Cantell School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 26 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Unique reference
- 116469
- Address
- Violet Road, Bassett, SO16 3GJ
- Website
- http://www.cantell.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1288 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 60.7%
- Girls
- 39.3%
- First language not English
- 41.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43.3%
- Persistent absence
- 18.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.0%
White British 33.1%
Other White 11.5%
Other Asian 10.8%
Pakistani 10.6%
Indian 9.5%
Mixed 8.3%
African 7.6%
Other 4.4%
Bangladeshi 2.2%
Chinese 1%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 36%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.8
Local authority average 41.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.16
Local authority average 3.71
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 13 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 8 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 49 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 29 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 7 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 7 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 35 |
| Biology | GCSE | 45 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 116 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 45 |
Admissions
Cantell School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 241
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 325
- 2nd preference
- 236
- 3rd preference
- 121
- From another Local Authority
- 22
Offers
- 1st preference
- 226
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 261 156 105 |
| Year 8 | 255 157 98 |
| Year 9 | 261 157 104 |
| Year 10 | 256 153 103 |
| Year 11 | 255 159 96 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 83.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 21.0% 23.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 5.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 61.0% 54.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.4% 3.0% |