Cantell School

URN 116469·Secondary·Foundation school·Aspire Community Trust·Compare
Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Mar 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,974.54

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

75.6%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

5.8%

of income

In-year balance

+0.2%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

26 March 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Outstanding
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.46.9
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.64.5%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)49.2%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.36.3%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,288

Capacity

1,250 (103%)

Free school meals

43.3%

English additional lang.

41.7%

Ethnicity

White British 33.1%Asian 33.1%Black 8.3%Mixed 8.3%Chinese 1.0%Other 4.4%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

91.2

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

14.1

Mean salary

£48,018

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

7.6%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

18.7%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.1%

Unauthorised absence

3.5%

2024/25 · 1,321 pupils