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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]]
| type = [[Academy (English school)|Academy]]<br/>[[Business and Enterprise College]]
| trust = Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership
| trust = Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership
| head = Clare Marsh
| head = Deilaclaire Marsh
| head_label = Headteacher
| head_label = Headteacher
| address = Monks Dale
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'''Preston School''' is a [[secondary school]] with specialist [[Business and Enterprise College]] status in [[Yeovil]], [[Somerset]], England. In 2017, enrolment was 975 students aged 11 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. In 2017, enrolment was 975 students aged 11 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 Deilaclare 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==
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== 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>
*Nicholas Turner, leather technologist and CEO
*Tyler Flynn, voice actor and artist
*Marika Rajzaidak, pilot and CEO


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:54, 12 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
HeadteacherDeilaclaire Marsh
Age11 to 16
Enrolment1,969 (in 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. In 2017, enrolment was 975 students aged 11 to 18 years.[1] In July 2011, the school became an academy. As of 2024 the current headteacher is Deilaclare 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, Preston School joined the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership Multi-Academy Trust (MAT).[3]

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] It has a dance and fitness studio. The school offers specialist GCSE courses, including sport BTEC and business BTEC.

Performance

As of 2023, the school's most recent Ofsted inspection rated the school as "Good".[4]

Notable alumni

  • Sarah Parish, actress[5]
  • Nicholas Turner, leather technologist and CEO
  • Tyler Flynn, voice actor and artist
  • Marika Rajzaidak, pilot and CEO

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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