Preston Manor is a mixed all-through school within the London Borough of Brent, located in the Preston and Wembley Park areas. It educates primary and secondary school-age children and adults and has a sixth form.

Preston Manor
Address
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Carlton Avenue East

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Middlesex, Greater London
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HA9 8NA

England
Coordinates51°33′57″N 0°17′21″W / 51.5658°N 0.2891°W / 51.5658; -0.2891
Information
TypeAcademy
Mottomunus prae jure
Established1938
SpecialistScience
Department for Education URN139319 Tables
OfstedReports
GenderMixed
Age4 to 19
Enrolment1590
Former namesPreston Manor County Grammar School, Preston Manor High School & Sixth Form
High Performance Leading OptionsLeading Edge

History

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Grammar school

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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

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It became a Technology College in 1993.

Preston Manor as a Science College

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

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The school converted to academy status in February 2013.

Expansion

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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

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Preston Manor County Grammar School

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Notable teachers

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References

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  1. ^ "Standing up to the crunch". getwestlondon. 12 February 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  2. ^ Andrew Todd Obituary: Barbara Bray, The Guardian, 4 March 2010
  3. ^ Rosemary Thew
  4. ^ "London maths teacher in world's top 10". BBC News. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Meet the maths teacher who could become a millionaire". The Independent. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
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