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Best schools in Keswick

5 schools in Keswick with the same league rank as the Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness league tables: each school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, on the newest year's DfE results, with the best ranked schools within reach of the town centre beside them.

Primary schools

Keswick's own ranking

In KeswickSchoolExpected standardHigher standardLeague rank
1St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School54%8%(61/113) in Cumberland
2Braithwaite CofE Primary School36%0%(100/113) in Cumberland
3Threlkeld CofE Primary School33%0%(86/98) in Westmorland and Furness

Not ranked: Bassenthwaite Primary School, Borrowdale CofE Primary School: no published figure for the newest year (DfE hides figures for small year groups), or no published results.

Ranked on 2025 KS2 results: the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths; the share reaching the higher standard breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 62%. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 2 school performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Secondary schools (GCSE)

Keswick's own ranking

In KeswickSchoolAttainment 8Grade 5+ English and mathsLeague rank
1Keswick School50.955%1st (1/19) in Cumberland

Ranked on 2026 GCSE results: Attainment 8, the average grade across eight GCSEs; the share with grade 5 or above in English and maths breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 47.4. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, key stage 4 school performance tables, 2025/26; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

Sixth forms and colleges (A level)

Keswick's own ranking

In KeswickSchoolPoints per A level entryValue addedLeague rank
1Keswick School34.2+0.09Top 17% (2/12) in Cumberland

Ranked on 2025 A level results: average points per A level entry; value added breaks a tie. Each school's league rank is its place among its council's schools of the same phase with a figure that year; schools from several councils are listed by the same figure. England: 35.0. A dash: no figure published for that school (DfE hides figures for small groups). Source: DfE, 16 to 18 school and college performance tables, 2024/25; the same rank as the league tables (how it is worked out). Distances are as the crow flies.

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League tables: Cumberland Primary · Cumberland GCSE · Westmorland and Furness Primary · Westmorland and Furness GCSE.

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