Keswick School is in a unique position overlooking the Lake District UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Touted as one of the best ‘gold-star non-fee-paying schools in the land’, we regularly feature as one of the top performers in NW England in the Telegraph and Sunday Times.
We educate children from all over the world as a state boarding school, developing global citizens and the leaders of tomorrow.

This is reflected in our motto Levavi oculos – ‘Lift up your eyes’. It sums up our ethos and aspirations perfectly.
Students think differently. Whether it’s starting a GCSE in Latin in Year 7, writing and publishing books, prosecuting cases at the High Court, undertaking research with a scanning electron microscope or performing in our annual school musical or iPerform festival, we are dedicated to outstanding performance. 
This is recognised by Ofsted, who have graded the school as outstanding in every category in our recent inspection (April 23-24, 2024). “Pupils thrive at this school. They strive for excellence and their conduct is exemplary. Pupils are happy.”
Maintaining the highest grade in every category positions Keswick amongst a handful of top schools in the country.

The secret to our success is that we are a happy and harmonious community.

It’s difficult to quantify this ‘happiness’ factor but we think it is the most important ingredient for success.
We invest time in fostering a supportive and caring community.

This is led by a 90 strong team of Year 13 prefects, over 100 subject and peer mentors, and a comprehensive coaching programme.

The exam results, some of the highest in the country, in English, maths, science and languages speak for themselves.
Students and staff are encouraged to innovate. Whether setting up clubs, building robots from Lego, coding in Python or busking on our baby grand piano, it all makes a difference.

We’ve developed the idea of flipped learning, use AI as a teaching tool, have 38 staff and department websites and use Google Classroom to support learning and prepare students for future work at university and in business.

If there’s the opportunity to do something different and it appeals to our sense of fun and discovery, we’ll seize it with both hands.
So, when I’m asked, ‘what makes us different?’ Well, in the words of our recent Ofsted report, this is a school with “a highly inspirational environment, where everyone is valued and included” and where “pupils achieve exceptionally well”.