St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
About the school
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford is an open secondary school in Essex.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 20 June 2024
- Published
- 14 July 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 49.9
- Essex
- 45.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Essex
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 50.80%
- Essex
- 43.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 76.20%
- Essex
- 63.70%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 10.10%
- Essex
- 38.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.12
- Essex
- 3.97
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 32.69
AAB or better
- School
- 11.40%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1210
Girls
49.67%
Boys
50.33%
SEN support
9.92%
Education, health and care plan
2.98%
English as an additional language
10.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
18.10%
Overall absence
6.1
Persistent absence
14.65
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
187
Sustained education or employment
97%
Education
91%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
120
Sustained education or employment
88%
Higher education
59%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
19%