Cantonian High School Explained

Cantonian High School
Country:Wales
Coordinates:51.4914°N -3.2339°W
Motto:The best from each success for all
Address:Fairwater Road
Postcode:CF5 3JR[1]
Website:https://www.cantonian.org/
Head Of School:Geraint Jones
Executive Headteacher:Diane Gill
Years:7–13
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Enrolment:850[2]
Medium Of Language:English
Urn:401879
Established:1907
Status:Open

Cantonian High School is an English-medium 11-18 community school maintained by Cardiff local authority. It is located in Fairwater and serves the surrounding area in the west of Cardiff, Wales.[3] There are currently more than 1000 pupils on roll and the school is continually growing. Although in the past it has often struggled,[4] [5] [6] it has progressed significantly in recent years,[7] and performed well in its most recent Estyn inspections, earning the title Cardiff's most improved school in Wales Online.[8]

History

The school opened in Market Road, Cardiff, in 1907 as Canton Municipal Secondary School and was renamed as Canton High School in 1933.[9] The school admitted boys and girls, but the school was bombed in 1941 and the girls school moved to Llanover Hall.[10] The boys and girls schools merged and moved to a new site in Fairwater in 1962 and took the name Cantonian High School when they became a comprehensive in 1969. The original building became the Chapter Arts Centre in 1971.[11]

Future plans

Cardiff Council is planning to completely rebuild Cantonian High School, to expand the Sixth Form capacity, and to provide a Specialist Resource Base for people with ASD.[12]

Notable people

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cantonian High School. 2020-07-30. SchoolGuide.co.uk. en.
  2. Web site: A report on Cantonian High School. 2020-07-30. February 2019. Estyn. en.
  3. Web site: About Cantonian. cantonianhighschool.net. 2016-07-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20160703060326/http://cantonianhighschool.net/school/about-cantonian.html. 2016-07-03. dead.
  4. Web site: January 2005. Inspection under Section 10 of the Schools Inspections Act 1996 CANTONIAN HIGH SCHOOL. 30 July 2020. Estyn.
  5. Web site: February 2011. A report on Cantonian High School. 30 July 2020. Estyn.
  6. Web site: February 2015. A report on Cantonian High School. 30 July 2020. Estyn.
  7. Web site: June 2017. Report following monitoring Level of follow-up: significant improvement Cantonian High School. 30 July 2020. Estyn.
  8. Web site: Wightwick. Abbie. 2019-06-02. How Cardiff's most improved school turned things around in four years. 2020-07-30. walesonline.
  9. Web site: Canton High School, Records . Glamorgan archives . 19 April 2022.
  10. Web site: Happy 100th Cantonian High School . Wales Online . 19 April 2022.
  11. Web site: A Brief History of Chapter . Chapter Arts Centre . 19 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111003184935/http://www.chapter.org/history.html . 3 October 2011.
  12. Web site: 22 March 2019. 21st Century Schools Consultation Document. 30 July 2020. Modern Government Cardiff. Cardiff Council.
  13. Web site: History | documentary newport . 2015-05-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150527163708/http://documentarynewport.com/history/ . 2015-05-27 .
  14. News: Colin Jackson's Raise Your Game: Joe Ledley, footballer. BBC Sport. 21 October 2011.
  15. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/danielle-lineker-goes-back-old-2073860

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