Hereford Sixth Form College
Website: www.hereford.ac.uk
Address: Hereford HEREFORDSHIRE
Parents in this rural county are considered extremely lucky to have such a centre of excellence such as Hereford Sixth Form College, founded in 1973, on their doorstep. The principal, Jonathan Godfrey, is a leading figure in the world of sixth-form colleges and the results and breadth of subjects are impressive, as is the music: the Academia Musica choir has a recording contract and performs regularly in cathedrals. Chief sports are basketball, football, hockey, netball and rugby, and players are given individual fitness programmes at the gym.
Alumni include Paralympic gold medallist Josie Pearson, composer Samuel Karl Bohn, actor Matt Milne and pop singer Ellie Goulding. The college size may be daunting for those from smaller, rural schools, but it has an exhilarating, grown-up, uni feel.
- 2,000 pupils aged 16–18, co-ed, day
- £0 (for UK residents)
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