Keswick School is a coeducational 11–18 academy in Cumbria, England. There are 1200 pupils on roll, with 260 students in the sixth form and 40 boarders.[1]
| Keswick School | |
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Vicarage Hill , , CA12 5QB England | |
| 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 |
| 136902 Tables | |
| Ofsted | Reports |
Head teacher | Simon Jackson |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1360 |
| Houses | Wordsworth, Southey, Coleridge, Rawnsley |
| Colours | Bottle green and maroon |
| Website | www |
History
editThe school is the successor of the former voluntary aided grammar school of Keswick, founded at the latest by 1591.[2]
The symbols on the school crest are a reference to the miracles of Saint Mungo.[3] 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.
School performance and inspections
edit2010 crash and pupil deaths
editTwo 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.[5]
Notable former pupils
editThis list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (April 2026) |
- Gavin Bland, fell runner
- Mark Donovan, cyclist
- Jessica Edgar, racing driver
- George Ellis, athlete
- Archie Evans, teacher and army officer
- Janet Nelson, historian[6]
- Carol Tyson, racewalker[7]
- Abbie Ward, rugby union player[8]
Notable staff
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Keswick School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ↑ Cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk - Keswick: Schools
- ↑ "School Badge | Keswick". www.keswick.cumbria.sch.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ↑ Cunningham, Andy (2024). "Keswick School". Ofsted. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ↑ "Two pupils and man killed in Cumbria bus crash named". BBC News. 25 May 2010.
- ↑ Fouracre, Paul (5 November 2024). "Dame Janet Nelson obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "Death of former Keswick School race walking champion". Cumberland and Westmorland Herald. 18 June 2005. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ↑ Reeves, Thomas (30 September 2019). "Cumbrian duo Abbie Scott and Cath O'Donnell handed professional deals with England women's rugby team for the 2019/20 season". News and Star. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
External links
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