Humphry Davy SchoolSt Ives School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Humphry Davy School and St Ives School are secondary schools.
Humphry Davy School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Ives School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Ives School is ahead on our composite score.
Humphry Davy School was judged Good and St Ives School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.5 for Humphry Davy School and 45.0 for St Ives School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Humphry Davy School (47.5 in 2021-22, 41.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Ives School (52.4 in 2021-22, 45.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PenzanceHumphry Davy School | St IvesSt Ives School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D52/100 | C58/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 23rd of 31 in Cornwall | 11th of 31 in Cornwall Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 770 | 573 | |
| Capacity | 926 | 600 | |
| Location | Penzance, TR18 2TG | St Ives, TR26 2BB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.5 | 45.0 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 36.3% | 45.0% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 55.5% | 59.6% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 21.9% Stronger figure | 19.3% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.45 | 3.80 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 146 | 109 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 770 | 573 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 38.7% | 23.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.7% | 0.5% | |
| SEN support | 29.6% | 16.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.5% | 1.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.5% | 8.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 34.0% | 26.3% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Humphry Davy School
St Ives School
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