movement and nutrition
- History
- Ancient Egyptians and Tutankhamun
- Geography
- Settlements and whether all settlements are the same. Latitude and longitude
- Computing
- Connecting computers. Stop-frame animation. Sequencing sounds. Branching databases. Desktop publishing. Events and actions in programs
- Art
- Abstract shape and space, growing artists, prehistoric art
- Design and technology
- Egyptian pyramids and collars
- PE
- Gymnastics, games, dance, net and field, athletics
- RE
- Creation and covenant. Prophecy and promise. Galilee to Jerusalem
- PSHE
- Families and relationships, health and well-being, safety, citizenship, economic well-being, transitioning into Year 4
Year 4Autumn 1 and Autumn 2 and Spring 1 and Spring 2 and Summer 1 and Summer 2
- Maths
- Place value, addition and subtraction. Decimals and percentages. Geometry: shape, position and direction. Negative numbers, converting units and volume
- English
- Writing using The Queen's token as a text. Reading and writing about The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane
- Science
- Classification and changing habitats. Energy, sound and vibration. Materials and states of matter. Animals including humans, digestion and food. How the flow of liquids compares. Electricity and circuits
- History
- Magic and the achievements of the ancient Maya
- Geography
- Explorers and their journeys. Rivers and river flow
- Computing
- The internet. Audio production. Repetition in shapes. Data logging. Photo editing. Repetition in games
- Art
- Craft and design, fabric of nature
- Music
- Charanga music units
- PE
- Gymnastics, dance and athletics
- RE
- Creation and covenant. Galilee to Jerusalem. Desert to Garden. To the Ends of the Earth. Dialogue and encounter
- PSHE
- Malala's magic pencil and personal stories. Citizenship
Year 5Autumn 1 and Autumn 2 and Spring 2 and Summer 1 and Summer 2 and Spring 1
- Maths
- Place value and addition and subtraction. Multiplication, division and fractions. Decimals, percentages and negative numbers. Geometry, position and direction. Measurement: converting units and volume
- English
- Reading and writing about a Viking boy
- Reading
- Reading The 1000-year-old boy by Ross Welford. Reading Survivors by David Long. Reading The Tempest by William Shakespeare
- Writing
- Film-based writing unit
- Science
- Living things: life cycles and reproduction. Forces and Space: Earth and Space. Forces: unbalanced forces
- Computing
- Video production. Selection in physical computing and quizzes. Flat-file databases. Vector graphics
- Design and technology
- Structures, bridges and design
- RE
- Creation and covenant. Prophecy and promise. Galilee to Jerusalem. To the ends of the earth. Dialogue and encounter
- PSHE
- Citizenship
Year 6Autumn 1 and Autumn 2 and Spring 1
- Maths
- Place value and addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Fractions and position and direction. Decimals, percentages and algebra. Converting units
- English
- Migration stories, including The Arrival by Shaun Tan and The Boy at the back of the class by Onjali Q.Rauf
- Science
- Evolution and inheritance. Energy: light and reflection. Energy: circuits, batteries and switches
- Computing
- Communication and collaboration. Web page creation
- RE
- Creation and covenant. Prophecy and promise. Galilee to Jerusalem
- PSHE
- Identity and change
Read on 11 November 2026 from the school's Curriculum Curriculum page. The maps: 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 140295. Checked 9 November 2026.
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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.