Great Ballard House was designed by Sydney Kelway Pope M.S.A, a local Southampton architect.

Around 1905, the Royal Navy requested that the name be changed and so it was renamed as Edinburgh House School.

In 1906, Louisa gave birth to Stuart Colborne Cruickshank, a future headmaster of Edinburgh House School.

They were Edward (Ted) Kingsley Kefford and David William Hutchinson (Hutch) When the 2nd World War began, the school left Lee-on-the-Solent, moving first to Wellington, Somerset and then in 1942 to Brightwell Baldwin, Oxfordshire.

With the large Arts and Craft house, vegetable garden and about 40 acres of land it was ideal for use as a school.

As neither he nor Stuart Cruickshank could raise the capital to purchase, Ted negotiated a lease and the school took occupation in January 1946.

Great Ballard House was built in 1904 by John Arnold Ubsdell (2nd) and his wife Genevieve Ann (née Eads).

Mr. J. Quibell-Smith (1984-1988) was next in post and put strong emphasis on the welfare of the pupils as well as their education and of the school being a happy place.