St John Payne Catholic Comprehensive School
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Saint John Payne Catholic Comprehensive School is a Catholic Comprehensive located in Chelmsford, Essex in the East of England.
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[edit] The School Mission Statement
Through the three-way partnership of home, school and church and recognising that Jesus Christ is to be found in each one of us, it is our understood and shared aim to foster a community where life is lived according to Gospel values and the teachings of the Catholic Church and whereby each member of that community is afforded every opportunity to realise his or her full potential which is to be a true imitator of Jesus Christ who himself said: "Love one another as I have loved you."
[edit] School History
St John Payne Comprehensive School was opened initially in 1959 as, the Blessed John Payne RC Comprehensive School, housed in what are now known as the Lower School buildings. Later the school was expanded with the addition of the middle school building. In 1977 the former Chelmsford Technical High School building was acquired by the 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 Comprehensive School. There is the Lower, Middle and Upper school areas. In Lower school, there is a Hall, used for cover lessons and assemblies. Loacted in Lower school is the Law, Business Studies, Economics, Art, History and IT rooms. There is also a gym and a gymnaseum hall. In Middle there is a library, RE, Geography and Science rooms, as well as an Access Centre (IT), a medical room and a hall used for assemblies. Upper school; the largest of all three buildings, has a large hall for Mass and assemblies and other gatherings. There are a variety of subject classes in the Upper school hall, including Science, English and the Technology Dept. There is also the Main Office and Cafeteria.
The School is surrounded by spacious grounds and playing fields occupying 25 acres (10.1 hectares).
St John Payne RC School is a caring Christian community founded on the strong relationship it engenders between the school, home and parish.
- 145/240 St John Payne Catholic Comprehensive School, Chelmsford
% with 5 or more A*-C grades...
overall = 80.5%
...inc English & Maths = 66.5%
Average points score = 429.2
As is shown above, Saint John Payne has some of the best results for a comprehensive school in the whole of the United Kingdom.
[edit] External link
[1] Saint John Payne Website
