Spennymoor Grammar School (also known as Alderman Wraith Grammar School, Durham Road School or Tudhoe Grange School) was a selective state school in County Durham:Durham University Archives
History It opened in 1922, went through several name changes and finally closed in 2015.
Notable former pupils
Sir Percy Cradock, British diplomat, civil servant and sinologist,"Sir Percy Cradock", Telegraph, 28 January 2010. online version Ambassador to China from 1978 to 1983 Eric Gates, striker for Ipswich Town John McManners, British clergyman and historian of religion Bruce Oldfield, fashion designer (briefly) Dave Parnaby, football manager Jack Scott, BBC weather forecaster John Walton, Baron Walton of Detchant (formerly Sir John Walton), neuroscientist Peter Willis, former association football refereeMain reference for much of the information: article at Darlington and Stockton Times website. James Woodward, Principal of Sarum College'WOODWARD, Rev. Canon James Welford', Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2018; online edn, Jan 2018 accessed 122 Jan 2018
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