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Aylestone School

1976 establishments in EnglandCommunity schools in HerefordshireEducational institutions established in 1976Schools in HerefordSecondary schools in Herefordshire
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Aylestone School is a co-educational secondary school in Herefordshire, England. The school has an enrolment of 419, and caters for the Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 education of students aged 11–16.

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Aylestone School
Olympic Way, Hereford Tupsley

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Olympic Way
HR1 1HY Hereford, Tupsley
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