Keswick School

For Keswick Christian School (U.S.), see Keswick Christian School.

Keswick School is a coeducational 11–18 academy in Cumbria, United Kingdom rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in 2024 with 1200 pupils on roll. There are 260 students in the sixth form and 40 boarders.^[1]

Keswick School
Location
Vicarage Hill Keswick , Cumbria , CA12 5QB England
Coordinates	54.6079°N 3.1467°W / 54.6079; -3.1467
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	"Levavi Oculos" "(I Lift Up My Eyes)"
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.keswick.cumbria.sch.uk

The school is the successor of the former voluntary aided 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.^{[citation needed]}. 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.

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 2024^[update], the school's most recent inspection by Ofsted was in 2024, with a judgement of 'Outstanding' in all categories.^[4]

Notable alumni

• Gavin Bland, fell runner
• Dale Campbell-Savours, politician
• Mark Donovan, cyclist
• Jessica Edgar, racing driver
• George Ellis, athlete
• Archie Evans, teacher and army officer
• Rob Miller, rugby union player
• Janet Nelson, historian
• Paul Richardson, priest
• Carol Tyson, racewalker
• Abbie Ward, rugby union player
• Bobby Taylor, intellectual

Notable staff

• Cecil Grant