Stubbington House School

Stubbington House School was founded as a boys' preparatory school, originally located in the Hampshire village of Stubbington, now part of the borough of Fareham.

The school was founded, in 1841, by Reverend William Foster, as "Foster's Naval Academy" [cite web
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In 1961, the school moved to Ascot and subsequently closed on 7 July 1997 [cite web
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Notable alumni

* Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, First Sea Lord
* John H. D. Cunningham, First Sea Lord
* Lionel Halsey, naval officer and courtier
* David Renton, Baron Renton, British Conservative politician and government minister
* Robert Falcon Scott, naval officer and Antarctic explorer
* John Ellis Talbot, British Conservative politician
* Henry Bradwardine Jackson, First Sea Lord
* John Sandy Woodward, naval officer and Falklands Task Force Commander
* Lord Charles Beresford, naval officer and member of parliament
* Anthony Cecil Capel Miers, submariner and Victoria Cross winner

References