Cantell School
History
The school occupies the site that was previously home to Glen Eyre 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.
Present
The school achieved improvements in Ofsted judgements, 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). In the same year the school was judged Good.
Cantell is home to a diverse community and offers over 60 different clubs and societies. It is also one of the only schools in Hampshire to offer Latin as part of the timetable.
Facilities
The main school building was completed in 2003, replacing the previous East and West buildings which were constructed in the 1940s, 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.
Notable former pupils
- Will Champion, drummer for Coldplay
- Joe Jerome Newman, lead singer of alt-J and amateur boxer
- Wade Elliott, footballer
- Sam Hoskins, footballer
- Louisa Rose Allen, singer and songwriter
- Mahamed Mahamed, Olympic athlete