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Millfield School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school

Belvedere Road, Thornton-Cleveleys FY5 5DG · millfield.lancs.sch.uk · 01253 865929

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Jul 2022
GCSEs, 2024/25
48.5
average Attainment 8 score. Lancashire 45.1, England 46
Demand for places
1.5
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
877
96% of 909 places
Local authority
Lancashire
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
21.7%
First language not English
1.1%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 244 families put the school first and 168 places were offered; 66% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 234 (Places 174)234September 2023: 208 (Places 174)208September 2024: 234 (Places 179)234September 2025: 227 (Places 168)227September 2026: 244 (Places 168)244Places 168
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261682441.5▲66%
September 2025Sept 20251682271.4▲71%
September 2024Sept 20241792341.3▲73%
September 2023Sept 20231742081.2▲74%
September 2022Sept 20221742341.3▲71%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.5, and 45.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lancashire it was 45.1, and across England 46.

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 45.1 (England 46.3)45.12017/18: 47.7 (England 46.5)47.72018/19: 45.0 (England 46.7)45.02021/22: 44.9 (England 48.8)44.92022/23: 45.5 (England 46.3)45.52023/24: 45.6 (England 45.9)45.62024/25: 48.5 (England 46.0)48.5England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲48.546.0
●45.1%45.4%
▲67.1%64.8%
▼17.1%40.5%
●3.954.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form0.60
Sixth form college36.3−5.9
Further education44.4+10.1
Other education1.2−0.6
Apprenticeship8.2+2.2
Employment1.8−4.2
Not in a lasting destination5.8−0.8
Activity not captured1.8−0.6

Ofsted

Millfield School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 July 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
12 Jul 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2012

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Sept 2009Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

68% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (154 replies, to 2 April 2023).

Recommend
68%
Replies
154
18% · 2 Apr 2023
Child is happy at school▼77% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼84% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼71% agreeEngland 83%
School has high expectations▼77% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▼77% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●82% agreeEngland 80%
Told how child is doing▼76% agreeEngland 83%
Good range of subjects●91% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●88% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼65% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼71% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 90% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲60% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 40% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼45% agreeEngland 67%

based on 28 parents (18%) with SEND

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