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Humphry Davy School
17 Oct 2025
Our Year 9 art students have been inspired by the vibrant artistic heritage of St Ives — a town that played a pivotal role in shaping British modern art. Students have been exploring the lives and work of pioneering artists who transformed this coastal community into a centre for abstract and non-representational art.
To bring this learning to life, we were thrilled to take every Year 9 student on a cultural trip to St Ives. At HDS, we believe that experiences beyond the classroom are essential to a well-rounded education, and this visit offered a fantastic opportunity for students to deepen their understanding of the town’s artistic significance.
Students took part in an engaging artist’s trail, discovering key figures and galleries that shaped the local art scene. They also visited the Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden, followed by the internationally acclaimed Tate St Ives — both offering rich insights into the creative legacy of the area.
We’re incredibly proud of how our students conducted themselves throughout the trip. Their enthusiasm, curiosity, and respectful behaviour was noted by members of the public and gallery staff, who offered glowing compliments. It was a joy to see them so immersed in the experience, and we hope they came home eager to share what they learned.
Humphry Davy School
17 Oct 2025
In the spirit of spooky season, students from across all houses took part in a Pumpkin Carving House Competition! One representative from KS3 and KS4 in each house showcased their creativity, precision, and Halloween flair as they transformed ordinary pumpkins into eerie masterpieces.
The competition was fierce — from ghoulish grins to intricate haunted scenes, each entry brought something unique to the table. Judges were especially impressed by the attention to detail and the imaginative designs that captured the Halloween spirit perfectly.
A huge well done to all our talented carvers for their effort and house pride, and congratulations to our winners who truly made their pumpkins come alive (or undead!). It was fantastic to see such enthusiasm, teamwork, and seasonal fun across the school.
Well done to everyone who took part — you made it a frightfully fantastic event!
Humphry Davy School
16 Oct 2025
Huge congratulations to this year’s Music Scholars! It was a tough audition process, but your dedication and commitment shone through! A music-enriched year lies ahead of you! With amazing workshops and trips in the pipeline, we look forward to watching your talents grow. Well done everyone, you should be proud of your achievement...wear your scholars tie with pride!
Humphry Davy School
16 Oct 2025
The HDS Applied Arts faculty hosted a wonderful exhibition over the weekend at Richmond Chapel, Penzance. The exhibition celebrated the fantastic achievements of our 2024/25 GCSE cohort across their Fine Art, Textiles, Photography and 3D Design studies. It was a great opportunity for our alumni to showcase their hard work in a beautiful space within the creative community of Penzance.
The artworks on display were a mixture of both portfolio and exam pieces, exploring a selection of themes, and really showing off our students unique styles and dedication to their practice. Also on display were a selection of sketchbooks; giving a fascinating insight into students' individual journeys and their creative process.
We loved the exhibition and were so grateful to have the opportunity to show our local community the works of our amazing budding artists. A big thank you to Richmond Chapel for offering us this beautiful space.
Humphry Davy School
15 Oct 2025
Year 7 have been busy practising all term for their Opening Night and can’t wait to show you what they have been working on! We’re really looking forward to it – be sure to join us tonight from 5:30pm!
Humphry Davy School
15 Oct 2025
It was great to spend the day with you all!
Humphry Davy School
14 Oct 2025
We offer a wide range of clubs and activities here at HDS, and it is great to see everyone getting truly stuck in. We popped along to Netball and Rugby practice and were so impressed by how many students were in attendance. Keep getting involved everyone - as Mr. Marshall likes to say, the more you put into school, the more you get out!
Humphry Davy School
13 Oct 2025
📢 Post-16 Options Evening – Truro College
Your young person’s next chapter starts here! 🌟
Join us on Tuesday 14 October, 5–8pm to explore the exciting routes available after Year 11 — from A Levels and T Levels to the IB Diploma, Vocational courses and Apprenticeships.
🎓 Hear from Lisa Briscoe, Director of Student Experience, in our Mylor Lecture Theatre and get all the advice you need to make confident choices for September 2026.
This event is open to all Year 11 students, including those who are home educated.
📍 Truro College
🗓️ Tuesday 14 October | 5–8pm
🔗 Register your attendance in advance via our website 👇
https://www.truro-penwith.ac.uk/events-information/events/truro-college-post16-options-evening/
We can’t wait to welcome you and help shape your next steps. 💙
Humphry Davy School
10 Oct 2025
We had such a great time at the weekend welcoming everyone to our Super Saturday! It was so much fun and we really enjoyed showing you more of what life is like at HDS.
Remember the deadline for secondary school applications is Friday 31st October. Be sure to secure your child's place at HDS today!
Humphry Davy School
10 Oct 2025
We have been working hard putting together our Applied Arts Alumni Exhibition at Richmond Chapel Studio and it’s looking amazing!
Come and join us this evening (Friday 10th October) from 5pm - 7pm to celebrate the Fine art, Photography, 3D Design and Textiles work of our very talented 2024/2025 Year 11 GCSE students. See you there!
Humphry Davy School
9 Oct 2025
We loved welcoming you all!
Humphry Davy School
8 Oct 2025
On Friday 26th September, a group of Year 8 students attended The North Cornwall Book Festival, at St. Endellion near Port Isaac.
Three fantastic authors/poets entertained and inspired students with talks and workshops. These included Liz Hyder, Jo Cotterill and the Matt Windle who, as well as being a poet, is also a boxer!
The workshops were varied; from students imagining they had to leave their home for reasons such as war, to joint creative story writing and embracing rhyming words. Students also received a voucher that they exchanged for a free book in the book shop.
It was an inspiring day and several of our students were brave enough to share their stories and read them aloud to the group. Well done for being so confident, imaginative, engaged and articulate!
Students had this to say about the day.
"I loved the book festival and getting to know the authors and how they got to where they are today."
"I really liked the author Jo Cotterill, because her activity was very fun and she was nice. The activity was writing a short story but it had to start with the phase 'We're Leaving'."
Humphry Davy School
7 Oct 2025
Year 10 GCSE Drama students welcomed two practitioners from The Minack Theatre Education Team this week.
Our students worked with Millie and Becca, who are practicing theatre directors both in Cornwall and Nationwide, for a 2 hour Brechtian Theatre Workshop.
This was an excellent experience, full of fun filled games and activities, as well as students devising and creating theatre work, finishing with some amazing mini Brecht Pieces at the end of the session!
We can't wait to work with The Minack again in the future, and have been left truly inspired to carry on this work in lessons!
Humphry Davy School
6 Oct 2025
As part of their physical Geography fieldwork KS4 students have spent time out of school to investigate whether ‘the benefits of Penzance’s coastal defences outweigh the costs?’. Students completed wave counts, environmental quality surveys and field sketches; collecting evidence on whether the sea defences are needed. They also used anemometers to measure wind speed and staff demonstrated how to measure longshore drift to see if sediment was moving down the coastline. All of the data collected will be analysed and presented in class where students will then conclude whether the sea defences were worth the hefty price tag.
Humphry Davy School
6 Oct 2025
Our students have loved being part of this!
Humphry Davy School
3 Oct 2025
This week, ten students were given the opportunity to visit Castilly Henge to watch an excavation taking place. Students were taught about the significance of the site and how archaeologists believed that Castilly Henge may have been used to store weapons during the English Civil War. Students were able to see and hold artefacts from the site including hammers and arrow heads and were even able to take part in the sifting process. The students were a credit to our school and had a lovely day.
Humphry Davy School
1 Oct 2025
We are looking forward to welcoming pupils to our Super Saturday this week on 4th October. If you haven’t already signed up, you can sign up via our website here.
https://www.humphry-davy.cornwall.sch.uk/2338/announcements/announcement/770/announcement/?home=1
Humphry Davy School
30 Sep 2025
Fourteen of our creative film and performing arts students attended the Blue Juice Festival Sessions held at the Ritz, Penzance, on Saturday morning, 27th September.
They were invited by Carl Prechezer, director of the cult Brit surf film Blue Juice, as part of the film’s 30th anniversary celebrations in Penzance. Many industry professionals, cast members, and crew attended, several of whom hail from Cornwall.
The sessions included inspirational presentations and discussions introduced and led by Carl, alongside film and creative industry experts: Gideon Bright (Founder of Dryrobe), Carn Burton (Location Manager), Tori Peri (Head of Film Production, Film4), Emma Turner (Head of Film, Animation and Future Skills, ScreenSkills), Ed Rutherford (Director of Photography), and Dom Weeks (Film Office Manager, Screen Cornwall) — who also happens to be a Humphry Davy alumnus!
Our students were delighted to meet the speakers in person, ask questions about working in the creative industries, and share and discuss their own projects and ideas.
Blue Juice also raised funds for Plastic Free Penzance, the RNLI, and Surfers Against Sewage. This community event was made possible by Sustainable PZ, Film4, Screen Cornwall, and Skills UK.
We are looking forward to working again with Carl Prechezer, Dom Weeks, and Rachel Yates (Sustainable Penzance) in school, in the near future!
Humphry Davy School
29 Sep 2025
Our allotment has been awarded the Level 2 RHS gardening award! We are so proud of how our allotment continues to thrive and are looking forward to watching it progress further over the year. Well done to all our green fingered students.
Humphry Davy School
29 Sep 2025
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