Hereford

Hereford (pronounced h?r-?-füd; Welsh: Henffordd (pronounced "Henforth") is a city in the west of England, close to the border with Wales and on the River Wye. It is the county town of Herefordshire. In 2001, Hereford had a population of 50,154.

Education

Herefordshire is home to many colleges including:

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• Herefordshire College of Art - an independent art school
• The Royal National College for the Blind
• Hereford Sixth Form College - the Sixth Form college for the county

and many schools including:

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• Aylestone School - A co-educational comprehensive school for pupils aged between 11 and 16, created in 1976 by merging two former grammar schools, the Hereford High School for Boys and the Hereford High School for Girls
• The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School - A co-educational voluntary aided comprehensive school for pupils aged between 11 and 16, formed in 1973 from two former church secondary schools, the Bluecoat foundation, dating back to 1710 and the Bishop?s School, a secondary modern school founded in 1958
• Hereford Cathedral School - A co-educational independent school member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The earliest existing records date from 1384 though it is likely that a school was associated with the Cathedral from its foundation in the late 7th century.