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"^[1]. The school gained a reputation, in the late 19th century, as "the recognized place for coaching towards a naval cadetship".

In 1961, the school moved to Ascot, merging with the long-established Earleywood School (subsequently closing on 7 July 1997.)^[2] The former school site in Stubbington has been redeveloped as a community centre.

Although the school closed in 1997, following a swift decline due to economic circumstances and a decision to admit girls into what had been a traditional boys' prep school, the school's name has been preserved and re-registered as a Limited Company by one of the school's former assistant masters in the expectation of it one day being re-established as a traditional boys' prep school.

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
Admiral Sir David Anderson, Governor of New South Wales
Lt. Col. Angus Falconer Douglas-Hamilton VC, army officer and posthumous winner of the Victoria Cross
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
Bernard Acworth, pioneer of sonar, journalist and creationist
George Grogan, Army officer and Victoria Cross winner
Laneo George Hawker, Airman and Victoria cross winner
H O B Firman, Naval officer and Victoria Cross winner
Sir Thomas Sopwith, Aircraft designer
The Rt Revd Lancelot Fleming, Naval Chaplain and Bishop of Portsmouth

References

^ "A Brief History of Holy Rood Church". http://stubbingtonchurch.co.uk/hrhistory.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-17.
^ "Stubbington Hall School". Schools Index. http://www.school-index.co.uk/urn/110116.php. Retrieved 2007-08-17.

3. A History of Stubbington by Colin Prestidge (Warsash Press 1996)