My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
62%Agree
31%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
1%St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Voluntary aided school — Secondary
CM1 4BS / 11–18 / Roman Catholic
49.9
Attainment 8
91%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Strong results
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 49.9
- Progress 8
- 0.1
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 50.8%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 32.69
- Achieving AAB+
- 11.4%
91% of parents would recommend this school
147 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
65%Agree
29%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
0%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
53%Agree
39%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
1%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
19%Agree
13%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
5%Not applicable
56%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
34%Agree
46%Disagree
17%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
50%Agree
19%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
1%Not applicable
22%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
24%No
76%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 35 parents
Strongly agree
40%Agree
37%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
17%Don't know
0%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
62%Agree
29%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
61%Agree
29%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
1%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
61%Agree
31%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
53%Agree
41%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
3%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
61%Agree
34%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
56%Agree
29%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
5%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
91%No
9%12.9% of pupils receive SEN support
12.9%
SEN support
3%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 3.1%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 2.1%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 2%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 1.9%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 1.4%
74.7% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 74.7%
62% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 91%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 3%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 62%
- Entered top-third university
- 26%
- Achieved a degree
- 74%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1
- Free school meals
- 15%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 18.8:1
- Overall absence
- 5.65%
- Persistent absence
- 14.98%
- English as additional language
- 10.2%
- Teachers with QTS
- 99.4%
- White
- 52.1%
- Mixed
- 7.9%
- Asian
- 10.4%
- Black
- 4.8%
- Other
- 1.8%
White British43.2%
Other White7.6%
Irish1.2%
Gypsy / Roma0.1%
Other Mixed3.4%
White & Asian2.1%
White & Black African1.7%
White & Black Caribbean0.7%
Indian6.9%
Other Asian1.6%
Pakistani0.8%
Chinese0.7%
Bangladeshi0.4%
Other Black2.4%
African1.7%
Caribbean0.7%