Keswick School is a coeducational 11–18 academy in Cumbria, United Kingdom rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in 2024 with 1200 pupils on roll. There are 260 students in the sixth form and 40 boarders.[1]
| Keswick School | |
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Vicarage Hill , , CA12 5QB England | |
| Coordinates | 54°36′28″N 3°08′48″W / 54.6079°N 3.1467°W |
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| Type | Academy |
| Motto | "Levavi Oculos" "(I Lift Up My Eyes)" |
| Local authority | Cumberland Council |
| Department for Education URN | 136902 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Simon Jackson |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1360 |
| Houses | Wordsworth, Southey, Coleridge, Rawnsley |
| Colour(s) | Bottle green and maroon |
| Website | www |
The school is the successor of the former voluntary aided grammar school of Keswick, founded at the latest by 1591.[2]
The symbols on the schools crest are a reference to the miracles of Saint Mungo.[citation needed]. 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.
Two pupils of the school were killed on 24 May 2010 when a coach returning from a school trip was involved in a traffic collision on the A66 road.[3]
School performance and inspections
editAs of 2024[update], the school's most recent inspection by Ofsted was in 2024, with a judgement of 'Outstanding' in all categories.[4]
Notable alumni
edit- Gavin Bland, fell runner
- Dale Campbell-Savours, politician
- Mark Donovan, cyclist
- Jessica Edgar, racing driver
- George Ellis, athlete
- Archie Evans, teacher and army officer
- Rob Miller, rugby union player
- Janet Nelson, historian
- Paul Richardson, priest
- Carol Tyson, racewalker
- Abbie Ward, rugby union player
Notable staff
editReferences
edit- ^ "Keswick School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ Cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk - Keswick: Schools
- ^ "Two pupils and man killed in Cumbria bus crash named". BBC News. 25 May 2010.
- ^ Cunningham, Andy (2024). "Keswick School". Ofsted. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
External links
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