DHSB Summer Festival 2025 The DHSB Summer Festival 2025 was a vibrant, sun-filled celebration that brought the school community together for an afternoon of fun and fundraising. The event featured an exciting mix of activities, from a competitive Football Tournament and Live Music performances by our incredibly talented student musicians, to classic games like Dodgeball, Darts, and Golf. Students also enjoyed trying their luck at Shut the Box, Prize Pong, Donut Drop, and the

Careers Fair 2025 Yesterday, the colonnade at DHSB came alive with opportunity, inspiration, and sunshine as we hosted our annual Careers Fair - a standout event in our calendar and a true celebration of future pathways. We were proud to welcome 41 providers, employers, and educational institutions from across the South West and beyond, each offering valuable insight, advice, and interactive experiences to our students. From the excitement of the Plymouth Citybus to the eye-c

Curriculum Enrichment Week 2025 Curriculum Enrichment Week (CEW) saw students in Years 8 to 10 take part in activities they may not previously have experienced and concentrated on creating opportunities for them to extend their learning through a selection of artistic, sporting, educational and adventurous attractions. They were encouraged to take on new personal challenges, develop teamwork, communication and social skills, whilst having fun. Students learnt correct finger p

Students wow at Summer Evening Recital On Thursday, we were treated to a wonderful evening of music at St Pancras Church. The event, organised by Mrs Luing-Holmes, featured prestigious performances from our higher level classical and musical instrumentalists, our Brass Group, Choir and Tiny Orchestra supported by Kathryn Goode, who accompanied a few of the students on the piano, Tony Hollick who supported the brass group and Dawn Ashby and Mark Stokesbury supported by playing

Big Congratulations to our PTFA Art Competition Winners First place goes to Theo (11F) for his stunning photo titled ‘Sunrise at DHSB.’ Second place goes to Dylan (12JN) for his wonderful dog photo and third place to Neythen (7S) for his stunning vista image. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive Amazon vouchers. The standard was so high that we couldn’t just have three winners so Miss Hicks selected five more highly commended ones who will receive a chocolate trea

“Changing lives and communities for the better” As it is National Volunteers Week, we would like to take the opportunity to celebrate our DofE students who have spent an amazing 3107 hours between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025, serving their community. We’re delighted to share with you a certificate we received from the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award to celebrate our students' volunteering and impact for 2024/25. To do their DofE, young people aged 14-24 volunteer for a cause of

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...