John Perry Primary School is a state-maintained primary school in Dagenham, United Kingdom with 612 pupils. As of 9 November 2026 it is advertising 2 vacancies: Class Teacher (closes 19 November) and Learning Support Assistant (closes 20 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 2 live vacancies.
Head
Wayne Pedro, Headteacher
Type
State-maintained, Primary
Pupils
612 pupils · 49% girls · 23.6% eligible for free school meals · 67.7% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
85 (13.6%) on SEN support · 26 (4.2%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, caring and effective team player to join our team of LSAs to support the classroom teacher with their responsibility for the development…
We are looking for teachers who: Fulfil the professional responsibilities of a teacher, as set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document Meet the expectations set…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
72%
14%
2023/24
69%
9%
2022/23
59%
1%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
30 April 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
13 December 2018
Short inspection
Remained 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
29.0
21.1
–
1
£59,268
2024/25
29.2
20.8
10%
0
£54,584
2023/24
30.8
19.8
16%
0
£52,661
2022/23
30.0
20.4
13%
0
£50,371
2021/22
29.8
19.8
30%
0
£44,048
2020/21
33.9
16.9
15%
0
£48,105
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
32.7
18.4
6%
0
£44,853
2018/19
30.8
20.1
23%
0
£42,881
2017/18
30.7
19.8
19%
1
£40,176
2016/17
32.0
19.0
19%
0
£41,619
2015/16
29.6
19.2
24%
0
£41,502
2014/15
30.0
17.6
13%
0
£42,754
2013/14
23.9
20.9
1%
0
£42,895
2012/13
20.7
22.1
12%
0
£42,413
2011/12
21.2
21.2
20%
0
£44,273
2010/11
22.2
20.0
14%
0
£42,334
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
6.5%
2.1%
23.3%
1.8%
2024/25
6.6%
2.4%
24.7%
2.2%
2023/24
6.9%
3.3%
23.9%
1.7%
2022/23
7.0%
2.5%
25.0%
0.6%
2021/22
6.2%
2.1%
22.3%
2.2%
2020/21
4.2%
1.8%
13.2%
3.1%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
4.4%
1.8%
12.5%
0.5%
2017/18
5.1%
2.0%
16.8%
0.6%
2016/17
6.0%
1.3%
19.6%
0.4%
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
5 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 4 support, 1 leadership. Most often advertised: Assistant Head Teacher, Cleaner, Higher Level Learning Support Assistant. Last advertised September 2026.
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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.