St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 20 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
- 1178 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 10.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14%
- Persistent absence
- 12.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.0%
White British 45.4%
Unclassified 19.3%
Mixed 7.6%
Other White 7.4%
Indian 5.6%
African 5.6%
Other Black 2.5%
Other 2%
Other Asian 1.8%
Irish 1.2%
Chinese 0.6%
Pakistani 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.07
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 12%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.1
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.91
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 35 |
| Biology | GCSE | 61 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 77 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 62 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 44 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 11 |
| English Language | GCSE | 187 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 180 |
Admissions
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 185
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 178
- 2nd preference
- 136
- 3rd preference
- 96
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 190 83 107 |
| Year 8 | 189 94 95 |
| Year 9 | 188 97 91 |
| Year 10 | 191 103 88 |
| Year 11 | 192 110 82 |
| Year 12 | 115 54 61 |
| Year 13 | 113 51 62 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 86.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 26.0% 36.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 64.0% 38.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 10.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 85.0% 57.5% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 37.0% 15.9% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 27.0% 13.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.6% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.6% 1.7% |