Keswick School

State-Funded School

keswick-school-cumberland-north-west

North WestRegion

CumberlandLocal Authority

Penrith and SolwayConstituency

CA12 5QBPostcode

9.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Keswick School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Cumberland, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,208 pupils. Keswick School is part of KESWICK SCHOOL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 52.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 56.3%
EBacc average point score: 5.06

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,208

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,208
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: KESWICK SCHOOL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
9 Jun 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
6 Mar 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.