SCHOOL PROFILE

Humphry Davy School: data, trends and context

Humphry Davy School is a secondary school in Cornwall. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
112067
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Foundation school
Status
Open
Local authority
Cornwall
Region
South West
Trust
The Penwith Education Trust (PET)
Postcode
TR18 2TG
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
740
FSM eligible
37.0%
EAL / First language other than English
2.6%
SEND (total)
34.1%
SEN Support
30.7%
EHCP
3.4%
White British
90.8%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
89.5%
Overall absence
10.5%
Persistent absence
34.0%
Severe absence
4.6%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
CornwallLocal authority90.5%9.5%3.4%
South WestRegion90.7%9.3%3.1%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
28.8%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
12.1%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.52%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
41.5
English & maths grade 5+
36.3%
English & maths grade 4+
55.5%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Humphry Davy School is a secondary school in Cornwall. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.