Notable Old Boys
See also: Category:People educated at Watts Naval School- Captain Frank Beck, King Edward VII land agent in its public school days.
- Fred Copeman OBE. Royal Navy Mutineer, and subsequently Commander of the British Battalion of the XV International Brigade.
- Sir John Mills, a famous British actor, was born at Watts Naval School, where his father was a master.
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