Swanage Grammar School

Coordinates: 50°37′12″N 1°57′50″W / 50.620°N 1.964°W / 50.620; -1.964 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.

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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

Schools in Dorset (including Bournemouth and Poole)

Primary	Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy Longfleet CofE Primary School

Middle	Emmanuel CE Middle School St Michael's CE Middle School

Secondary	All Saints CE School Avonbourne School Beaminster School The Bishop of Winchester Academy The Blandford School The Bourne Academy Budmouth College Carter Community Sports College Corfe Hills School Ferndown Upper School Gillingham School Glenmoor Academy The Grange School The Gryphon School Harewood College Highcliffe School Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy Lytchett Minster School Magna Academy Oak Academy Poole High School The Purbeck School Queen Elizabeth's School St Aldhelm's Academy St Edward's RC & CE School St Peter's RC School Shaftesbury School The Sir John Colfox Academy Sturminster Newton High School The Thomas Hardye School Twynham School Wey Valley School and Sports College Winton Academy The Woodroffe School

Grammar	Bournemouth School Bournemouth School for Girls Parkstone Grammar School Poole Grammar School

Independent (preparatory)	Castle Court School Dumpton School Hanford School Port Regis School Sherborne Preparatory School

Independent	Bournemouth Collegiate School Bryanston School Canford School Clayesmore School Leweston School Milton Abbey School Ringwood Waldorf School St Mary's School, Shaftesbury Sherborne School Sherborne School for Girls Talbot Heath School

Further education colleges	Bournemouth and Poole College Kingston Maurward College Weymouth College

Former	Beaminster Grammar School Cranborne Chase School Durnford School Homefield School The Old Malthouse Swanage Grammar School Uplands School Weymouth College (independent)

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Swanage Grammar School

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Notable former pupils