Humphry Davy School

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Humphry Davy School is a coeducational day school in Penzance, Cornwall, England. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has about 687 pupils. The school’s motto is Raising Aspirations | Achieving Excellence.

History:
- The oldest part of the main building was completed in 1909. The school began as Penzance County School and opened with 130 boys on 24 January 1910.
- It later became Humphry Davy Grammar School for Boys. It shared a canteen with Penzance Girls Grammar School (PGGS), and in the late 1970s a joint upper sixth form block was added on the playing fields northeast of the school, southwest of PGGS.
- In 1980, it merged with PGGS and Lescudjack schools and became a coeducational comprehensive school named Humphry Davy School.

Location and people:
- Address: Coombe Road, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 2TG, England.
- Headteacher: W. Marshall. Chair of Governors: K. Uren.
- The school has six houses: Kemeneth, Sowena, Aweni, Tevi, Medra, Longya.
- The school colours are purple, green, blue, orange, yellow and silver.

Enrollment and website:
- It has about 687 students.
- Website: www.humphry-davy.cornwall.sch.uk