Curriculum statements (primary)

Get tips on what to include in your curriculum statement, and see examples of what other schools are doing.

Last reviewed on 18 June 2025
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Contents
  1. Create a statement that's unique to your school
  2. See examples from primary schools

Create a statement that's unique to your school

Your curriculum statement should be personalised to your school, but should include:

  • Your school's values and how they relate to your curriculum
  • What your curriculum will give pupils
  • How it will engage pupils
  • How your school will deliver the curriculum
  • How you will assess pupils' progress and outcomes
  • Assurance that you'll consider the needs of every pupil

See examples from primary schools

Community school in Richmond upon Thames

Barnes Primary School has a curriculum statement which includes:

  • The central aims of the curriculum
  • The values found throughout the curriculum

Academy in Hull 

Priory Primary School's curriculum statement explains:

  • The shared values that underpin the curriculum
  • The key curriculum drivers
  • How the curriculum will impact pupils

Special school in Norfolk 

Harford Manor School uses its curriculum statement to explain:

  • What the school is trying to achieve
  • How it’s delivering it
  • What difference it's making