Hereford Cathedral School Combined Cadet Force Suvla Coy (CCF) Brassard Badge Patch

Hereford, Herefordshire, Cathedral School Suvla Company C.C.F. used brassard. Some applied badges have been removed at some time poss LCpl etc. GC.

The HCS remained relatively small in size until the inter-war period. It attained direct grant status in 1945 and by 1970 had expanded to 370 pupils, all of whom were boys and many of whom were boarders.1 In 1973, the school became co-educational. It was a direct grant school until 1975, and when this scheme was abolished, it chose to become independent.4 The school also participated in the Assisted Places Scheme from its introduction in 1980 until its abolition in 1997.

As of September 2022, the Headmaster of the school is Dr Michael Gray.

In 2019 Hereford Cathedral School reintroduced boarding for international students, opening a new boarding house in How Caple.

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