anst ead ▁ 1 8 3 2 – 5 . ▁ ▁School s ▁and ▁education ▁The ▁Royal ▁Com mer cial ▁Tra v ellers ▁School s ▁were ▁s ited ▁in ▁W anst ead ▁from ▁their ▁foundation ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁by ▁John ▁Robert ▁C uff ley ▁until ▁their ▁move ▁to ▁P inner ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 . ▁The ▁schools ▁at ▁W anst ead ▁provided ▁housing , ▁food , ▁cl othing ▁and ▁education ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 3 0 ▁children ▁of ▁commercial ▁trav ellers ▁who ▁had ▁died ▁or ▁became ▁unable ▁to ▁ear n ▁their ▁liv elihood . ▁ ▁The ▁Royal ▁Mer chant ▁Navy ▁School ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁St ▁George ▁in ▁the ▁East , ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁Herm on ▁Hill , ▁W anst ead ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁The ▁new ▁building ▁provided ▁for ▁ 3 0 0 ▁or ph ans ▁of ▁Mer chant ▁Navy ▁se amen . ▁It ▁moved ▁again ▁to ▁Bear wood ▁House ▁near ▁W ok ingham ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁The ▁building ▁then ▁became ▁a ▁convent ▁refuge ▁for ▁women ▁and ▁girls ▁and ▁later ▁W anst ead ▁Hospital . ▁ ▁The ▁Royal ▁W anst ead ▁School ▁was ▁by ▁the ▁E agle ▁P ond , ▁Sn ares bro ok ▁up ▁to ▁about ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁It ▁subsequently ▁became ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁Crown ▁Court . ▁ ▁W anst ead ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁large ▁compreh ensive ▁school , ▁W anst ead ▁High ▁School . ▁Primary