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Principal
  
Gregg Morrison

Students
  
937 as of January 2012

DfE URN
  
136894 Tables

Phone
  
+44 1935 471131

Type
  
Academy Business and Enterprise College

Location
  
Monks Dale Yeovil Somerset BA21 3JD England

Ofsted
  
Reports Pre-academy reports

Address
  
Monks Dale, Yeovil BA21 3JD, UK

Motto
  
Inomnia Excellentia (excellence for all)

Profiles

Welcome to preston school


Preston School is a secondary school with specialist Business and Enterprise College status in Yeovil, Somerset, England. It had 937 students aged 11 to 18 years 2012. In July 2011, the school became an Academy.

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Preston School has a range of technology facilities; wireless internet across site, integrated ICT desking in several classrooms, apple macs in the music department, a £20,000 recording studio. It also has a dance and fitness studio. The school offers specialist GCSE courses, most notable include Sport Btec, Business Btec and Dance.It was Tony Bloxham who implemented the schools system operated at Preston, there are five schools of learning:

  • School of Global Understanding - includes geography, history, languages (MFL) and life studies (Re, citizenship and PSHE).
  • School of Creative Expression - includes English, PE, Music, Art and media studies (GCSE.)
  • School of Innovation & Investigation - includes Design Technology and Science.
  • School of Business and Enterprise - includes ICT, Maths and Business Studies(GCSE).
  • School of Pastoral Support - includes senior leadership team, behaviour Teaching Assistants and learning managers.
  • Olly murs at preston school yeovil


    History

    Preston School opened in 1961 and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2011. Preston School was awarded Specialist school status as a Business and Enterprise college in September 2002.

    Performance

    In 2007, 55% of pupils achieved five GCSEs at grade A* to C including Maths and English, compared with the school's 2004–2006 figures of 38%, 41% and 38% respectively. In 2008 the figure fell back to 48%. In 2007 Preston School was the highest achieving at GCSE in Yeovil, however in 2008, it slipped into second place. For 2007, the Somerset authority average was 46.8% and the national average is 46.7%.

    Notable alumni

  • Sarah Parish, actress
  • References

    Preston School Wikipedia