Cantonian High School

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Cantonian High School
Address
Cantonian High School
Fairwater Road

Fairwater, Cardiff
,
CF5 3JR [1]

Wales
Coordinates 51°29′29″N3°14′2″W / 51.49139°N 3.23389°W / 51.49139; -3.23389
Information
School type Secondary
MottoThe best from each success for all
Established1907
StatusOpen
Local authority Cardiff County Council
Department for Education URN 401879 Tables
Head of schoolGeraint Jones
Executive headteacherDiane Gill
Years offered7–13
Age11to 18
Enrolment850 [2]
LanguageEnglish
Website https://www.cantonian.org/

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]

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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. [9] 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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Cantonian High School". SchoolGuide.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "A report on Cantonian High School" (PDF). Estyn. February 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "About Cantonian". cantonianhighschool.net. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Inspection under Section 10 of the Schools Inspections Act 1996 CANTONIAN HIGH SCHOOL" (PDF). Estyn. January 2005. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "A report on Cantonian High School" (PDF). Estyn. February 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "A report on Cantonian High School" (PDF). Estyn. February 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Report following monitoring Level of follow-up: significant improvement Cantonian High School" (PDF). Estyn. June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  8. ↑ Wightwick, Abbie (2 June 2019). "How Cardiff's most improved school turned things around in four years". walesonline. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  9. 1 2 "Canton High School, Records". Glamorgan archives. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "Happy 100th Cantonian High School". Wales Online. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "A Brief History of Chapter". Chapter Arts Centre. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  12. ↑ "21st Century Schools Consultation Document" (PDF). Modern Government Cardiff. Cardiff Council. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  13. ↑ "History | documentary newport". Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  14. ↑ "Colin Jackson's Raise Your Game: Joe Ledley, footballer". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 October 2011.


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