Keswick School
Vicarage Hill, Keswick, CA12 5QB
1,208 pupils · 98% of 1,229 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- KESWICK SCHOOL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 10.1%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 23 April 2024, published 9 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 52.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 56.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 80.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 72.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 200 | 199 | 381 | 200 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 172 | 169 | 379 | 172 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 160 | 161 | 304 | 160 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 150 | 149 | 313 | 150 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 179 | 173 | 381 | 179 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 177 | 172 | 434 | 177 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 188 | 176 | 431 | 188 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 211 | 223 | 503 | 211 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Cockermouth School 14.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Beacon Hill Community School 21.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Nelson Thomlinson School 23.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Energy Coast UTC 24.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Netherhall School 25.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Workington Academy 25.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.