18 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    January 2026

  • Closing date

    17 October 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    24 September 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Part time, full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) Dependent on experience.

Class Teacher job summary

We are a one-form entry primary school based in the heart of the beautiful market town of Wallingford. Our children are hard-working, well behaved, kind and polite and we are committed to providing them with an outstanding education; one which enables them to be happy, healthy, informed individuals, who are proud to be part of our local community and to achieve academic success. We are lucky to have a supportive parent body and efficient and committed Governors.

You would be joining us at an exciting time of change and development and we are able to offer the successful candidate opportunities to grow and develop within their career, whether they are at the start or have been teaching for some time. We work collaboratively with other local schools, both primary and secondary, so that despite being a small school, our outlook is wide and our ambition for our children and staff is unbridled.

We can also offer a staff team, who are a joy to work with, research- based CPD and a healthy respect for work-life balance.

We would welcome applications for this post from both experienced teachers and ECTs and would consider part- and full-time applications.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Safeguarding Statement

St John’s Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

As an equal opportunities employer, we value diversity. Therefore, although not a requirement for application, we welcome and encourage applications from under-represented individuals, including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

Our recruitment process follows the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. If shortlisted, we will request references before interview.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About St John's Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
207 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
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A friendly primary school based in Wallingford, Oxfordshire

We pride ourselves on providing a broad and creative curriculum for our children by providing a wide range of learning experiences, based around the six themes of our vision: critical thinking and problem solving, physical and mental well-being, local and global citizenship, communication and social skills, creativity and innovation and key academic skills. Our curriculum is enriched through a range of outdoor learning, sport, art and drama activities, after school clubs, themed weeks, trips and visits.

Through a focus on positive values, we nurture each individual to become the best they can be and help them to become successful life-long learners.

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