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

Swanage Grammar School was a former school in Swanage, Dorset, England, established in 1929 (95 years ago) (1929). It closed in 1974 (50 years ago) (1974).^[1] Having been used as a centre for outdoor pursuits and geography-based learning, the building became defunct in 2002. In 2022 the school was demolished to make way for a housing development.^[2] The building was situated at the northern end of Swanage, at the top of Northbrook Road, 15 minutes walk from the sea.

Notable former pupils[edit]

• Peter Cockroft, BBC weather presenter
• Peter Foote, Professor of Scandinavian Studies from 1963–83 at University College London
• David Mellor, Conservative MP for Putney from 1979–97

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