Cantell School is a secondary school located in Southampton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/11/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.3%, which is 2.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Violet Road, Southampton

School Information

Address: Violet Road, Southampton, SO16 3GJ
Website: http://www.cantell.co.uk/
Telephone: 02380323111
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Southampton
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Harry Kutty
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 116469

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1404
Number of Pupils: 1169
Number of Boys: 740
Number of Girls: 429

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.34 Confidence interval 0.14 to 0.54
Of the 184 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 152 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:41%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:38%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.14
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hardmoor Early Years Centre
Leaside Way , Bassett Green SO16 3EP
3out of 4 883 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bassett Green Primary School
Honeysuckle Road , Bassett SO16 3BZ
2out of 4 675 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Swaythling Primary School
Mayfield Road , SO17 3SZ
3out of 4 939 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Highfield Church of England Primary School
Hawthorn Road , Highfield SO17 1PX
4out of 4 1,083 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Portswood Primary School
Somerset Road , SO17 3AA
4out of 4 1,514 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hollybrook Infant School
Seagarth Close , SO16 6RN
3out of 4 1,838 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cantell School
Violet Road , Bassett SO16 3GJ
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton
Leaside Way , Swaythling SO16 3DQ
3out of 4 1,394 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Upper Shirley High School
Bellemoor Road , Upper Shirley SO15 7QU
3out of 4 2,393 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bitterne Park School
Dimond Road , Bitterne Park SO18 1BU
3out of 4 2,688 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Richard Taunton Sixth Form College
Hill Lane , SO15 5RL
- not rated 2,296 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
University of Southampton
Highfield , SO17 1BJ
- not rated 731 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Great Oaks School
Vermont Close , Off Winchester Road SO16 7LT
3out of 4 812 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Vermont School
Vermont Close , Off Winchester Road SO16 7LT
3out of 4 917 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Gregg Preparatory School
17-19 Winn Road , Southampton SO17 1EJ
- not rated 2,035 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Rosewood Free School
Aldermoor Road , SO16 5NA
4out of 4 2,341 yd Free schools special Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.