St John Payne

What St John Payne does

St John Payne Catholic School is a state-funded Roman Catholic secondary school located on Patching Hall Lane in Chelmsford, Essex, operating under the Diocese of Brentwood. It delivers secondary education across seven year groups (Years 7-11) and a Sixth Form (Years 12-13), with formal GCSE and A-Level examination preparation, careers and UCAS support, and Catholic Social Teaching integrated throughout the curriculum. The student body is organised via a house system, tutor groups, and chaplaincy-led retreats and pilgrimages, including a Summer Lourdes pilgrimage run in partnership with Brentwood Catholic Youth Service.

The school's product surface includes core academic subjects (Art, Business, Design Technology, English, Geography, History, ICT, Maths, Modern Languages, Music, PE, RE, Science, Sociology), dedicated Learning/SEN Support, Careers Education, and a Parent Portal that integrates Microsoft Office 365, Satchel One (Show My Homework) for homework management, and ParentPay for online payments covering school trips, exam fees, music lessons, and cashless catering. No proprietary technology is built in-house; the school operates a standard third-party SaaS administrative stack.

As a Catholic state school in England, the institution does not charge tuition fees for mainstream education. Revenue is generated indirectly via per-pupil government funding channelled through the Brentwood Diocese, supplemented by ancillary parent-paid services through ParentPay. The school is governed within the Diocesan structure, holds the British Council International School Award and Healthy Schools status, and draws its enrollment pipeline from a formal network of at least 10 Catholic primary feeder schools across Essex.

Name

St John Payne

Legal name

St John Payne Catholic School

Website

https://sjp.essex.sch.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

St John Payne Catholic School is a state-funded Roman Catholic secondary school in Chelmsford, Essex, under the Diocese of Brentwood, serving students across Years 7-13 (including Sixth Form) with GCSE and A-Level programmes and a Catholic ethos.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Catholic schooling
• Sixth form education
• GCSE preparation
• A-Level education

Headquarters

HQ city

Chelmsford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. State-Funded Education: As a Catholic secondary school in England, St John Payne receives government funding through the Brentwood Diocese for providing state-funded education services. The school does not charge tuition fees for mainstream education.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

St John Payne Catholic School delivers state-funded Catholic secondary education for students in Years 7-11 (GCSE) and post-16 Sixth Form education in Years 12-13 (A-Levels). The offering integrates academic subjects across Arts, Sciences, Humanities, Languages, and Vocational areas with Catholic faith formation, chaplaincy, pastoral care via a house system, careers and UCAS guidance, Learning/SEN support, and extracurricular activities, supported by a ParentPay/Office 365/Satchel One digital ecosystem.

Product overview

St John Payne Catholic School operates as a secondary and sixth form educational institution offering a comprehensive programme across Years 7-13. The school's core products include its Secondary Education Programme (Years 7-11) and Sixth Form Programme (Years 12-13), supported by curriculum subjects spanning Arts, Sciences, Humanities, and Languages. The Catholic Life and Faith Education component provides religious formation through chaplaincy, retreats, and Catholic Social Teaching. Additional services include Careers Education, Learning/SEN Support, and Extra Curricular Activities. The Parent Portal serves as the digital platform for parental engagement, integrating ParentPay for payments and Show My Homework for homework management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education Programme Comprehensive Catholic secondary education for students in Years 7-11, providing a curriculum spanning Academics, Arts, Pastoral Care, Sports, Faith, and Extra-curricular activities leading to GCSE examinations, delivered on the Chelmsford campus.
• Sixth Form Programme Post-16 education for Years 12-13, including A-Level preparation, careers and university guidance, student leadership opportunities, and a dedicated Sixth Form admission process with specific dress code and attendance policies.
• Careers Education Careers guidance programme including Careers Education curriculum, careers fairs, Year 10 Careers Day, and Key Stage 3 Careers Day activities, plus UCAS university application support.
• Learning/SEN Support Special Educational Needs support services for students requiring additional learning assistance, delivered within the school's pastoral and academic framework.
• Extra Curricular Activities After-school clubs and enrichment activities including lower school productions, sports programmes, and enrichment days for enrolled students.
• ParentPay Cashless Payments Service Online payment service via ParentPay enabling parents to pay for school trips, exam fees, music lessons, and cashless catering using Maestro, Switch, Delta, Electron, Solo, and Visa debit cards.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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No

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App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Diocese of BrentwoodcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt John Payne is a Catholic secondary school under the Diocese of Brentwood. The school follows Diocesan educational guidance, shares the Diocesan Vision, and participates in Diocesan initiatives including youth services. The school motto 'Avita pro Fide' (Ancient for Faith) reflects Catholic values integrated throughout the curriculum and school life.
• Brentwood Catholic Youth Service (BCYS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong partnership with Brentwood Catholic Youth Service offering students opportunities to come together in faith. Activities include Youth Mass (1st Wednesday monthly), Youth Gather (October), and Summer Lourdes pilgrimage (Year 10+) - a week-long pilgrimage to Lourdes assisting elderly and disabled of the diocese.
• Diocese of Brentwood Development DepartmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Diocese of Brentwood Development Department for sharing Diocesan vision documents and educational development initiatives.
• Norbertine Canons of St Philip's Priory, ChelmsfordminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool maintains YouTube channel link to the Norbertine Canons of St Philip's Priory, Chelmsford, supporting church community connections.
• Catholic Feeder Primary SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership network of Catholic primary schools that feed students to St John Payne including: Holy Family Catholic Primary School Witham, Our Lady Immaculate Chelmsford, St Pius X Chelmsford, The Bishops' Catholic and C of E Primary, St Francis Catholic Primary Braintree, St Francis Catholic Primary Maldon, St Helen's Junior School Brentwood, St Joseph the Worker Hutton, St Joseph's Catholic Primary South Woodham Ferrers, and St Peter's Catholic Primary Billericay.
• Catholic Parish NetworkscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with local Catholic parishes including Parish of Witham, Our Lady Immaculate and Holy Name Chelmsford, Blessed Sacrament Parish Melbourne, Saint Augustine of Canterbury Springfield, Our Lady Queen of Peace Braintree, Assumption of our Lady Maldon, Brentwood Parish, St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church Hutton, Danbury and South Woodham Ferrers Parish, and Billericay Parish. Messengers convey news between parish and school supporting collaborative work between home, school and parish.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Chelmsford County High School for Girls: Local Chelmsford selective grammar school for girls. Regional peer operating in the same Chelmsford catchment, competing for academically-focused families across Essex.
• King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford: Local Chelmsford selective grammar school for boys. Regional peer in the same Chelmsford catchment, competing for high-attaining students within the local area.

Direct peers

• St Bonaventure's School: Catholic boys' secondary school in Newham, East London. Comparable faith-based secondary model with state funding, chaplaincy provision, and a parallel diocesan governance structure.
• Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School: Catholic secondary school in Kensington, London under the Diocese of Westminster. Directly comparable Catholic K-12 provision with Sixth Form, strong academic reputation, and parish-based admissions.
• The Campion School: Catholic boys' secondary school in Hornchurch, Essex, within the Diocese of Brentwood. Comparable faith-based secondary model with similar diocesan oversight, state funding structure, and pastoral system.
• St Mary's Catholic School: Catholic secondary school in Bishop's Stortford on the Essex/Herts border. Comparable Catholic K-12 model with Sixth Form and a similar feeder parish network in the broader Essex catchment.
• Trinity Catholic School: Catholic secondary school in Nottingham. Comparable faith-based K-12 model with Sixth Form, state-funded, serving Catholic families under a different diocesan structure.
• St Angela's Ursuline School: Catholic girls' secondary school in Newham, East London. Comparable Catholic state-funded model with similar chaplaincy, pastoral, and curriculum breadth.
• St Thomas More High School: Catholic secondary school in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, also under the Diocese of Brentwood. Directly comparable as a Catholic state-funded secondary with Sixth Form, serving overlapping feeder parishes in the same region.
• All Saints Catholic School: Catholic secondary school in Dagenham, East London. Comparable Catholic state-funded secondary with similar pastoral and chaplaincy architecture.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/StJohnPayne

Compliance2 records

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Investors

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