Swanage Grammar School
50°37′12″N 1°57′50″W / 50.620°N 1.964°W
Swanage Grammar School was established in 1929 in Swanage, Dorset, England. It closed in 1974. The building is now defunct (from 2002) having been used as a centre for outdoor pursuits and geography based learning. Robert Rochelle managed the centre for the final 16 years. The building is at the northern end of Swanage, at the top of Northbrook Road, 15 minutes walk from the sea.
See also
- Forres School, former nearby independent boarding school
References
Notable former pupils
- Peter Cockroft, BBC weather presenter
- Prof Peter Foote, Professor of Scandinavian Studies from 1963-83 at University College London
- David Mellor, Conservative MP for Putney from 1979-97
- Stephen Orchard CBE, Chief Executive from 1989-2003 of the Legal Services Commission
- Ronald Shields, Managing Director from 1983-7 of Associated Newspapers (owner of the Daily Mail)
- Jeremy White, Local Government Ombudsman from 1995-2009, and Chief Executive from 1989-95 of the London Borough of Hackney