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 1205
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.7%
Girls: 48.3%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 8.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 80 77 157
8 102 76 178
9 105 104 209
10 103 93 196
11 102 106 208
12 66 66 132
13 65 60 125

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 91.2%
White, Other 1.8%
White & Asian 1.7%
Chinese 1.1%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
Mixed, Other 0.8%
Indian 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.3%
African 0.2%
Irish 0.2%
Asian, Other 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Sixth Form Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2024-06-10
Date Description Report
2024-04-23 School inspection: School inspection:
2014-02-04 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-10-16 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
2011-07-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
Previously as Keswick School
2007-12-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-07-11 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2007-03-13 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2004-03-22 Full inspection Full inspection
2007-12-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-07-11 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2007-03-13 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2004-03-22 Full inspection Full inspection

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)
54.1 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 65.6% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 86.6% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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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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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 33.76 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 34.15 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 14.5% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 101 1
Third Preference 42 0
From another Local Authority 81 37

Previous Years

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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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