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]
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, 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
Notable staff
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.
- ^ Cunningham, Andy (2024). "Keswick School". Ofsted. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
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