John Burns Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in London, United Kingdom with 154 pupils. Ofsted: Good, inspected 11 January 2018. As of 11 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Inclusion Leader Part time or Full time (closes 19 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Brian Grogan, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
154 pupils · 47% girls · 63.3% eligible for free school meals · 34.2% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
34 (21.5%) on SEN support · 9 (5.7%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Are you an experienced or aspiring Inclusion Leader, with SENCo experience, looking for an exciting challenge? We are seeking an Inclusion Leader 0.6 and class-based teaching…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
90%
14%
2023/24
89%
18%
2022/23
83%
26%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
11 January 2018
Graded inspection
Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
8.6
17.9
–
0
£60,223
2024/25
11.0
14.7
36%
0
£59,114
2023/24
10.8
15.8
25%
0
£51,637
2022/23
11.8
17.1
42%
0
£51,238
2021/22
11.0
19.9
73%
1
£46,118
2020/21
14.6
14.7
52%
0
£43,181
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
12.4
17.4
35%
0
£43,225
2018/19
12.0
17.7
30%
0
£43,951
2017/18
12.0
18.3
25%
0
£44,547
2016/17
13.9
15.0
30%
0
£39,083
2015/16
11.1
18.6
34%
0
£39,760
2014/15
13.4
15.8
40%
0
£43,729
2013/14
14.6
14.0
22%
0
£41,561
2012/13
12.2
16.6
16%
0
£40,208
2011/12
10.8
19.0
24%
0
£42,928
2010/11
12.8
16.3
39%
0
£42,299
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
6.9%
1.6%
21.6%
0.0%
2024/25
6.8%
3.1%
25.5%
0.7%
2023/24
7.2%
2.1%
23.1%
1.9%
2022/23
8.2%
1.7%
28.1%
0.0%
2021/22
5.9%
1.1%
18.9%
1.1%
2020/21
5.0%
1.5%
13.8%
1.1%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
3.9%
0.9%
9.0%
0.0%
2017/18
3.4%
0.7%
5.9%
0.0%
2016/17
3.5%
0.8%
5.3%
0.0%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
1 past vacancy seen since May 2026: 1 teaching. Most often advertised: Class Teacher. Last advertised May 2026.
Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere.
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.