Keswick School

Keswick School
Location
Vicarage Hill

Keswick
,
Cumbria
,
CA12 5QB

England

54°36′28″N 3°08′48″W / 54.6079°N 3.1467°W / 54.6079; -3.1467
Information
TypeAcademy
Motto"Levavi Oculos" "(I Lift Up My Eyes)"
Local authority
Cumberland Council
136902 Tables
OfstedReports
Head teacher
Simon Jackson
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1360
HousesWordsworth, Southey, Coleridge, Rawnsley
ColoursBottle green and maroon
Websitewww.keswick.cumbria.sch.uk

Keswick School is a coeducational 11–18 academy in Cumbria, England. There are 1200 pupils on roll, with 260 students in the sixth form and 40 boarders.

History

The school is the successor of the former voluntary aided grammar school of Keswick, founded at the latest by 1591.

The symbols on the school crest are a reference to the miracles of Saint Mungo. When the school was a Grammar School, it had a school song in Latin which began "Assurgit Skidda stabilis / Mons nunquam non durabilis", referring to the nearby Skiddaw.

School performance and inspections

As of 2024, the school's most recent inspection by Ofsted was in 2024, with a judgement of 'Outstanding' in all categories.

2010 crash and pupil deaths

Two pupils of the school and a man were killed on 24 May 2010 when a coach taking pupils home was involved in a traffic collision on the A66 road.

Notable former pupils

Notable staff

References

  1. ↑ "Keswick School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ↑ Cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk - Keswick: Schools
  3. ↑ "School Badge | Keswick". www.keswick.cumbria.sch.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  4. ↑ Cunningham, Andy (2024). "Keswick School". Ofsted. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Two pupils and man killed in Cumbria bus crash named". BBC News. 25 May 2010.
  6. ↑ Fouracre, Paul (5 November 2024). "Dame Janet Nelson obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Death of former Keswick School race walking champion". Cumberland and Westmorland Herald. 18 June 2005. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  8. ↑ Reeves, Thomas (30 September 2019). "Cumbrian duo Abbie Scott and Cath O'Donnell handed professional deals with England women's rugby team for the 2019/20 season". News and Star. Retrieved 2 May 2026.