Secondary school

Humphry Davy School

  • Foundation School
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Cornwall
  • TR18 2TG
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,358 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 72%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 46%46%2016/17: top 66%2017/18: top 74%2018/19: top 68%2021/22: top 55%2022/23: top 66%2023/24: top 68%2024/25: top 72%No exams

Against South WestArrows: South West rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 841.5 · South West 45.53/10 Below−27 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths36.3% · South West 44.2%3/10 Below−15.4 pts
EBacc point score3.45 · South West 3.982/10 Well below South West−25.4 pts
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.27 · South West −0.023/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 50.7 · 153 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 43.3 · 113 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 41.5 · 126 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 42.9 · 120 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 47.5 · 177 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 42.8 · 172 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 42.2 · 198 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 41.5 · 146 pupils · South West 45.4550.741.5No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 31% · 113 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 32% · 126 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 32% · 120 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 44% · 177 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 38% · 172 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 35.9% · 198 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 36.3% · 146 pupils · South West 44.2%44%31%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
164 of 164 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st164164
2nd1042
3rd250

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2011Good
  4. 2016Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026740
Free school meals (past 6 years)38.7%
First language not English2.7%
SEN support29.6%
EHC plan2.5%
Absence (sessions missed)10.6%
Persistently absent pupils34.0%

Girls 51.8%Boys 48.2%

79.9% full · 926 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.9
Pupils per adult10.0
  • Classroom teachers 44.8
  • Leadership 5
  • Teaching assistants 9.3
  • Other support 38.6

Teachers 49.8 FTE · Whole workforce 97.7 · 134 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,219
Spend per pupil£9,472
Staff spend per pupil£7,081
Reserve per pupil−£210
  • −£155,272revenue reserve
  • −£187,533in-year balance

Grants £8,836 · self-generated £426 · premises £677 per pupil

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

198 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained91.9%
  • Education87.4%
  • Apprenticeship2%
  • Employment2.5%
  • Not sustained5.6%
  • Unknown2.5%