Lower School Academic
At Homefield, academic success is achieved through a rich curriculum, passionate educators, and purposeful assessment. Our boys thrive in an environment that stretches their minds, celebrates progress, and prepares them for the future.
We benefit from a strong blend of primary education specialists and subject-specific teachers with senior school experience. In the Early Years and Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2), boys are primarily taught by their class teachers, fostering consistency and strong relationships, while also enjoying specialist lessons in subjects such as music, French, sport, and ICT.
The boys in Years 1 & 2 enjoy an exciting and interesting curriculum covering mathematics, English, science, history, geography, religious Studies, art, computing, STEAM, music, French, PHSE and games.
The boys also have access to dedicated facilities such as the ICT suite, the music room, sports hall and field, art and design workshops, science laboratories and Learning Resource Centre.
In Years 1 and 2 the form tutor teaches the majority of subjects with subject specialists teaching French, computing, sport, and music. By the time the boys reach Year 3 they have specialist lessons for all subjects with different teachers. Their form tutor continues to oversee their pastoral needs and daily care.
Boys have an excellent teacher to pupil ratio and benefit from small class sizes, with a teaching assistant working in each year group. Lessons are delivered to offer a good balance of whole class, small group and individual teaching. Boys are taught in mixed ability classes and work is differentiated to ensure that every boy makes progress.
Boys are teacher assessed regularly to ensure they make good progress. At the end of each topic, in all subjects, an internal appraisal takes place based on summative and formative assessment.
Parents’ evenings are held twice a year, offering a formal opportunity for parents to meet their son’s teachers. In addition staff are always available at the end of the day for informal conversations and contactable by email for other appointments. Full written summative reports are sent home at the end of each academic year.
Boys have an excellent teacher to pupil ratio and benefit from small class sizes, with a teaching assistant working in each year group.
The ambitious, yet inclusive, environment and the focus on self-motivation prepares pupils effectively and successfully to sit assessment tests for entrance into a range of selective senior schools.
ISI Inspection Report - 2024
