Beacon Hill Community SchoolKeswick School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Beacon Hill Community School and Keswick School are secondary schools.
Beacon Hill Community School scores 34 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Keswick School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Keswick School is ahead on our composite score.
Beacon Hill Community School was judged the expected standard and Keswick School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 37.5 for Beacon Hill Community School and 50.9 for Keswick School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Beacon Hill Community School (33.7 in 2021-22, 37.5 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Keswick School (57.9 in 2021-22, 50.9 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WigtonBeacon Hill Community School | KeswickKeswick School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F34/100 | B73/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 18th of 19 in Cumberland | 1st of 19 in Cumberland Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 135 | 1,208 | |
| Capacity | 350 | 1,229 | |
| Location | Wigton, CA7 3EZ | Keswick, CA12 5QB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 37.5 | 50.9 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33.3% | 54.7% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 53.3% | 77.8% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 30 | 203 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 129 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 34.2 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 34.8 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 16.7% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 137 | 1,191 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 37.2% | 9.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.5% | 2.9% | |
| SEN support | 32.9% | 11.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 6.6% | 2.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.6% | 6.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.0% | 16.8% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Beacon Hill Community School
Keswick School
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