Humphry Davy School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 5 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
- 804 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.1%
- Girls
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 3.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.7%
- Persistent absence
- 33.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 25.5%
White British 92.9%
Mixed 2.7%
Other White 2.4%
Other 0.7%
Other Asian 0.4%
African 0.4%
Unclassified 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.25
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 24%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.8
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.57
Local authority average 3.71
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 54 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 7 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 16 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 23 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 57 |
| Biology | GCSE | 60 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 58 |
| English Language | GCSE | 170 |
Admissions
Humphry Davy School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 153
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 150
- 2nd preference
- 97
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 150
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 164 84 80 |
| Year 8 | 142 72 70 |
| Year 9 | 153 68 85 |
| Year 10 | 147 84 63 |
| Year 11 | 198 95 103 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 82.0% 55.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 17.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 9.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 5.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |