Humphry Davy School

Humphry Davy School

Infobox UK school
name = Humphry Davy School


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longitude = -5.54089
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head_label = Headteacher
head = Mr Roderick James
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specialist = Music College
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street = Coombe Road
city = Penzance
county = Cornwall
country = England
postcode = TR18 2TG
LEA = Cornwall
ofsted = 112067
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enrollment = 846
gender = Coeducational
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 16
houses = Grenville, Trevithick, Trelawny and godolphin
colours = (in corresponding order) Green, Blue, Yellow, red
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Humphry Davy School is a comprehensive school in Penzance, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. The school teaches 11-16 year olds. In 2005 it gained specialist status, as a Music College.

The school

The school is spread between four buildings. The largest building housing the reception, English, Physical Education,Modern Foreign Languages and Humanities subjects. The other larger building caters for Science, Maths and performing arts, as well as housing the canteen.

The two smaller buildings are the Technology block, and the Creative and Cultural studies block.

Notable alumni

*Thandie Newton, BAFTA award winning actress
*Tom Welham, lead guitarist of Thirteen Senses


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