Year 6 Transition Events – A Warm Welcome to DHSB On Tuesday 13th and Tuesday 20th May, Devonport High School for Boys opened its doors to welcome 120 enthusiastic Year 6 students for two transition events. These events are an important part of helping students feel at home in their new surroundings and giving them a taste of the subjects and experiences they can look forward to in September. The sun was shining, creating the perfect backdrop for an introduction to secondary

"Happy Birthday dear Tom..." DHSB Trustees and members of staff joined Tom Orchard to celebrate his 80th Birthday on Tuesday. Tom has been associated with DHSB for nearly 70 years. During that time, he has been a student, School Captain and for 28 years, he has been a Trustee. Tom has been a wonderful servant to the school over the years. Happy Birthday Tom and thank you for your service to DHSB. Ten Tors 2025 Congratulations are extended to all students who took part in the

Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) Celebrations On Thursday, DHSB celebrated VE Day and commemorated 80 years since the end of the Second...

Turing Tour The Turing Scheme offers grant funding to education providers to support their students or apprentices to pursue study and work placements around the world. Funding is open to UK and British overseas territories organisations from across the education and training sector, including schools and further and higher education providers. This funding allows education providers to: give their students the chance to develop new skills gain international experience boo

Celebrating Our Students Having received many reports of students’ excellent work and news of their activities over the Easter holiday, we thought it would be lovely to share them in a special edition of the Head’s Blog. Fun in the Sun on the Slopes During the Easter break 42 students across Year 7 to 12, accompanied by members of staff, travelled by coach to Pila, Italy for a week of fun on the slopes. The students learned how to ski with lessons based on their ability and a

And just like that, I am retiring after 30 very happy years at DHSB. It’s been a privilege to work with three Headteachers, Dr Pettit, Mr...

School Development Plan As this term draws to a close I’d like to share with you the progress we’ve made towards the school development...

Red Nose Day Bake Sale Devonport High School for Boys witnessed a whirlwind of sugary delights and generous spirits today as the House...

Described as 'amazing' and 'magical' we're delighted to share photos from our musical theatre production of Into the Woods, staged this...

This week marked a significant milestone as all seven house teams delivered their first live assemblies of the academic year. The central...

In our Performing and Creative Arts news this week, we'd like to share that we have a company of 23 students appearing in a large-scale...

The 2025 DHSB Spelling Bee held on Monday was a resounding success, with students from Years 7-10 showcasing their impressive spelling...

Our Excellent Work this week features stories written by Year 9 English students. Sharing examples of excellence is a regular feature of...

Our Holocaust Memorial Day whole school assembly on Wednesday was a poignant and moving event for the entire school. I am pleased to...

Nurturing excellence in teaching through subject mastery. Here at DHSB, we firmly believe that the best education is delivered by...

This year's DHSB Ten Tors training commenced for all teams last Saturday with minibuses leaving school before dawn with a forecast of...

Happy New Year! Welcome back to school for another exciting term. We hope everyone in our community had a good break, returning to school...

What an incredible final week of term we have enjoyed. A huge thank you to all staff and students who have contributed to our many...

Festive cheer was once again plentiful at DHSB today when the students had the opportunity to show off their dazzling array of Christmas...

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at DHSB! This week I met Max Magner 7A who is the winner of our Christmas card competition...