Curriculum Intent

At Oldfield Primary, our broad and ambitious curriculum equips all pupils with the key knowledge, vocabulary, and skills they need to succeed across all subjects and move confidently to the next stage of their education.

We build strong foundations in speaking, listening, reading, writing, and arithmetic, while promoting personal development through a rich, thematic curriculum that engages, inspires, and builds knowledge progressively.

Our curriculum clearly sets out what children need to know and remember at each stage, ensuring learning is purposeful, coherent, and cumulative.

Curriculum Implementation

Our curriculum is delivered through high-quality teaching in mixed-age classes, supported by small class sizes and skilled staff. Our meticulously planned long-term planning cycles ensure full coverage and progression across all year groups, revisiting key knowledge to secure deep understanding.

Each unit begins with a knowledge harvest to assess prior learning. Teachers identify the key knowledge, vocabulary, and skills, and plan effective environments and activities to deliver these. Learning sequences are clearly structured, with defined end points to ensure pupils are ready for the next stage.

We use low-stakes testing, to revisit prior learning and support long-term retention. This cumulative approach helps embed knowledge before introducing new content. Teachers continually assess progress, ensuring learning is secure before moving on.

Our curriculum is enriched with meaningful links to our unique setting above the Brontë moors, making learning engaging, relevant, and rooted in a strong sense of place.

Curriculum Impact

The impact of our curriculum is seen in the confident, articulate, and well-rounded children who leave Oldfield Primary ready for the next stage of their education and life beyond. Pupils make strong progress, develop a love of learning, and take pride in their achievements. They are independent thinkers, responsible citizens, and enthusiastic learners.

We assess impact through a combination of monitoring, assessment, and pupil voice, focusing on how well our curriculum intent has been realised. Teachers check whether pupils know and remember key knowledge at specific points and whether it has been understood and retained.

Regular curriculum monitoring – including observations, book scrutiny, and low-stakes testing – helps us evaluate and refine our curriculum to ensure the best possible outcomes for every child.