ST JOHN PAYNE CATHOLIC COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL, CHELMSFORD in Essex, Chelmsford

Education Centre Information: St John Payne Catholic Comprehensive School, Chelmsford:

Establishment Type:Voluntary Aided School
Phase of Education: Secondary
Status: Open
Local Authority: Essex
Boarders: No Boarders
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Urban/Rural Description: Urban > 10k - less sparse
Special Classes: No Special Classes
Religious Character: Roman Catholic
Diocese: Diocese of Brentwood
Nursery Provider: No Nursery Classes
Total Pupils: 1138
Number of boys: 623
Number of girls: 515
Admissions: Comprehensive
Age Range: 11-18
Gender: Mixed
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Background:

St John Payne Catholic Comprehensive School was opened in 1959 as a secondary modern. The school became Bless John Payne RC Comprehensive School in 1975. It was housed in what are now the lower school and middle school buildings. In 1977, the Diocese of Brentwood as the upper school building acquired the former Chelmsford Technical High School building. The over-subscribed school offers 25 acres of grounds and playing fields and prides itself on its excellent success on the sports field, wide range of extra-curricular activities, supportive parent-teacher and former pupils' associations and rich and varied programme of prayer and worship. The school is a caring Christian community founded on the strong relationship it engenders between the school, home and parish. The school aims to provide a Catholic and Christian community so as to develop their academic, pastoral, physical, and spiritual growth, giving them a maturity and independence.