# St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford

St 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.

Secondary school. Code E115238. [Chelmsford](https://openindex.co.uk/chelmsford)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,241
- Council: Chelmsford
- URN: 115238

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, June 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 20 June 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [The Bridge Columbus](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-bridge-columbus-e152695): 280 m. Special. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed, serious weaknesses
- [St Pius X Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pius-x-catholic-primary-school-e147404): 310 m. Primary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Tanglewood Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tanglewood-nursery-school-e114698): 510 m. Nursery. Standards maintained, January 2025
- [Parkwood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkwood-academy-e141355): 620 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), July 2024. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Kings Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-road-primary-school-e144304): 840 m. Primary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Chelmsford County High School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chelmsford-county-high-school-for-girls-e136412): 990 m. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), January 2024. Attainment 8 of 81.4 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/115238)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/115238)

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