St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

ChelmsfordConstituency

CM1 4BSPostcode

7.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,241 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 50.8%
EBacc average point score: 4.12

Ethnicity

White

52%

Asian

11%

Black

13%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

13%

Pupils

1,241

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,241
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 20 June 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
4 Feb 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.