Editing Worcester, England (section)

==Education==
[[File:Worcester Library and History Centre - The Hive - footbridge (6364861303).jpg|thumb|Worcester Library and History Centre]]
The [[University of Worcester]] was awarded university status in 2005 by the [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Council]], having been known since 1997 as University College Worcester (UCW) and before that as Worcester College of Higher Education. From 2005 to 2010 it was the fastest growing university in the UK, more than doubling its student population. The university has an independent Worcester Students Union institution. The city is also home to two colleges, [[Worcester Sixth Form College]] and [[Heart of Worcestershire College]].

===High schools===
The high schools located in the city are [[Bishop Perowne CofE College]], [[Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College]], [[Christopher Whitehead Language College]], [[Tudor Grange Academy, Worcester|Tudor Grange Academy Worcester]], [[Nunnery Wood High School]] and [[New College Worcester]], which caters for blind and partially sighted pupils aged 11–18.

===Independent schools===
Worcester is the seat of numerous [[independent schools]]. The [[Royal Grammar School Worcester|Royal Grammar School]] (founded in 1291) and [[Alice Ottley School]] merged in 2007. [[The King's School, Worcester|The King's School]] was re-founded in 1541 under King [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]], and is a co-educational day school standing next to [[Worcester Cathedral]]. [[St Mary's School, Worcester|St Mary's School]], a girls' Catholic school, was the one remaining single-sex independent school, but closed in July 2014. Other independent schools include the Independent Christian School, the [[River School]] in [[Fernhill Heath]] and [[New College Worcester]].