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St John Payne Catholic School

School in Essex, England

Summary

School in Essex, England

Field	Value
name	St John Payne Catholic School
image	sjpbanner.jpg
image_size	big
coordinates
motto	Avita Pro Fide (Zeal for the Faith)
established	1959
type	Voluntary aided school
religious_affiliation	Roman Catholic
head_label	Head
address	Patching Hall Lane
city	Chelmsford
county	Essex
country	England
postcode	CM1 4BS
local_authority	Essex
ofsted	yes
urn	115238
enrolment	1250
gender	Coeducational
lower_age	11
upper_age	19
houses	Augustinian, Benedictine, Carmelite, Dominican, Franciscan, Servite
website	http://www.sjp.essex.sch.uk/

Saint John Payne Catholic School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided school in Chelmsford, Essex, England. Established in 1959, the school serves the mid Essex deanery in the Diocese of Brentwood. The school holds strong ties with the Catholic Church, while upholding a prevalent Catholic ethos within school life.

School history

Blessed John Payne Roman Catholic School was opened in 1959 in the original building now called the Bosco Building after St John Bosco. Later the school was expanded with the addition of a second building, now called the Merici building. It became known as St John Payne Roman Catholic School after Pope Paul VI canonized John Payne, one of 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 Aquinas building. In 2018, the school's Sixth Form building was opened, and named after St Anne Line. It was officially opened by The Rt. Rev. Dr. Alan Williams in October 2018.

These four buildings and the Sports Hall provide the teaching areas in the school which sit in 25 acres of grounds. The Columbus School and College are close neighbours and students from St John Payne often are involved with liaison and support activities.

The current headteacher is Thomas Coen, who was appointed in 2018.

The school's motto is Avita Pro Fide which means Zeal for the Faith.

House system

Upon admission to St John Payne, all pupils are assigned to one of six houses, each named after a religious order. Each house is led by two house captains.

Augustinians
Benedictines
Carmelites
Dominicans
Franciscans
Servites

Students occasionally compete in their respective houses in inter-house sports competitions.

Notable people

;Former student

Sam Ryder (2000–2007), British singer who represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022

References

"Student Leaders/House Council". St John Payne Catholic School website.
(13 May 2022). "Eurovision Song Contest 2022: Sam Ryder's teacher shares what 'cheeky' singer was like at school". [[Essex Chronicle]].

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