- 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.ukPreston School is a
comprehensive school with specialistBusiness and Enterprise College status in inYeovil ,Somerset ,England , for students aged 11–16 years.History
Preston School was awarded
Specialist school status as aBusiness 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
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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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