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We believe it is important to seek the views of our stakeholders when reviewing key policies and documents.
We are currently consulting on our Admissions Policy for 2027-28. Consultation will run for 6 weeks and will close on Friday 16th January 2026.
If you would like to respond to our consultation, please email policyreviews@humphry-davy.cornwall.sch.uk
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Humphry Davy School
17 Dec 2025
The HDS Christmas Concert did not disappoint on Monday! After weeks of rehearsals, our talented students lit up the stage with stunning choir performances, brilliant solos, and plenty of Christmas cheer. From start to finish, the evening was filled with confidence, talent, and festive spirit, ending perfectly with a full stage performance of ‘Merry Christmas Everyone’.
Well done to all our amazing students - thank you for a wonderful evening!
Humphry Davy School
17 Dec 2025
Taking the bronze is Flora from Medra House! Your Christmas crab has so much character, and we just adore him! The bright, bold colours, clever shading, and fun typography make this piece truly stand out. Congratulations on 3rd place, Flora.
Humphry Davy School
17 Dec 2025
Happy Birthday, Sir Humphry Davy!
We had a wonderful time celebrating with the Penzance community at the annual lantern parade on Friday. It was a chilly but dry evening - ideal conditions for our Science Ambassadors to proudly showcase their handmade lanterns. Joining them this year were our music students, who performed a magical selection of Christmas tunes at the Humphry Davy statue for all to enjoy.
After a short address, we loved hearing everyone come together to sing “Happy Birthday.” Thank you Penzance Council for another lovely community event.
Humphry Davy School
16 Dec 2025
Sir Humphry Davy’s statue stands proudly over a bustling, Christmassy Penzance in this delightful artwork by Year 8 student Adrina. Your use of colour is so vibrant and joyful - it really brings the whole scene to life! Another win for Longya - 4th place!
Humphry Davy School
16 Dec 2025
Another house competition this festive season came in the form of Christmas tree decoration, with each house decorating its own tree in its traditional colours. Using an array of decorations — including some wonderful handcrafted items made by students — each tree was designed with pride to represent its house.
Our Senior Leadership Team had the delightful - if difficult - task of judging the entries, and the competition was incredibly close. The creativity, teamwork, and festive cheer on display made this a brilliant celebration of house spirit.
Well done to all students involved, and congratulations to the winning house, Tevi, for their fabulously orange tree! Kemeneth claimed second place with their beautiful purple creation, with Medra taking third place.
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
Photos from Cornwall SCITT's post
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!
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