Cantonian High School
Fairwater Road, Fairwater, Cardiff, CF5 3JR
- Phase
- Secondary
- Gender
- Not applicable
- Language
- English medium school / provision
- Constituency
- Cardiff West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 947
- URN
- 401879
- Local authority
- Cardiff
- Telephone
- 02920415250
About this school
Cantonian High School is a secondary school in Cardiff. It has 947 pupils on roll.
Estyn's most recent report on the school is linked from the section below. The school census figures the Welsh Government publishes, such as the share of pupils eligible for free school meals, are shown below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Estyn inspection
Estyn now reports in narrative form. Instead of an overall grade it describes a school's work and, where it is needed, sets a follow-up category. OfferDay shows the inspection date and links to the full report rather than reproducing Estyn's findings.
School characteristics
From the Welsh Government school census, latest 3 years.
Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so OfferDay does not show attainment figures for Welsh schools. Estyn reports on each school, and the Welsh Government publishes results at national and local-authority level.
Location
Nearby schools
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The Bishop Of Llandaff C.I.W. High School0.3 miles
Welsh schools · Cardiff
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Llandaff City C.I.W. Primary School0.5 miles
Welsh schools · Cardiff
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Peter Lea Primary School0.5 miles
Welsh schools · Cardiff
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Fairwater Primary School0.6 miles
Welsh schools · Cardiff
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Ysgol Pencae0.6 miles
Welsh schools · Cardiff
Other schools in Cardiff
- Cardiff High School Welsh schools
- Cardiff West Community High School Welsh schools
- Cathays High School Welsh schools
- Corpus Christi Catholic High School Welsh schools
- Eastern High Welsh schools
- Fitzalan High School Welsh schools
- Llanishen High School Welsh schools
- Mary Immaculate R.C. High School Welsh schools
- Radyr Comprehensive School Welsh schools
- St Illtyds R.C. High School Welsh schools
- St Teilo's C.I.W. High School Welsh schools
- The Bishop Of Llandaff C.I.W. High School Welsh schools
Common questions
- What kind of school is Cantonian High School?
- Cantonian High School is a secondary school in Cardiff.
- When was Cantonian High School last inspected?
- Estyn has inspected Cantonian High School, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the full report on the Estyn website.
- How big is Cantonian High School?
- Cantonian High School has 947 pupils on roll.
- Is Cantonian High School full?
- Cantonian High School has capacity for 900 pupils and 947 on roll (105%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cantonian High School a faith school?
- No. Cantonian High School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cantonian High School publish exam results?
- Wales does not publish school-level exam results under an open licence, so this page shows the characteristics the Welsh Government does release, such as the share of pupils eligible for free school meals, rather than exam data. Its inspection report is on the Estyn website.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register and the Welsh Government's address list of schools. Inspection information comes from Estyn, and pupil characteristics from the Welsh Government's school census. OfferDay links to each Estyn report rather than reproducing it. This page was last updated on 19 December 2025.