| Type | High School |
| Is Dropout | no |
| Notes | Born on 9 February 1964 at Bielefeld, West Germany,[3] to Major General Sir Michael Carleton-Smith,[4] he began his education at Cheltenham College Junior School,[5] before attending Eton College, an all-boys public school.[6] In 1982, he went to Hatfield College, Durham, to pursue an Army-sponsored degree in Politics and Modern History.[4][7] He graduated from Durham University with a lower second class Bachelor of Arts degree in 1985. |