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    Keswick School

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

    Keswick School
    Address
    Map
    Vicarage Hill

    Keswick
    ,
    Cumbria
    ,
    CA12 5QB

    England
    Coordinates54°36′28″N 3°08′48″W / 54.6079°N 3.1467°W / 54.6079; -3.1467
    Information
    TypeAcademy
    Motto"Levavi Oculos" "(I Lift Up My Eyes)"
    Local authorityCumberland Council
    Department for Education URN136902 Tables
    OfstedReports
    Head teacherSimon Jackson
    GenderMixed
    Age11 to 18
    Enrolment1360
    HousesWordsworth, Southey, Coleridge, Rawnsley
    Colour(s)Bottle green and maroon
    Websitewww.keswick.cumbria.sch.uk

    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

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    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

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    • 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

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    • Cecil Grant

    References

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    1. ^ "Keswick School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
    2. ^ Cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk - Keswick: Schools
    3. ^ "Two pupils and man killed in Cumbria bus crash named". BBC News. 25 May 2010.
    4. ^ Cunningham, Andy (2024). "Keswick School". Ofsted. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
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