Humphry Davy School is a comprehensive school in Penzance, Cornwall, England. The school teaches 11 to 16-year-olds.

Humphry Davy School
Address
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Coombe Road

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TR18 2TG

England
Coordinates50°07′27″N 5°32′27″W / 50.1242°N 5.54089°W / 50.1242; -5.54089
Information
TypeFoundation school
MottoRaising Aspirations | Achieving Excellence
Local authorityCornwall Council
SpecialistMusic
Department for Education URN112067 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of GovernorsK. Uren
HeadteacherW. Marshall
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment687
HousesKemeneth, Sowena, Aweni, Tevi, Medra, Longya
Colour(s)Purple, Green, Blue, Orange, Yellow, Silver       
Websitehttp://www.humphry-davy.cornwall.sch.uk

History

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The oldest part of the main school building was completed in 1909. It was originally called the Penzance County School and opened with an enrolment of 130 boys on 24 January 1910.[1] It later became known as the Humphry Davy Grammar School for Boys.

It shared a canteen with the Penzance Girls Grammar School (PGGS), further up the hill, and, in the late 1970s, a joint upper sixth form block was added on the playing fields to the North East of the school, South West of PGGS. In 1980 it merged with PGGS and Lescudjack schools, becoming a co-educational comprehensive school, with the name Humphry Davy School.[2][3]

Much of the original building has been preserved and, in the summer of 2013, the school received funding worth over £300,000 to replace the sash windows with handmade modern versions.[citation needed]

In 2005 the school gained specialist status, as a Music College.[citation needed]

Notable former pupils

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Humphry Davy Grammar School for Boys

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References

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  1. ^ Batten, Ben; James, Lawrence, Three Score Years and Ten - A History of The Penzance County School and The Humphry Davy Grammar School 1910-1980
  2. ^ "100 years of Humphry Davy School", BBC Cornwall, 22 January 2010
  3. ^ "Penzance (County) Girls’ Grammar School", West Penwith Resources, retrieved 06 April 2021
  4. ^ "Olympic gold rower Helen Glover's 'phenomenal talent'". BBC News. August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Category:Sam Palladio - Wikimedia Commons". commons.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 24 May 2022.