Cantell School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 27 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
- 1268 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 60.7%
- Girls
- 39.3%
- First language not English
- 42.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.3%
- Persistent absence
- 25.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.9%
White British 33.8%
Other White 12.4%
Other Asian 11.7%
Pakistani 10.3%
Indian 9.2%
Mixed 9%
African 6.5%
Other 3.1%
Bangladeshi 2.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.09
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.29
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.1
Local authority average 42.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.79
Local authority average 3.67
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 23 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 12 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 18 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 67 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 23 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 44 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
Admissions
Cantell School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 245
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 284
- 2nd preference
- 192
- 3rd preference
- 98
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 226
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 254 156 98 |
| Year 8 | 254 150 104 |
| Year 9 | 254 152 102 |
| Year 10 | 255 158 97 |
| Year 11 | 251 154 97 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 83.6% 85.6% |
Further education | 19.0% 22.0% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 4.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 66.0% 56.7% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.1% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 8.3% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.2% |