Key Stage 2

Children spend 4 years in Key Stage 2: Year 3(aged 7 turning 8), Year 4 (aged 8 turning 9), Year 5 (9 turning 10) and Year 6 (10 turning 11).

The school day runs from 8.30am to 3.30pm. The Key Stage 2 curriculum includes the following subjects:

• Maths
• English
• Science
• History
• Geography
• French (Years 3, 4 and 5)
• Spanish (Year 6)
• Latin (Year 6)
• PE
• Games
• RE
• Music
• Art and Design
• Design and Technology
• Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
• Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) and Citizenship

Cross-curricular links and breadth of curriculum are very strong features of our curriculum.

Games and music are taught by specialist teachers. Swimming is a weekly activity and there is an extremely wide choice of extra-curricular activities after school.

The curriculum continues to be enhanced by an extensive programme of trips and visiting speakers. Year 6 children spend a week on a residential trip, taking part in a variety of outdoor pursuits which include abseiling, zip wire, trapeze and initiative exercises, to name just a few! The curriculum and activities offered in each year group build on the foundations laid previously and extend the children’s capabilities and experiences so that by the age of 11, they are fully prepared to move on to the next stage of their education.

Key Stage 2 children take part in the whole school Carol Service, which is led by Year 6. They also take a class assembly each term and perform a drama production in the spring term. Year 6 children lead our Founders’ Day service, our Easter service and perform a Shakespeare production in the summer term, which is followed by Leavers’ Supper.

The Reading Buddy system continues throughout the school and the children forge strong friendships across year groups, friendships which are further enhanced by the House system. We have 3 Houses—Brunel, Cabot and Hannah More—and all children are allocated a House as they start in Nursery. Competitions take place throughout the year, including Sports Day in the summer term. House Captains are appointed from Year 6 and Year 6 children take on the role of Prefects, carrying out various roles and responsibilities within the school community. Each year group has its own designated responsibilities around the school, thus developing and strengthening our sense of community and responsibility to each other.