St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Secondary schoolSt John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford is a secondary school in Chelmsford, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,241 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, June 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 20 June 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford was 48.7, against 52.3 in Chelmsford and 46.2 in England.
46.2% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Chelmsford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 48.7 | 52.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46.2% | 54.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65.8% | 71.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 184 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- The Bridge ColumbusSpecial. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed, serious weaknesses280 m
- St Pius X Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)310 m
- Tanglewood Nursery SchoolNursery. Standards maintained, January 2025510 m
- Parkwood AcademyPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), July 2024. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)620 m
- Kings Road Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)840 m
- Chelmsford County High School for GirlsSecondary. Outstanding (overall), January 2024. Attainment 8 of 81.4 (2025/26, provisional)990 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Chelmsford
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).