Charles Dickens Primary School
Charles Dickens Primary School is a primary school in London for ages 2 to 11.
Practise what Charles Dickens Primary School is teaching this term
Daily maths in the order Charles Dickens 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
- Academy
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 494
- Who it's for
- Boys and girls
- Address
- Toulmin Street, London, SE1 1AF
- Phone
- 02074 071769
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
What Ofsted found
Short inspection, June 2025.
- Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
- Inspectors found pupils' behaviour is exemplary and bullying is rare with adults resolving any issues quickly.
- Inspectors found pupils with SEND learn well and succeed, because staff identify their needs and put in place highly effective support.
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 has a library in the middle hall, visited once a week by children.
Source: Charles Dickens Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
How it teaches
- Phonics is taught using Floppy's Phonics, a systematic synthetic phonics programme.
Source: Charles Dickens Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Music, sport and trips
- Year 5 pupils have an optional language study visit to Northern France for three days.
- A wide range of clubs is offered, including creative and physical opportunities.
Source: Charles Dickens Primary School website; Charles Dickens Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Admissions
- The school has 60 places each year in its Reception classes and 56 across its nursery classes.
Source: Charles Dickens Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Nursery
- Children can join the nursery in the September after their 2nd birthday or the September after their 3rd birthday.
Source: Charles Dickens Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
What each year group is learning
From Charles Dickens Primary School's curriculum maps.
Year 1Autumn 1 and Spring 1 and Spring 2 and Summer 1 and Summer 2
- Maths
- Addition and subtraction within 20. Shapes and patterns. Addition and subtraction. Multiplication through grouping. Division through grouping and sharing. Counting and writing numbers to 100. Telling the time to the hour and half-hour. Recognising coins and notes
- Reading
- Emma Jane's Aeroplane. Information text. The Way Back Home. Violet the Pilot
- Writing
- Character description
- Science
- Animals and dinosaurs. Materials. Plants. Environmental science: transport
- History
- Amelia Earhart. The Great Fire of London
- Geography
- Our local area. Gunpowder, Fleabites and Flame
- Computing
- Improving mouse skills and algorithms unplugged. Data handling introduction. Introduction to data
- Art
- Alexander Calder. Leonardo da Vinci
- Design and technology
- Templates and joining techniques
- Music
- Kodaly singing and musical literacy. Percussion and musical literacy. Tuned percussion and improvisation. Composition
- PE
- Gymnastics, multi-skills and team games. Gymnastics and dance. Gymnastics and dance
- RE
- Introduction to Islam and what it means to be a Muslim. What it means to be a Christian. Who Jesus was and why he matters to Christians
- PSHE
- Healthy living. Medicines and people who help us
- French
- Greetings. Body parts. Authentic French rhyme and Francophone song. Days of the week and colours. Traditional French playground game. French language
- Other
- Medicines and people who help us
Year 2Autumn 1 and Autumn 2 and Spring 1 and Spring 2 and Summer 1 and Summer 2
- Maths
- Number bonds and patterns within 100. Addition and subtraction with renaming. Multiplication of 2, 5 and 10. Showing halves, quarters and thirds and making equal fractions. Telling and writing time to 5 minutes. Comparing and measuring volume in litres and millilitres
- English
- Retelling fairy tales
- Writing
- Writing a postcard. Writing instructions. Writing a persuasive poster. Writing a diary entry. Writing a persuasive letter. Creative writing of own version of a story
- Science
- Ada Twist, Scientist. Materials. Plants
- History
- The Stone Age
- Computing
- What a computer is. Algorithms and debugging. Programming with Scratch Jr. Stop motion animation. Online safety
- Art
- Mark-making and portraiture in the style of Henry Moore. Fauvism still life painting. Kenojuak Ashevak artwork
- Design and technology
- Mechanisms, specifically wheels and axels
- Music
- Exploring sound. Musical literacy and untuned percussion. Tuned percussion, improvisation and composition
- PE
- Multi-skills and team games. Gymnastics and dance. Gymnastics and dance
- RE
- The meaning of Easter
- PSHE
- Healthy lifestyles. Citizenship: different communities. Differences between people and animals. Staying healthy. Keeping safe. Skills for the future
- French
- French lessons. Language learning with Language Angels
Year 3Autumn 1 and Autumn 2 and Spring 1 and Spring 2
- Maths
- Counting in fours and eights. Addition and subtraction beyond 1000. Multiplying 2-digit numbers. Dividing with regrouping. Measuring volume and money. Counting in tenths. Adding and subtracting fractions. Making, finding and comparing angles. Describing, drawing and making 2D and 3D shapes. Measuring and calculating perimeter
- English
- Writing an own version of The Iron Man. Writing persuasive posters. Writing newspaper articles
- Reading
- Reading Roman myths about Romulus and Remus
- Science
- Food and our bodies. Light
- History
- Mary Anning. Why the Roman Empire was so successful. Romans. Mary Anning
- Computing
- Networks and the internet. Programming with Scratch. Emailing and inside a computer. Ensemble, composition and improvisation
- Art
- What is a citizen?. Portrait and pattern. What is diversity?. Roman art and empire. Clay tiles inspired by spring fruit and flowers. Drawing and painting urban landscapes. Islamic visual art
- Design and technology
- Levers and linkages through making pop-up books
- Music
- Singing musicality. Singing repertoire. Ukulele and musical notation. Tuned percussion and improvisation
- PE
- Gymnastics. Gymnastics and karate
- RE
- Judaism: beliefs. Evidence of Christianity in London. Which symbols are important in religion
- PSHE
- Healthy lifestyles and staying safe
- French
- Greetings
- Other
- Roman myths of Romulus and Remus
Read on 10 November 2026 from the school's Curriculum page. The maps: Y1 Autumn Term, Y1 Spring Term, Y1 Summer Term, Y2 Autumn Term, Y2 Spring Term, Y2 Summer Term, Y3 Autumn Term, Y3 Spring Term, Y3 Summer Term.
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School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 148012. Checked 9 November 2026.
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Help your child with what Charles Dickens 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.