Education
Beverley is home to the oldest state school in England, in the form of Beverley Grammar School. The school was founded in 700 AD by Saint John of Beverley. Several notable alumni have attended the school, including chemist Smithson Tennant, who discovered iridium and osmium, Thomas Percy, who was involved in the Gunpowder Plot and Paul Robinson, a football goalkeeper who has represented England national football team. In the modern day the school hosts around 800 students and receives favourable reports from Ofsted.
There are also other schools in Beverley, such as Beverley High School, which is a comprehensive school for girls: it has around 850 students, and is well above the national average based on the results of GCSE test performances. Longcroft School and Performing Arts College is a co-educational school, with around 1,500 students; it enjoys recognised status as an Arts College, and is highly regarded for its Performing Arts and sporting achievements and facilities.
East Riding College has a campus in Beverley. The college offers various further education courses for school leavers and adults from the town. For higher education students from Beverley either attend nearby institutions such as the University of Hull, or ones further afield depending on test results.
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