Humphry Davy School

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Humphry Davy School
Headteacher	Mr Roderick James
Specialism	Music College
Location	Coombe Road Penzance Cornwall TR18 2TG England
LEA	Cornwall
Ofsted number	112067
Students	900
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11 to 16
Website	http://www.humphry-davy.cornwall.sch.uk/
Coordinates: 50°07′29″N 5°32′27″W / 50.12482, -5.54089

Humphry Davy School is a comprehensive school in Penzance, Cornwall. The school teaches 11-16 year olds and in 2005 it gained specialist status, as a Music College.

[edit] The school

The school is spread between four buildings. The largest building housing the reception, English, Physical Education and Humanities subjects. The other larger building is located further up the school grounds, and caters for science, maths and performing arts, as well as housing the canteen.

The two smaller buildings are the Technology block, and the Modern Foreign Languages block.

[edit] Notable alumni

Alumni of the school include BAFTA award winning actress Thandie Newton.

Tom Welham, lead guitarist of Thirteen Senses.

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