John Donne Primary School
John Donne Primary School is a primary school in London for ages 3 to 11.
Daily practice for John Donne 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
- Academy
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 405
- Who it's for
- Boys and girls
- Address
- Woods Road, London, SE15 2SW
- Phone
- 02076 390594
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
What Ofsted found
Full inspection, November 2023.
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- The quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
- Early years provision: Good
- Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
- Inspectors found pupils are motivated and enthusiastic about their learning and classrooms are settled, purposeful places from the early years onwards.
- Inspectors found leaders know the needs of pupils with SEND and have high ambition for them, with well-devised individual 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.
What each year group is learning
From John Donne Primary School's curriculum maps.
Reception
- Music
- Describing the sounds of musical instruments. Thinking abstractly about music
Year 1
- Music
- Recognising the difference between pulse and rhythm. Identifying timbres of different sounds. Recognising tempo, dynamic, articulation and pitch changes. Repeating 4-beat rhythmic phrases. Giving opinions on pieces of music
Year 2
- Music
- Understanding metre. Recognising structural features in music. Using musical vocabulary to describe music. Repeating 8-beat rhythmic phrases and 4-beat melodic phrases
Year 3
- Music
- Identifying whether music is in 4/4 or 3/4. Describing timbre, texture and dynamics
Year 4
- Music
- Music from different parts of the world
Year 5
- Music
- Recognising the use and development of motifs
Year 6
- Music
- Understanding where genres and composers fit within history. Evaluating and describing features of a piece of music. Discussing the purpose of a piece of music
Read on 10 November 2026 from the school's Curriculum page. The map: Music curriculum and progression of skills.
Grammar schools within 15 miles
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- Wallington County Grammar SchoolBoys, Wallington, 8 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Wilson's SchoolBoys, Wallington, 8 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Townley Grammar SchoolGirls, Bexleyheath, 9 miles. Bexley Selection Test
- Sutton Grammar SchoolBoys, Sutton, 9 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Beths Grammar SchoolBoys, Bexley, 9 miles. Bexley Selection Test
- Newstead Wood SchoolGirls, Orpington, 9 miles. Newstead Wood Selection Test
- Wallington High School for GirlsGirls, Wallington, 9 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolBoys, Orpington, 10 miles. St Olave's Selective Entrance Test
- Nonsuch High School for GirlsGirls, Sutton, 11 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- The Tiffin Girls' SchoolGirls, Kingston upon Thames, 11 miles
School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 140507. Checked 9 November 2026.
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Daily challenges that keep pace with your child's school year
For Years 1 to 6, with a weekly view of what they have mastered and an 11+ track when you're ready.