Records show that classes in science, navigation and astronomy were administered by the Town Council of Lowestoft in the late 19th century.

Accommodation was soon found for the provision of full-time instruction in Navigation at St John's Church schoolroom until the war's end.

Moreover, development, possible in other areas, had been difficult within Lowestoft due its fortress nature in the war years where the focus had been very much on the training of naval personnel.

Amongst many extraordinary accomplishments, one her most memorable was the organisation of 12 Domestic Science mistresses to train men in galley cooking for the Patrol Fleet based on Lowestoft.

Its specialist Maritime provision attracts many international students for Captaincy accreditation, as well as supporting the growing needs of the East of England's renewables sectors.