What does your child learn at school each day?

Find information about our curriculum subjects here.

At Wistow Parochial C of E Primary School, we strive to teach and inspire all our pupils with exciting and engaging lessons, assessing regularly to identify gaps and then plan to fill them with additional opportunities and interventions when needed.  

How We Teach The Curriculum In School

All aspects of the National Curriculum are taught, and for primary pupils this consists of twelve subjects plus Religious Education. As a Church school, we treat Religious Education as a core subject and ensure that our Christian Values and Vision are woven through children’s learning at all times so that they can grow and thrive.

The curriculum includes the three core National Curriculum subjects: English, Mathematics and Science. As mentioned previously, Religious Education is also one of our core subjects. The foundation subjects include PSHE, Computing, History, Geography, Design and Technology, Art and Design, Music and Physical Education. We also teach Spanish as our chosen Modern Foreign Language.

At Wistow School, we use a mastery approach in both Maths and English. White Rose Maths forms the basis of our Maths curriculum, and we follow the Pathways to Write approach in English. As a Church of England school, we use the North Yorkshire SACRE agreed syllabus to support the teaching of Religious Education.

Children’s progress is assessed against the curriculum using the system of working below, at, or above age‑related expectations.

As a Church school, our Golden Values and British Values are embedded alongside our Christian Values in everyday learning. This ensures that children learn while becoming well‑rounded, kind and compassionate, and that they develop an understanding of the world they live in and the country they belong to.