Humphry Davy School is a secondary school located in Penzance. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 10/11/2011. The overall pupil absence from this school is 8.3%, which is 4.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Coombe Road, Penzance, TR18 2TG
Website: http://www.humphry-davy.cornwall.sch.uk
Telephone: 01736363559
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Cornwall
Headteacher / Principal: Mr William Marshall
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 112067

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 10/11/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 864
Number of Pupils: 844
Number of Boys: 459
Number of Girls: 385

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 8.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 29.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.25 Confidence interval -0.49 to -0.02
Of the 120 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 116 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:31%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:90%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:32%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:42.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.68
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance
Peverell Road , TR18 2AT 		3out of 4 359 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Pensans Community Primary School
Madron Road , TR20 8UH 		3out of 4 564 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance
Redinnick Place , TR18 4HP 		3out of 4 1,330 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Heamoor Community Primary School
Bosvenna Way , Heamoor TR18 3JZ 		3out of 4 1,350 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Alverton Primary School
Toltuff Crescent , Alverton TR18 4QD 		3out of 4 1,435 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Humphry Davy School
Coombe Road , TR18 2TG 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Mounts Bay Academy
Boscathnoe Lane , Heamoor TR18 3JT 		4out of 4 1,283 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy
Penbrea Road , TR18 3NX 		4out of 4 302 yd Academy alternative provision converter No Mixed More About School
Nancealverne School
Madron Road , TR20 8TP 		3out of 4 618 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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