St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 19 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 115238
- Address
- Patching Hall Lane, CM1 4BS
- Website
- www.sjp.essex.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1210 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 10.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15%
- Persistent absence
- 15.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.9%
White British 43.2%
Unclassified 16.9%
African 8%
Mixed 7.9%
Other White 7.6%
Indian 6.9%
Other Black 2.4%
Other 1.8%
Other Asian 1.6%
Irish 1.2%
Pakistani 0.8%
Chinese 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 10%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.7
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.11
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 25 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 19 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 17 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 47 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 51 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 45 |
Admissions
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 182
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 176
- 2nd preference
- 144
- 3rd preference
- 96
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 191 100 91 |
| Year 8 | 191 86 105 |
| Year 9 | 189 98 91 |
| Year 10 | 195 97 98 |
| Year 11 | 190 104 86 |
| Year 12 | 144 71 73 |
| Year 13 | 110 53 57 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 23.0% 38.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 66.0% 37.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 9.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 3.1% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 74.0% 53.8% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 26.0% 15.2% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.4% 2.4% |