Schools in Keswick
Cumbria · Cumberland · 7 schools
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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Cumberland (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
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Schools in Keswick (7)
- Braithwaite CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · CA12 5TD
Ofsted: Good (2024)KS2: 73% expected (2025) - St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · CA12 4HZ
Ofsted: Good (2024)KS2: 74% expected (2025) - Old Windebrowe
Special · Ages 5-18 · Independent · CA12 4NT
By type:Primary schools in Keswick (5)Special schools in Keswick (1)Secondary schools in Keswick (1)
7
5 primary · 1 secondary
1,610
89% capacity used
4
1 outstanding · 3 good
1,813
203 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
Best Schools in Keswick
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
50.9
GCSE Eng+Maths
54.7%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
75 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +19 primary and +14 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
71% occupied · 166 spare places
Secondary Schools
98% occupied · 21 spare places
Questions parents ask about schools in Keswick
How many schools are there in Keswick?
Keswick has 7 open schools: 5 state primary, 1 state secondary or all-through and 1 special.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Which schools in Keswick are rated Outstanding?
1 school in Keswick was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Keswick School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 5 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Source: Ofsted
Which primary schools in Keswick have the best SATs results?
Of the 3 primary schools in Keswick with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School (78% in reading, 70% in maths); Braithwaite CofE Primary School (73% in reading, 73% in maths); and Threlkeld CofE Primary School (67% in reading, 50% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.
St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery SchoolBraithwaite CofE Primary SchoolThrelkeld CofE Primary School
Source: DfE school performance data
Are there grammar schools in Keswick?
No. None of the state secondary schools in Keswick selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Do schools in Keswick have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Keswick have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in Keswick?
Apply to your council - Cumberland or Westmorland and Furness, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.