Keswick School

Academy converter · Secondary school · Keswick, Cumberland
CA12 5QB
Composite score
65.1

Keswick School at a glance

Located in Keswick, Cumberland, Keswick School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. The school educates roughly 1,191 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Outstanding' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 52.1, above the national average of 46. That is down 2.0 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 22% of secondary schools nationally.

56% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. 80% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#685
National rank
#68
In North West
#1
In Cumberland
Top 22%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
52.1
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
56%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
80%
% EBacc grade 5+
45%
EBacc average points score
5.06

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,191 % FSM ever-6 9.9% % EAL 2.9% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed

Location

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