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: [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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Eastman's Royal Naval Academy, originally in Southsea and later at Winchester, both in England, was a preparatory school. Between 1855 and 1923 it was known primarily as a school that prepared boys for entry to the Royal Navy. Thereafter, it was renamed Eastman's Preparatory School and continued until the 1940s. According to Jonathan Betts, it was "considered one of the top schools for boys intended for the Navy".
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