Keswick School | School performance

80%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

56%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

52.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

73%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

970.6

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,191

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

80%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

56%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

52.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

73%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

970.6

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,191

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

80%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

56%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

52.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

73%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

970.6

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,191

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 23/04/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCumberland

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.2:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Keswick School · Secondary with sixth form · Cumberland

Part ofKESWICK SCHOOL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

80%

-8pp

88%83%78%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 80%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

56%

-9pp

69%62%55%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 56%

Attainment 8

52.1

-2.0

57.955.052.1

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 52.1

EBacc entry

73%

+5pp

73%49%25%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 73%

EBacc APS

970.6

-115.1

1148.3993.1837.9

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 970.6

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

34.2

-2.5

38.736.233.6

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 34.2

A-level value added

+0.09

-0.1

+0.3+0.2+0.1

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · +0.1

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

17%

-5pp

26%20%15%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 17%

Average A-level grade

C+

-1

BB-C+

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · C+

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,191

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

10%

SEN

14%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

17%

Contact

Address

Vicarage Hill, Keswick, CA12 5QB

Local authority

Cumberland

Website

http://www.keswick.cumbria.sch.uk/

Telephone

01768772605

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	80%	56%	52.1	Not applicable	73%	970.6	73%	1,191
2023/24	88%	66%	54.1	+0.39	68%	1085.6	69%	1,205
2022/23	83%	62%	52.8	+0.33	66%	1045.9	66%	1,255
2021/22	88%	69%	57.9	+0.32	71%	1148.3	71%	1,323
2018/19	78%	55%	52.6	+0.17	25%	837.9	32%	1,288
2017/18	79%	56%	53.9	+0.25	46%	880.6	50%	1,275
2016/17	82%	58%	53.8	+0.12	49%	—	54%	1,252

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	34.2	C+	+0.09	17%	137
2023/24	36.7	B-	+0.18	22%	134
2022/23	33.6	C+	—	14%	138
2021/22	38.7	B	—	20%	156
2018/19	37.2	B-	+0.29	26%	146
2017/18	32.7	C+	+0.17	11%	166
2016/17	32.6	C+	+0.22	21%	165

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,191	16.9	14%	3%	10%	7%	17%
2023/24	1,205	17.0	10%	3%	9%	8%	23%
2022/23	1,255	16.9	9%	2%	10%	9%	30%
2021/22	1,323	18.1	11%	2%	8%	9%	28%
2020/21	1,350	18.7	10%	2%	5%	—	—
2018/19	1,288	18.9	10%	2%	7%	5%	11%
2017/18	1,275	17.9	11%	2%	7%	5%	10%
2016/17	1,252	17.6	11%	2%	7%	6%	13%