Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres
Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres is a primary school in Epsom Downs for ages 3 to 11.
Practise what Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres is teaching this term
Daily maths in the order Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres 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
- 417
- Who it's for
- Boys and girls
- Address
- St Leonard's Road, Epsom Downs, KT18 5RJ
- Phone
- 01737 354313
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
The school
- Nursery admits 26 children to a morning class and 26 to an afternoon class.
Source: Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Admissions
- The school plans to admit 52 nursery children, 26 in the morning class and 26 in the afternoon.
Source: Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres website. Checked 11 November 2026.
The school day and clubs
- Afterschool Club runs from 3:10pm to 6:00pm, with a shorter session to 4:30pm available five days a week.
- Afterschool club activities include sports, arts and crafts, cooking, music and dance.
Source: Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres website. Checked 11 November 2026.
What each year group is learning
From Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres's curriculum maps.
Year 1
- PSHE
- Dreams and goals
Year 2Autumn 1 and Spring 1 and Summer 1 and Summer 2 and Autumn 2 and Spring 2
- Maths
- Number and place value, addition and subtraction and shape. Money, multiplication and division, length and height, mass, capacity and temperature. Fractions and time. Statistics, position and direction and consolidation
- Reading
- Core reading texts such as George and the Dragon and Winnie's Midnight Dragon
- Writing
- Third person narrative, instructions and recounts
- Phonics
- Read Write Inc phonics with termly assessments
- Science
- Materials and living things. Humans and the life cycle of animals. Nocturnal animals and habitats. Plants. Electronics, including testing torches
- History
- The Battle of Hastings and castles. Important explorers from the past and why they are famous. How women were treated in the past and how Emily Davison changed the world
- Geography
- Weather and seasons. How the weather changes with the seasons and comparing the UK and Sri Lanka. Human and physical features around a castle. What can be discovered in and around the school
- Computing
- Using emails purposefully and safely. Using cameras and photos online. Using different media safely and purposefully
- Art
- Castle models. Aerial collages. Paul Klee and castle pictures
- Design and technology
- Clay fish and aerial designs. Cookery, gardening, bike it, animal husbandry and health
- PE
- Fundamentals, athletics, gymnastics and specialist sports
- RE
- What Christians learn from the stories of Jesus and what the Torah is. Why the Church and Easter are important to Christians. Who Allah is and what matters to Muslim families
- PSHE
- Celebrating healthy me, relationships, changing me, being me and differences
Year 3Autumn 1 and Spring 1 and Summer 2 and Spring 2 and Summer 1 and Autumn 2
- Maths
- Number and place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Multiplication and division, length and perimeter, fractions, mass and capacity. Fractions, money, time, shape and statistics
- Science
- Rocks, soils and fossils. Forces and magnets and light. Plants and animals, including humans. How fossils are formed
- History
- The Stone Age and what was new about the New Stone Age
- Geography
- Geography skills, continents and hemispheres. Land use
- Computing
- Introduction to computing and animation. Computer networks, e-safety and opinion pollsters. Coding, debugging, writing algorithms and video editing
- Art
- Cave paintings using coal. Roman mosaics
- Design and technology
- Cookery, gardening, bike it, animal husbandry and health
- PE
- Gymnastics. Football. Tag rugby and rounders. Athletics
- RE
- What the Bible's big story is and why it is like treasure for Christians. How artists help us understand what Christians believe and do. Judaism and important times for Jewish people. Dreams and goals. Sikhi and what Sikh people value
- PSHE
- Being Me. Changing me. Relationships. Healthy me
- French
- Getting to know you. Food glorious food. Our school. Family and friends. Time. All about me
Year 4Autumn 1 and Spring 2 and Summer 1 and Autumn 2 and Spring 1 and Summer 2
- Maths
- Place value, addition and subtraction. Multiplication, division, fractions and decimals. Measurement: area
- Reading
- Core reading of The BFG
- Writing
- Persuasive writing and formal letter writing. Poetry about sound. Instructional text
- Science
- Electricity. Sound. Animal classification and habitats. Mechanics: levers. States of matter. Human teeth and digestion. Rivers and the water cycle. Living things and food chains
- History
- Ancient Egypt. The Maya civilisation and the Americas. The lasting impact of the Egyptians
- Geography
- Weather and climate and how people adapt to different climates. Rivers, The Americas and the water cycle. Climate change and our part in it. Fair trade in relation to chocolate
- Computing
- Scratch programming. Microbits and HTML. Developing moving pictures software. Spreadsheets
- Art
- Electronics. Clay canopic jars
- Design and technology
- Textiles and sewing with binka
- PE
- Athletics, rounders and dodgeball. Gymnastics and hockey
Year 5Autumn 1 and Spring 1 and Summer 1 and Summer 2 and Spring 2
- Maths
- Place value to 1,000,000, addition and subtraction. Decimals, properties of shape, position and direction and volume
- English
- Writing myths, letters and comic strip recounts about the Greek myths
- Writing
- Explanation text on how a volcano works
- Science
- Properties of materials. Earthquakes, volcanoes and mountains. Life cycles of animals including humans. Earth and space forces. Physics and biology
- History
- The Ancient Greeks. Anglo-Saxon settlements and the Viking invasion
- Geography
- Locating countries within Europe, including Greece. Settlements and land use and fair trade
- Computing
- Emails and online safety. Coding
- Art
- Printing and making Greek pots
- Design and technology
- Creating a flood-proof home
- PE
- Invasion games such as basketball and hockey and swimming. Athletics, rounders, cricket and tennis
- RE
- Islam and how the Pillars of Islam help Muslims live a good life
- PSHE
- Being me in my world, celebrating differences and healthy relationships
- Spanish
- Getting to know each other and families and friends in another language
Read on 11 November 2026 from the school's Curriculum page. The maps: Year 1 long term plan, Year 2 long term plan, Year 3 long term plan, Year 4 long term plan, Year 5 long term plan.
Grammar schools within 15 miles
- Nonsuch High School for GirlsGirls, Sutton, 3 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Sutton Grammar SchoolBoys, Sutton, 5 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Wallington High School for GirlsGirls, Wallington, 5 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Wallington County Grammar SchoolBoys, Wallington, 6 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Wilson's SchoolBoys, Wallington, 6 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Tiffin SchoolBoys, Kingston upon Thames, 8 miles
- The Tiffin Girls' SchoolGirls, Kingston upon Thames, 9 miles
- Newstead Wood SchoolGirls, Orpington, 14 miles. Newstead Wood Selection Test
School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 150679. Checked 9 November 2026.
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Help your child with what Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres 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.