Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Academy · Year 7–Year 13 · 1,275 pupils
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Patching Hall Lane, Chelmsford CM1 4BS
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
1,241
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 1,220
Local authority
Essex
East of England
Schola Grade 7
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford is a state secondary school in Chelmsford, Essex, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13).
It has 1,241 pupils on roll and room for 1,220. It has a sixth form. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Its Schola Grade is 7 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- State School · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 13
- Ages
- 11–18
- Official type
- Voluntary aided school
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 1,241
- Capacity
- 1,220 pupils
- Free school meals
- 16.70% of pupils eligible
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 115238
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