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.

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 Technology College in 1993.

Preston Manor as a Science College

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

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

Preston Manor County Grammar School

Notable teachers

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