Visitor Information and Contacting the School
Effective communication between home, school and our stakeholders is essential to support the young people in our care.
Our staff are busy teaching for most of the day, so to ensure you get to meet with the person you want to talk with, we request that parents and visitors make an advance appointment prior to visiting the school site.
If you wish to visit the school, please contact the school reception to arrange an appointment.
Tel: 01736 363559
If you wish to visit the school, please contact the school reception to arrange an appointment.
Tel: 01736 363559
We thank you for your compliance and understanding.
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| Visitor Condition of Entry | 02nd Jul 2021 | Download |
| Public and Employers Liability Insurance | 04th Nov 2024 | Download |
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Humphry Davy School
15 Dec 2025
It’s the final week of our Christmas countdown! The beautiful, iconic Mousehole lights are making an appearance today — taking 5th place in our countdown! Congratulations to Ella from Longya House. We were especially enchanted by the sparkly gem embellishments… they brought the whole scene to life with an extra touch of Christmas magic!
Humphry Davy School
15 Dec 2025
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Humphry Davy School
14 Dec 2025
This wonderful coloured pencil drawing of Penzance Harbour was created by Harry from Medra House. Complete with the Scillonian ferry and a view of St Michael’s Mount, there’s no mistaking this scene! Santa being led by a ‘Red Nose’ pasty is absolutely brilliant! Congratulations on 6th place.
Humphry Davy School
13 Dec 2025
This gorgeous watercolour painting by Eleanor from Longya House takes 7th place! A snowy winter’s night, beautifully captured. We especially loved the colours on the harbour wall and the icicles hanging from the ladder — it has certainly made us want to wrap up warm! Congratulations.
Humphry Davy School
12 Dec 2025
One for your calendars! Join us on Monday 15th December for a beautifully Christmassy evening.
Humphry Davy School
12 Dec 2025
It’s Friday, and today we’re announcing 9th and 8th place in our countdown!
9th place goes to Moreblessing from Kemeneth House for her wonderful coloured pencil drawing. Her cheerful snowman — complete with an adorable carrot nose — brought a big smile to our faces. Fantastic work!
Coming in at 8th place is Ethan from Aweni House! Ethan’s piece is bursting with character and full of intricate details — from the Christmas elf fishing to the seal popping its head up to say hi. It really is a fantastic festive scene. Well done, Ethan!
Humphry Davy School
11 Dec 2025
It was a pleasure welcoming back the Class of 2025 on Thursday 27th November for our annual Presentation Evening.
It was a brilliant night of celebration and a wonderful opportunity to catch up.
Thank you to our guest speaker, Floyd Steadman, for his inspiring speech, and to our student speakers for their lovely, reminiscent pieces.
It was a joy to watch students receive their special awards and GCSE certificates - a true celebration of their success at HDS.
Thank you to everyone who attended; it was lovely to see you all. Best of luck with your next steps, and do keep in touch!
Be sure to join our alumni association so you can easily share all the wonderful things you get up to! www.futurefirsthub.org.uk/register/humphrydavy
Humphry Davy School
11 Dec 2025
Today’s 10th place spot goes to this lovely little drawing from Kelsie in Kemeneth House! A magical moonlit harbour scene, complete with the moon shimmering across the sea — just beautiful.
Humphry Davy School
10 Dec 2025
Happy Wednesday everyone! Today’s Christmas advent treat comes from Amy in Aweni House — and it’s a delight! We absolutely love her bold, bright drawing of Santa and his elf travelling in a very unexpected mode of transport. Such creativity and festive fun! Congratulations on 11th place.
Humphry Davy School
10 Dec 2025
Be sure to join us tomorrow evening for our Applied Arts Celebration of Achievement event! We’re excited to showcase the amazing coursework created by our Year 11 students. 5-6pm in the gallery. See you there!
Humphry Davy School
10 Dec 2025
We were proud to host our first ever boxing event last week, organised by Active Cornwall and delivered by England Boxing. The programme provided students with a unique opportunity to experience high-quality boxing training — something many had never experienced before.
The sessions were fun, engaging, and competitive, giving students the chance to develop new skills while building confidence and teamwork. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with all students thoroughly enjoying the experience.
A huge thank you to Active Cornwall — we look forward to working together again and hope to host more events like this soon!
Humphry Davy School
10 Dec 2025
Last week, students spent a crafty day building their very own Humphry Davy Lantern sculptures using withies and tissue paper. The lanterns will be paraded through Penzance this Friday for the town’s annual celebration marking the birthday of Sir Humphry Davy. Our students had so much fun creating their lanterns and are hoping for a dry evening so they can show them off on Friday!
Humphry Davy School
9 Dec 2025
Our Christmas tree is HUGE this year! When it arrived in reception last week, we couldn’t believe our eyes. Students and staff jumped straight in to decorate it (it definitely took a team!) and just like that, Christmas had officially arrived at HDS.
We love this time of year when the tree is up — it brings so much festive cheer and is impossible to walk past without commenting on its beauty and gorgeous smell. This year’s tree comes with a side of “WOW! Just look how big it is!”
Thank you to Mrs Berryman for the tree donation again this year, it is greatly appreciated by everyone here at HDS and all our visitors!
Humphry Davy School
9 Dec 2025
On the 12th day of our Christmas countdown, we’re delighted to share another beautiful piece of student photography! Today’s image was captured by Year 10 student Jacob from Aweni House. A wonderfully wintry view of Penzance harbour, and the sea even looks a little inviting!
Humphry Davy School
9 Dec 2025
Last week, our school houses went head-to-head in a magical gingerbread house decorating competition! The creativity, festive flair, and attention to detail from all participants was incredible — making judging no easy task.
And the winners are…
🥇 1st Place - Sowena – Beautifully constructed and full of intricate detail.
🥈 2nd Place - Tevi – Imaginative and bursting with colour and decoration.
🥉 3rd Place - Kemeneth – Charming, creative, and full of teamwork.
Huge congratulations to our winners, and a massive well done to everyone who joined in! It was fantastic watching your little houses take shape. Your hard work and festive spirit truly made this year’s competition the sweetest one yet!
Humphry Davy School
8 Dec 2025
On Saturday, our Music Scholars hit the road to spread Christmas cheer across West Cornwall!
They stopped at Bolitho Care Home, the Carbis Bay Beach Christmas Fair, and Nancledra Primary School Christmas Fair, entertaining everyone in their Santa hats with a joyful repertoire of festive classics.
We loved being out in the community, spreading some festive cheer this winter season — and we can’t wait to share more at our Christmas Concert on Monday 15th December. Don’t miss it!
Humphry Davy School
8 Dec 2025
Today's Christmas card, in 13th place, is this lovely photograph taken by Year 10 student Olly from Longya House. This beautiful Penzance landscape bursts with soft, warm colours from the evening glow and we loved the glimpse of the iconic Jubilee Pool!
Humphry Davy School
7 Dec 2025
Year 7 student, Florence’s icy beach scene comes in at 14th place today. With delicate snowflakes and cool tones making this piece beautifully serene. A win for Tevi House!
Humphry Davy School
6 Dec 2025
Coming in at 15th place, Year 10 student, Amelia , from Tevi House, delights us with a festive fishing boat and bobbing baubles. A wonderfully whimsical seaside Christmas! We loved the wreath on the front too!
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Headteacher William Marshall
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