St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Ofsted: Good
Score
C62
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Chelmsford, CM1 4BS
- Distance
- 2.2km away
Chelmer Valley High School
Court Road, Broomfield, Chelmsford, CM1 7ER
Local ranking18th of 80 secondary schools in Essex
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1168
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 13 June 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 48.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 50.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 66.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 192
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Continued in education
- 87.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Higher education
- 64.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 19.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
32.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
33.0
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
71
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 9.1% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 34.3
- 16-18 Cohort
- 149
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1155
- Boys
- 623 (52%)
- Girls
- 577 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1168 (103% full)
- SEND
- 15.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 20.4%
- EAL
- 3.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.7%
- SEN Support
- 12.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 65.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,411/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 17.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 87.4%
- White Other: 2.5%
- Asian Indian: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.4%
- Mixed Other: 1.3%
- Black African: 1.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.1%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.1%
87.4%
White British
2.5%
White Other
1.6%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Court Road
Chelmsford, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 137260
- UKPRN
- 10034627
- Establishment No.
- 5429
- Trust
- CHELMER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
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