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Hi there. Yes, you're right it's the same search for my mother's old school.  Maybe a bit cheeky to have started a new thread, I thought it might get more attention...
My thinking was, this might have been the boarding house my mother talks about, then they were all bussed off to a separate site for lessons.
As it happens I had already tracked down the postcard and the library sent me a scan - only it doesn't show the building, it's a school photo from 1922!
However there does seem to be what looks a bit like the roof of a thatched cottage in the background on the other side of a large hedge, so it might have been next door or on a road behind.
Anyway, if anyone knows any more about Glenholm School, what the building was like or the names of any staff in 1940, it would be great to hear.
Thanks!

Thanks for the suggestion and all the trouble posting photos etc.  I contacted Foxlease and got the following reply:


Thank you for your enquiry. Foxlease was indeed used to house evacuated children during 1939 but only for a few short weeks. Shortly after this first small group arrived an exclusion zone was set around Southampton as the docks were deemed a potential target area, Foxlease fell into this area. The evacuees were re housed and no others were accommodated. Training courses for Guide leaders continued to be held but camping was not allowed on the site during the war. I am afraid we have no other records that would be of help to you. 
Have you tried the New Forest Centre  (  newforestcentre.org.uk  )  they have an extensive library and facility for family history research and for my experience are extremely helpful.

So, it seems it was not Foxlease, and may have had to have been further west outside the exclusion area.  Any more suggestions very much appreciated.

Jonathan.