Spennymoor Grammar School Explained

Spennymoor Grammar School (also known as Alderman Wraith Grammar School) was a selective state school in County Durham:^[1]

History

It opened in 1922, went through several name changes and finally closed in 2015.^{[2] [3]}

Notable former pupils

• Sir Percy Cradock, British diplomat, civil servant and sinologist,^[4] Ambassador to China from 1978 to 1983
• Eric Gates, striker for Ipswich Town
• John McManners, British clergyman and historian of religion^[5]
• Bruce Oldfield, fashion designer (briefly)
• Dave Parnaby, football manager
• Jack Scott, BBC weather forecaster^[6]
• John Walton, Baron Walton of Detchant (formerly Sir John Walton), neuroscientist
• Peter Willis, former association football referee^[7]
• James Woodward, Principal of Sarum College^[8]

Notes and References

1. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/4693/1/4693_2162.PDF Durham University Archives
2. Web site: Final moments of Spennymoor school. Wear Valley Advertiser. 22 January 2018.
3. Web site: Demolition of Durham Road School - Spennymoor. YouTube. 22 January 2018.
4. "Sir Percy Cradock", Telegraph, 28 January 2010. online version
5. News: Aston . Nigel . Obituary: John McManners: British Religious Historian and Expert on the Ancien Regime . The Guardian, Obituaries . 36 . 14 December 2006 . 20 February 2008.
6. Web site: Home - Newsquest. archive.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk. 22 January 2018.
7. http://archive.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/2002/3/1/144237.html Main reference
8. '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