Keswick School
Contact details for the school

School Name: Keswick School
Address: Vicarage Hill
Town/City: Keswick
County: Cumbria
Postcode: CA12 5QB
Telephone Number: 017687 72605
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
Trust: Keswick School Multi Academy Trust

Staff and pupils

Headteacher: Mr Simon Jackson
Capacity: 1229
Gender: Mixed
Boarders: Yes

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1208 (48% boys & 52% girls)
Enrollment: 98% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 10.1%

Location and administration

URN: 136902
DfE Number: 942/5414
UKPRN: 10034174
UPRN: 10000883424
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Cumberland (E06000063)
Constituency: Penrith and Solway (E14001424)
Electoral Ward: Keswick (E05014198)

Easting & Northing: 326042E, 524264N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 36' 31.47" N 3° 8' 47.08" W
Plus Code: 9C6RJV53+FC

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School (1.6km)
  2. Braithwaite CofE Primary School (2.9km)
Associated schools

Same trust

Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Hayley Blakely - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 January 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 13 May 2026.
  • Dr Janice Lesley Boniface - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 January 2017 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 December 2028.
  • Hannah Bradshaw - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 February 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 January 2028.
  • Duncan Drury - Local Governor. Appointed on 10 January 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 9 January 2027.
  • Mr Alexander Fradley - Local Governor. Appointed on 9 November 2023 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 11 November 2027.
  • David Hammond - Local Governor. Appointed on 6 October 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 December 2028.
  • The Reverend Charles Henry Hope - Local Governor. Appointed on 7 March 2017 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 6 March 2029.
  • Charles Hope - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 6 October 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 6 March 2029.
  • Mr Simon Jackson - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 January 2017 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 December 2027.
  • Jacqueline Otieno - Local Governor. Appointed on 10 January 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 9 January 2027.
  • Mr Kenneth James Reed - Local Governor. Appointed on 15 November 2021 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 15 November 2025.
  • Keith Rigg - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2019 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2027.
  • Geoffrey Stephen Rogerson - Local Governor. Appointed on 4 January 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 3 January 2029.
  • Mr Matthew Robert Sharman - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2021 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 1 September 2025.
  • Mr Matthew Sharman - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2029.
  • Andrew Stephenson - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2019 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2027.
  • Ben Stuart - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 March 2026 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 28 February 2030.
  • Julian Titheridge - Local Governor. Appointed on 10 January 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 9 January 2027.
  • Mrs Helen Trott - Local Governor. Appointed on 31 December 2021 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 December 2030.
  • James Webb - Local Governor. Appointed on 10 January 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 9 January 2027.
  • Emily Wilson - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 January 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 January 2027.