 The cathedral and the associated religious and medieval architectural history provide
much of the employment.The city has a variety of sporting and cultural activities and houses several schools including The Blue School, a state coeducational comprehensive school that was founded in 1641, and the independent Wells Cathedral School, that was founded possibly as early as 909 and is one of the five established musical schools for school-age children in the United Kingdom.Wells' historic architecture has led to the city being used as a shooting location for numerous films and television programmes.