Humphry Davy School
Secondary schoolHumphry Davy School is a secondary school in Cornwall, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 740 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), May 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 4 May 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Humphry Davy School was 41.7, against 45.5 in Cornwall and 46.2 in England.
38.5% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 41.7 | 45.5 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38.5% | 44.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55.4% | 63.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 148 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Penwith Alternative Provision AcademyPupil referral and alternative provision. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade280 m
- St Mary's Catholic School, PenzancePrimary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)330 m
- Pensans Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), April 2024. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- Nancealverne SchoolSpecial. Improved significantly, January 2025570 m
- Mounts Bay AcademySecondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 44.1 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, PenzancePrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Cornwall
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).