Secondary
Keswick School
Vicarage Hill, Keswick, CA12 5QB
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1208 of 1229 places
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- Yes
- Trust
- KESWICK SCHOOL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2024
Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Sixth formOutstanding
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
56%
52.1
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.1 |
| EBacc average point score | 5.06 |
| Entered the EBacc | 73% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% |
| A level average points per entry | 34.23 |
| A level students | 129 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 69% |
| 22/23 | 62% |
| 23/24 | 66% |
| 24/25 | 56% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 38.7 |
| 22/23 | 33.6 |
| 23/24 | 36.7 |
| 24/25 | 34.2 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.32 |
| 22/23 | +0.33 |
| 23/24 | +0.39 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 57.9 |
| 22/23 | 52.8 |
| 23/24 | 54.1 |
| 24/25 | 52.1 |
Vicarage Hill, Keswick, CA12 5QB
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Cumberland admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Simon Jackson
- Address
- Vicarage Hill, Keswick, CA12 5QB
- Telephone
- 01768772605