Aylestone Business and Enterprise College
| Established | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Headteacher | Mr Simon Robertson |
| Location | Broadlands House, Broadlands Lane Hereford Herefordshire HR1 1HY England  Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Local authority | Herefordshire |
| DfE number | 884/4015 |
| DfE URN | 116936 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 500 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Houses | Coningsby, Mortimer, Clare, De Lacy |
| Website | ABEC |
Aylestone Business and Enterprise College is a co-educational high school in Herefordshire, England, founded in 1976.
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Admissions
The curriculum includes business and enterprise skills, English, mathematics, Science, humanities, psychology and modern languages. There are about 500 students, ages 11 through 16.
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).
History
Grammar school
The site was originally called Hereford High School for Girls', a grammar school. Hereford High School for Boys was on Widemarsh Street and was built in 1912.
Comprehensive
It became the comprehensive Aylestone School in 1976.
Academic performance
It gets GCSE results slightly below the average for Herefordshire and England.
Notable former pupils
Hereford High School for Boys
- John Bendor-Samuel, bible translator
- Paul Keetch, Lib Dem MP from 1997-2010 for Hereford
- Arthur Morgan, Chief Executive from 1994-2000 of the Industrial Society (since 2002 called The Work Foundation)
- Prof Hilary Offler, Professor of Medieval History from 1956-78 at Durham University, and President from 1980-7 of the Surtees Society
- George Hinksman, runner up, University Football Inter-collegiate Cuppers 2014, University of Cambridge.[1]
Hereford High School for Girls
- Chris Kent, former Chief Executive from 2004-6 of Raleigh International
Aylestone High School
Alice Perrin from e4's Tatoo Fixers (2003-2008)
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