Borchester Borchester Borchester is a fictional town in the BBC Radio 4 radio series "The Archers". It is the county town of the fictional county of Borsetshire. According to series tradition it is located 6 miles north-east of Ambridge in the Am Vale and is an historic market and wool town. These typically English country-town features are complemented by more modern additions, such as Underwoods (an upmarket department store), Jaxx bar, which was previously a café both managed by Kenton Archer, and Ambridge Organics, the shop run by Helen Archer, who also makes the Borsetshire Blue cheese sold in Underwoods. As
Ambridge Area School District universities and community colleges takes at least one remedial course in math, reading or English. Ambridge Area High School is located at 909 Duss Avenue, Ambridge. By 2016, the school enrollment had declined to 787 pupils in grades 9th through 12th, with 32.91% of pupils eligible for a free lunch due to the family meeting the federal poverty level. Additionally, 12.33% of pupils received special education services, while 3.8% of pupils were identified as gifted. The school employed 54 teachers. Per the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 5% of the teachers were rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under the federal No Child Left