Keswick School
Keswick School is a coeducational 11–18 academy in Cumbria, UK with 1360 pupils on roll. There are 309 students in the sixth form and 40 boarders.[1]
| Keswick School | |
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| Address | |
Vicarage Hill , , CA12 5QB England | |
| Coordinates | 54.6079°N 3.1467°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | "Levavi Oculos" "(I Lift Up My Eyes)" |
| Established | Mid 14th-century |
| Local authority | Cumberland Council |
| Department for Education URN | 136902 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Simon Jackson |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1360 |
| Houses | Wordsworth, Southey, Coleridge, Rawnsley |
| Colour(s) | Bottle green and maroon |
| Website | www |
The school is the successor of the former free grammar school of Keswick, founded at the latest by 1591.[2]
The symbols on the schools crest are a reference to the miracles of Saint Mungo.
Two 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.[3]
School performance and inspections
As of 2023, the school's most recent inspection by Ofsted was in 2014, with a judgement of Outstanding.[4]
References
- "Keswick School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- Cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk - Keswick: Schools
- "Two pupils and man killed in Cumbria bus crash named". BBC News. 25 May 2010.
- Ashdown, Ann (2014). "Keswick School". Ofsted. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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