Preston School

Preston School

Infobox UK school
name = Preston School


motto =
established =
type = State school
Business and Enterprise College
religion =
head = Tony Bloxham
head_label = Principal
street = Monks Dale
city = Yeovil
county = Somerset
country = flagicon|England
postcode = BA21 3JD
LEA = Somerset County Council
ofsted = 123891
latitude= 50.945489
longitude= -2.656358
dms= yes
enrollment = 962
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 16
publication =
website = http://www.preston.somerset.sch.uk

Preston School is a comprehensive school with specialist Business and Enterprise College status in in Yeovil, Somerset, England, for students aged 11–16 years.

History

Preston School was awarded Specialist school status as a Business and Enterprise college in September 2002.

Performance

In 2007, 55% of pupils achieved 5 GCSEs at grade A* to C including Maths and English, [cite web | url= http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_07.pl?No=9334455&Mode=Z&Type=SC&Phase=1&Year=07&Base=b&Num=933 | publisher= DfES | title= Secondary School achievement and attainment tables 2007 | accessdate= 2008-01-23] compared with the school's 2004–2006 figures of 38%, 41% and 38% respectively. In 2007 Preston School was the highest achieving at GCSE in Yeovil.cite web | url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/07/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/933_gcse_lea.stm | title= Secondary schools in Somerset: GCSE-level | publisher= BBC News | date= 10 January 2008 | accessdate= 2008-01-23] The Somerset authority average is 46.8% and the national average is 46.7%.

Notable alumni

*Sarah Parish, actress [cite news | url= http://www.thisiswesterngazette.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=164261&command=displayContent&sourceNode=164261&contentPK=19243661 | publisher= Western Gazette | title= TV ACTRESS'S BIG DAY | date= 13 December 2007 | accessdate= 2008-01-23]

References

External links

* [http://www.preston.somerset.sch.uk/ Official website]
* [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/portal/site/Internet/menuitem.7c7b38b14d870c7bb1890a01637046a0/?urn=123891&providerCategoryID=8192 Ofsted microsite for Preston School]


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