Aylestone Business and Enterprise College
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Aylestone Business and Enterprise College is a co-educational high school
in Herefordshire
, England, founded in 1976.
It is situated in the east of Hereford, near the A465
, and near Hereford Sixth Form College
(a highly performing institution), Hereford College of Arts, and Herefordshire College of Technology
(HCT).
. Hereford High School for Boys was on Widemarsh Street.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
, England, founded in 1976.
Admissions
The curriculum includes business and enterprise skills, English, mathematics, Science, humanities, and modern languages. There are about 900 students, ages 11 through 16.It is situated in the east of Hereford, near the A465
A465 road
The A465 is a major road in south Wales. It is more commonly known as the Heads of the Valleys Road because it joins together the north ends of the South Wales Valleys...
, and near Hereford Sixth Form College
Hereford Sixth Form College
Hereford Sixth Form College is a co-educational state funded sixth form college in Hereford, England.It offers some 40 subjects at A-Level and 10 at GCSE. It is on the A465 in Aylestone Hill, in the east of Hereford, opposite Wye Valley Nuffield Hospital and next to Hereford College of Arts and...
(a highly performing institution), Hereford College of Arts, and Herefordshire College of Technology
Herefordshire College of Technology
Herefordshire College of Technology is a college of further education in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.The majority of students, mainly adults, follow courses in health, public services and care, preparation for life and work, and business administration...
(HCT).
Grammar school
The site was originally called Hereford High School, a grammar schoolGrammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
. Hereford High School for Boys was on Widemarsh Street.
Academic performance
It gets GCSE results slightly below the average for Herefordshire and England.Hereford High School for Boys
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