Spennymoor Grammar School (also known as Alderman Wraith Grammar School) was a selective state school in County Durham: [1]
It opened in 1922, went through several name changes and finally closed in 2015. [2] [3]
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1922 to Wales and its people.
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