Humphry Davy School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 4 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Unique reference
- 112067
- Address
- Coombe Road, TR18 2TG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 770 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.2%
- Girls
- 51.8%
- First language not English
- 2.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.2%
- Persistent absence
- 33.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 29.6%
White British 91.9%
Mixed 2.3%
Other White 1.8%
Other Asian 1%
Unclassified 1%
Other 0.8%
African 0.5%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.4
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.44
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 35 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 9 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 52 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 2 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 17 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 47 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 9 |
| Biology | GCSE | 57 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 57 |
Admissions
Humphry Davy School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 127
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 127
- 2nd preference
- 110
- 3rd preference
- 29
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 127
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 165 75 90 |
| Year 8 | 162 79 83 |
| Year 9 | 146 71 75 |
| Year 10 | 151 62 89 |
| Year 11 | 146 84 62 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 83.0% 54.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 15.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 11.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.1% 3.0% |