Droitwich Spa Lt. Col. Patrick Holcroft the Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire in Victoria Square on 1st June 2014. Collectively known as the Droitwich Canal, two canals met in the town centre. These are the Droitwich Barge Canal built by James Brindley in 1771 and the Droitwich Junction Canal built in 1854. The Junction canal linked Droitwich to the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. The canals were abandoned in 1939 but a restoration program saw them re-opened in 2011. The railway station, formerly on the Great Western Railway, is just outside the town centre with trains to Birmingham, Worcester, Kidderminster and Stourbridge. north-east of
The Bewdley School In 2017, 76% of Bewdley students achieved a GCSE grade 4 (old C) or above in English and 71% a 4 (old C) or above in Maths. The Bewdley School achieved 90% of A Level students gaining three or more A*-C grades. In April 2017, a name change was proposed by the new head teacher to shorten the schools title to "The Bewdley School." This was agreed upon by parents and governors in September 2017. The Bewdley School continues to have a large and growing sixth form. A new school logo was introduced in May 2018. The Bewdley School The