Humphry Davy School

Humphry Davy School
Humphry Davy School Logo
Address
Coombe Road Penzance , Cornwall , TR18 2TG England
Coordinates	50°07′27″N 5°32′27″W / 50.1242°N 5.54089°W / 50.1242; -5.54089Coordinates: 50°07′27″N 5°32′27″W / 50.1242°N 5.54089°W / 50.1242; -5.54089
Information
Type	Foundation school
Local authority	Cornwall Council
Specialist	Music
Department for Education URN	112067 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair of Governors	K. Uren
Headteacher	W. Marshall
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	687
Houses	Grenville, Trevithick, Trelawny and Godolphin
Colour(s)	(in corresponding order) Green, Blue, Yellow, Red
Website	http://www.humphry-davy.cornwall.sch.uk

Humphry Davy School is a comprehensive school in Penzance, Cornwall, England. The school teaches 11- to 16-year-olds.

History[]

The oldest part of the main school building was completed in 1909. It was originally called the Penzance County School and opened with an enrolment of 130 boys on 24 January 1910.^[1] It later became known as the Humphry Davy Grammar School for Boys.

It shared a canteen with the Penzance Girls Grammar School (PGGS), further up the hill, and, in the late 1970s, a joint upper sixth form block was added on the playing fields to the North East of the school, South West of PGGS. In 1980 it merged with PGGS and Lescudjack schools, becoming a co-educational comprehensive school, with the name Humphry Davy School.^[2][3]

Much of the original building has been preserved and, in the summer of 2013, the school received funding worth over £300,000 to replace the sash windows with handmade modern versions.

Princess Anne visited the school on 22 January 1999 to open the 'Chynoweth' block.

In 2005 the school gained specialist status, as a Music College.

School achievements[]

In 2006 a group of students from the school became one of the first of their age group to cycle from . Students from the school also won an MTV award when a video they created was shown on MTV accompanying musician Tom Baxter's hit song 'Better'.

In the Summer Olympics of 2012 Humphry Davy School celebrated the rowing victory of alumna Helen Glover MBE. A victory parade was organised to mark the occasion and many local people attended.

Notable former pupils[]

• Helen Glover (rower), Olympic gold medal and World Champion rower^[4]

Humphry Davy Grammar School for Boys[]

• Francis Foster Barham, religious writer known as the 'Alist'
• Sir David Collins, educational administrator
• Michael Grandage, theatre director, Tony Award winner
• Alexander Halliday, British geochemist
• Quinton Quayle, Ambassador to Thailand since 2007, and to Romania from 2002 to 2006
• Rick Rescorla, whose bravery during the 9/11 attack saved hundreds of lives at the cost of his own
• Jack Richards, Surrey and England cricketer

References[]

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