Cantell School

State-Funded School

cantell-school-southampton-south-east

South EastRegion

SouthamptonLocal Authority

Romsey and Southampton NorthConstituency

SO16 3GJPostcode

9.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Cantell School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Southampton, South East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,313 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 49.2%
EBacc average point score: 4.16

Ethnicity

White

44%

Asian

34%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,313

Total Pupils

60%Boys

40%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

44%

England average

27%

First language not English

41%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,313
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 May 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
13 Dec 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.