Keswick School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Vicarage Hill
Keswick
Cumbria
CA12 5QB
Phone 01768772605
Reference Number 136902

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1191
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.13%
Girls: 49.87%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 19.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 75 93 168
8 81 90 171
9 108 83 191
10 100 101 201
11 103 88 191
12 64 75 139
13 66 64 130

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 90.5%
White & Asian 2.4%
White, Other 2%
Chinese 1.2%
White & Black (African) 1.1%
Indian 0.7%
Mixed, Other 0.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
African 0.3%
Asian, Other 0.2%
Irish 0.1%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 56.3% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 76% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 33.43 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 34.81 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ C C+
Average Grade (best 3) C+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 16.7% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 142 4
Third Preference 68 1
From another Local Authority 91 40

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Name Distance
St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School
Trinity Way, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 4HZ
0.99 miles
Braithwaite CofE Primary School
Braithwaite, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5TD
1.77 miles
Threlkeld CofE Primary School
Blease Road, Threlkeld, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 4RX
3.73 miles
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