Cantell School
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| Established | 1986 |
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| Type | Community school |
| Headteacher | Harry Kutty |
| Location |
Violet Road Southampton Hampshire SO16 3GJ England |
| Local authority | Southampton |
| DfE number | 852/4311 |
| DfE URN | 116469 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 952 |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Website | www |
Cantell School is a high performing secondary comprehensive school in the Bassett area of Southampton, England, located in the parliamentary constituency of Romsey and Southampton North. In 2013, Ofsted classified Cantell to be a 'Good' school. The current Headteacher of Cantell School is Harry Kutty.
The school occupies the site that was previously home to Glen Eyre School. Cantell was formed as an amalgamation of this and Hampton Park Secondary School in 1986 and Deanery Secondary School. In 1988 the school occupied an area of some 4 hectares (9.9 acres) and it was proposed that 0.1 hectares (0.25 acres) of this be sold off for housing.
The School gained specialist status for Mathematics and Information and Communication Technology, in September 2003 and was known as Cantell Mathematics and Computing College until 2013, when the school returned to the original name of Cantell School.
Cantell Secondary received an Ofsted inspection in Autumn 2004 and was put into the special measures category because it was failing to give its students an acceptable standard of education. As a result, it received visits from Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education to inspect its progress. The school came out of special measures after the June 2006 inspection, receiving a satisfactory inspection grade in its 2012 report, and a good inspection grade in 2013.
The school achieved improvements in its OFSTED reports, and in 2013, achieved its best ever GCSE results (69% 5A*-C including English and Maths), and topped the City league tables for students' progress (Value Added). The school's fantastic achievements were recognised by a visit from OFSTED in November 2013, which awarded the school the OFSTD rating of Good with Outstanding features.
In January 2006 there were 1,177 students at Cantell (532 boys and 645 girls), below the full capacity of 1,300.
The main school building was completed in 2003 at the cost of £15 million, replacing the previous East and West buildings which were constructed in the 1960s, and which were in a state of disrepair. The school's sports hall along with a small electricity sub-station were the only parts of the old school to survive the rebuild.
Coordinates: 50°56′29″N 1°23′55″W / 50.9415°N 1.39874°W
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