Preston Manor is a mixed

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within the

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, located in the Preston and

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areas. It educates primary and secondary school-age children and adults and has a

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History

Grammar school

It was founded in 1938 as Preston Manor County Grammar School and its first headteacher was Mr W.P. Bannister. He remained headmaster until his death in 1963. It provided a traditional grammar school curriculum with science and languages streams. The school motto was "Munus prae jure" which may be translated as "Duty before right".

Comprehensive

It became a

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in 1993.

Preston Manor as a Science College

Preston Manor was amongst the first cohort of schools nationally to become a

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in 2002 with Mathematics as an additional specialism. It has four local primary partner schools in the borough that it works with throughout the year as part of its specialist science community work.

Academy

The school converted to academy status in February 2013.

Expansion

As of September 2008 Preston Manor began admitting forty more students into its cohort. To facilitate this the school needed to expand. Work began in January 2008 on a £4.5 million project which will see a new teaching block and a 4 court sports hall built, amongst other new facilities.

Notable former pupils

* Brandon Njoku footballer *

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Preston Manor County Grammar School

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* Mark Goodfellow, Ambassador to Gabon from 1986 to 1990 * Prof

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was a

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* John Hosier CBE – Head of schools music broadcasts at the BBC from 1960 to 1973 and Principal of the

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Notable teachers

* Colin Hegarty, creator of HegartyMaths

References

External links

Preston Manor High School Site

Ofsted Inspection Report 2005

Video clips

The Prime Minister visits Preston Manor High School
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