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14 November 2025
This week Mrs Mintoft and Mr Liddington took three students to London with a special invitation from the Western Front Association. Oliver Elford (Year 10), completed a research project on the DHSB Old Boys who died during WW1. Oliver's project was one of the winners of a special award that enabled him and two others to join the Remembrance day parade at the Cenotaph on Tuesday. The three boys, Luke Madgett (Year 12), Lewis Dickens (Year 11) and Oliver laid wreaths at Victori
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24 October 2025
DHSB Year 9 Lead the Way in the Green Tree Schools Award This week, our Year 9 students have been on a real drive to promote trees across the school and beyond as part of the Woodland Trust’s Green Tree Schools Award. Through a range of creative and cross-curricular activities, they’ve helped DHSB achieve the SILVER Green Tree School Award. They now have their sights firmly set on achieving Gold and Platinum in the months ahead. To make the most of each teacher’s expertise, c
Oct 24


17 October 2025
Fundraising for our House Charities commenced today with our first Mufti Day of the academic year. Last year over £7000 was generated for our House Charities through Mufti Day donations and sales at our Summer Festival. You can find full details of all the local, national and international charities each House supports by visiting the House dashboards on our website. This year instead of asking students to bring in a £1 donation on each mufti day, we're asking for a one off c
Oct 17


10 October 2025
Our new House Leadership team We are delighted to announce the appointment of our new House Captains for the academic year. With 34...
Oct 10


3 October 2025
The DHSB School Captain for the coming year is Joshua Daniel (12ESM). I was overwhelmed by the number of students who applied and...
Oct 3


26 September 2025
Celebrating Our Green Tree Schools Bronze Award! We are delighted to announce that our school has been awarded the Bronze Green Tree...
Sep 26


19 September 2025
It has been such a busy start to our new academic year that we are still trying to catch up on all of the amazing events that happened...
Sep 19


12 September 2025
Thank you to all students, families, trustees and staff who supported our Speech Day celebration events on Wednesday. This year's Speech...
Sep 12


5 September 2025
Welcome back and welcome to DHSB Year 7 and Year 12 I hope that you all enjoyed some time together as a family over the summer. It has...
Sep 5


21 August 2025
We have loved welcoming back so many students to DHSB this morning to celebrate their GCSE results and to provide advice and guidance on...
Aug 21


14 August 2025
It has been a lovely morning as we welcomed back pupils to celebrate their successes with friends, family and teaching staff and to...
Aug 14


18 July 2025
School Development Plan As this academic year draws to a close I’d like to share with you the progress we’ve made towards the school...
Jul 18


11 July 2025
DHSB Summer Festival 2025 The DHSB Summer Festival 2025 was a vibrant, sun-filled celebration that brought the school community together...
Jul 11


4 July 2025
Careers Fair 2025 Yesterday, the colonnade at DHSB came alive with opportunity, inspiration, and sunshine as we hosted our annual Careers...
Jul 4


27 June 2025
Curriculum Enrichment Week 2025 Curriculum Enrichment Week (CEW) saw students in Years 8 to 10 take part in activities they may not...
Jun 27


20 June 2025
Students wow at Summer Evening Recital On Thursday, we were treated to a wonderful evening of music at St Pancras Church. The event,...
Jun 20


13 June 2025
Big Congratulations to our PTFA Art Competition Winners First place goes to Theo Andreas (11F) for his stunning photo titled ‘Sunrise at...
Jun 13


6 June 2025
“Changing lives and communities for the better” As it is National Volunteers Week, we would like to take the opportunity to celebrate our...
Jun 6


23 May 2025
Year 6 Transition Events – A Warm Welcome to DHSB On Tuesday 13th and Tuesday 20th May, Devonport High School for Boys opened its doors...
May 23


16 May 2025
"Happy Birthday dear Tom..." DHSB Trustees and members of staff joined Tom Orchard to celebrate his 80th Birthday on Tuesday. Tom has...
May 16
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