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| motto = in omnia excellentia (excellence for all)
| motto = educationem ad vitam et vitam ad educationem adducere (bringing learning to life and life to learning)
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| type = [[Academy (English school)|Academy]]<br/>[[Business and Enterprise College]]
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| trust = Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership
| head = Claire Marsh
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| address = Monks Dale
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| enrolment = 975 (December 2024)
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'''Preston School''' is a [[secondary school]] with specialist [[Business and Enterprise College]] status in [[Yeovil]], [[Somerset]], England. In 2024, enrolment was 284,769 students aged 3 to 18 years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Preston School Academy|url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/136894|publisher=Ofsted|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> In July 2011, the school became an [[Academy (English school)|academy]]. As of 2024 the current headteacher is Clare Marsh.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Article {{!}} Preston School Yeovil {{!}} BA21 {{!}} Preston School |url=https://www.prestonschool.co.uk/news/306/66/New-Leaders-of-Preston-School |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=prestonschool.co.uk}}</ref>
'''Preston School''' is a [[secondary school]] with specialist [[Business and Enterprise College]] status in [[Yeovil]], [[Somerset]], England. As of 2024, enrolment was estimated to be 975 students aged 11 to 16 years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Preston School Academy|url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/136894|publisher=Ofsted|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref> In July 2011, the school became an [[Academy (English school)|academy]]. As of 2024, the headteacher is Clare Marsh.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Article {{!}} Preston School Yeovil {{!}} BA21 {{!}} Preston School |url=https://www.prestonschool.co.uk/news/306/66/New-Leaders-of-Preston-School |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=prestonschool.co.uk}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Preston School opened in 1961. The school was awarded [[Specialist school]] status as a [[Business and Enterprise college]] in September 2002. In February 2021, Preston School joined the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership Multi-Academy Trust (MAT).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Article {{!}} Preston School Yeovil {{!}} BA21 {{!}} Preston School |url=https://www.prestonschool.co.uk/news/264/66/Preston-School-Announcement |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=prestonschool.co.uk}}</ref>
Preston School opened in 1961. The school was awarded [[specialist school]] status as a [[Business and Enterprise college]] in September 2002. In February 2021, the school joined the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership Multi-Academy Trust.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Article {{!}} Preston School Yeovil {{!}} BA21 {{!}} Preston School |url=https://www.prestonschool.co.uk/news/264/66/Preston-School-Announcement |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=prestonschool.co.uk}}</ref>

==Curriculum==
Preston School has a range of technology facilities; wireless internet across site, integrated ICT desks in several classrooms, Apple Macintoshes in the music department, and a £20,000 recording studio.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}} It has a dance and fitness studio. The school offers specialist GCSE courses, including sport [[Business and Technology Education Council|BTEC]] and business BTEC.


== Performance ==
== Performance ==
As of 2023, the school's most recent [[Ofsted]] inspection rated the school as "Good".<ref name="Ofsted_2019">{{cite web |last1= |first1= |date=24 February 2023 |title=Ofsted - Preston School is a 'Good' school |url=https://www.prestonschool.co.uk/news/303/66/Ofsted-Preston-School-is-a-Good-School |access-date=1 October 2023 |website=Preston School }}</ref>
As of 2023, the school's [[Ofsted]] inspection ranked it "Good".<ref name="Ofsted_2019">{{cite web |last1= |first1= |date=24 February 2023 |title=Ofsted - Preston School is a 'Good' school |url=https://www.prestonschool.co.uk/news/303/66/Ofsted-Preston-School-is-a-Good-School |access-date=1 October 2023 |website=Preston School }}</ref>


==Notable alumni==
== Notable alumni ==
*[[Sarah Parish]], actress<ref>{{cite news | url= http://peterpan-movie.co.uk/Primeval/JM/articles/002.html | work= [[Western Gazette]] | title= TV ACTRESS'S BIG DAY | date= 13 December 2007 | access-date= 11 November 2010 |url-status = dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100203015954/http://peterpan-movie.co.uk/Primeval/JM/articles/002.html | archive-date= 3 February 2010 }}</ref>
*[[Sarah Parish]], actress<ref>{{cite news | url= http://peterpan-movie.co.uk/Primeval/JM/articles/002.html | work= [[Western Gazette]] | title= TV ACTRESS'S BIG DAY | date= 13 December 2007 | access-date= 11 November 2010 |url-status = dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100203015954/http://peterpan-movie.co.uk/Primeval/JM/articles/002.html | archive-date= 3 February 2010 }}</ref>


Revision as of 19:28, 16 December 2024

Preston School Academy
Address
Map
Monks Dale

Yeovil
,
Somerset
,
BA21 3JD

England
Coordinates50°56′44″N 2°39′23″W / 50.9455°N 2.6564°W / 50.9455; -2.6564
Information
TypeAcademy
Business and Enterprise College
Mottoeducationem ad vitam et vitam ad educationem adducere (bringing learning to life and life to learning)
TrustMidsomer Norton Schools Partnership
SpecialistBusiness and Enterprise
Department for Education URN136894 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherClare Marsh
Age11 to 16
Enrolment975 (December 2024)
Websitewww.prestonschool.co.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Preston School is a secondary school with specialist Business and Enterprise College status in Yeovil, Somerset, England. As of 2024, enrolment was estimated to be 975 students aged 11 to 16 years.[1] In July 2011, the school became an academy. As of 2024, the headteacher is Clare Marsh.[2]

History

Preston School opened in 1961. The school was awarded specialist school status as a Business and Enterprise college in September 2002. In February 2021, the school joined the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership Multi-Academy Trust.[3]

Performance

As of 2023, the school's Ofsted inspection ranked it "Good".[4]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "Preston School Academy". Ofsted. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Article | Preston School Yeovil | BA21 | Preston School". prestonschool.co.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Article | Preston School Yeovil | BA21 | Preston School". prestonschool.co.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Ofsted - Preston School is a 'Good' school". Preston School. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  5. ^ "TV ACTRESS'S BIG DAY". Western Gazette. 13 December 2007. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
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