St John Payne Catholic Comprehensive School
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| Mottoes | Avita Pro Fide |
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| Type | Catholic Faith School |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Specialism | Technology & Catholic Faith School |
| Location | Patching Hall Lane Chelmsford Essex CM1 4BS England |
| Local authority | Essex |
| DfE URN | 115238 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1200 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Augustinian, Benedictine, Carmelite, Dominican, Franciscan, Servite |
| Website | www.sjp.essex.sch.uk |
Coordinates: 51°45′07″N 0°27′47″E / 51.751847°N 0.463039°E
Saint John Payne Catholic School is a Roman Catholic faith school located in Chelmsford, Essex. Established in 1959, it has been one of the leading faith schools in the area since its opening. The schools caters for over 900 pupils between the ages of 11-18.
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[edit] School history
St John Payne Roman Catholic School was opened in 1959, and was originally known as the Blessed John Payne RC School. It was housed in what are now known as the Lower School buildings. Later the school was expanded with the addition of the Middle School building. It became known as St John Payne Roman Catholic School after Pope Paul VI canonized the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales on 25 October 1970. In 1977 the former Chelmsford Technical High School building was acquired by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brentwood and this is now known as the Upper School building.
[edit] School layout
There are three main areas in St John Payne Catholic School: the Lower, Middle and Upper School areas. In Lower School, there are a hall used for cover lessons and assemblies, the girls' changing rooms and a gym. Located in Lower School are Business Studies, Economics, Art, History, and IT rooms. Between Lower and Middle School, there is a picnic area. There is also a multigym with assorted equipment.
In Middle School, there are Religious Education, Geography and Science rooms, as well as a library. There are also two Access Centres (IT), a medical room and a hall used for assemblies and exams.
Upper School is the largest of all three buildings: it has a large hall for Mass, assemblies and other gatherings. There is a variety of subject classes in Upper School, including Science, English and the Technology Dept, ICT department and MFL (Modern Foreign Languages) department. There are also the main office and cafeterias. The school has a chapel and chaplaincy. The school's spacious grounds and playing fields occupy 25 acres (10.1 hectares). In 2009, Building work went underway for a new Sports hall, located at the back of Middle School, which is now in full use.
The school's motto is Avita Pro Fide which means Zeal For The Faith.
[edit] House System
Upon admission to St John Payne, all pupils are assigned to a 'house' of a religious order, of which there are six:
- Augustinians
- Benedictines
- Carmelites
- Dominicans
- Franciscans
- Servites
Students compete in their respective houses in inter-house sports competitions.
[edit] Academic results
- 190/240 St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
- 88% with 5 or more A*-C grades at GCSE Level 2006:
- overall = 88%
- ...inc English & Maths = 79%
- Average points score = 180
[edit] Competing schools in the area
Other schools of similar stature in competition with St John Payne Catholic School in the area include:
- St Mary's School,
- Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School,
- Felsted School,
- The Boswells School,
- Gosfield School,
- St John's School[disambiguation needed
], - New Hall School,
- Brentwood School,
- Great Baddow High School,
- Colchester Royal Grammar School
- Colchester County High School for Girls.
[edit] Admissions
St John Payne School was founded by the Brentwood Diocese to provide education for children of Catholic families. The school is Voluntary Aided and is conducted by its governing body in accordance with its trust deed and instrument of government and seeks at all times to be a witness to Jesus Christ.
The governing body is an independent admissions authority and has responsibility for admissions to this school. It intends to admit 190 pupils to Year 7 and 130 to Year 12 of the sixth-form, in the school year which begins in September 2010.
If the number of applicants exceeds the number of places available, the governing body will give priority to baptised Catholics using faith-based oversubscription criteria.
