Address: Butleigh Road, Street, Somerset BA16 0YD
Website: millfieldschool.com
Founded: 1935
Pupils: 1,320
Ages: 13-18
Termly Fees: Boarding: £19,615; Day: £12,770
Head Teacher: Gavin Horgan
Religious Affiliation: The school chapel is dedicated for use as a place of worship for all faiths
Entrance Procedure: Selection based upon academic merit, which is assessed through entry tests, interviews and by references from the candidate’s current school
Contact: Rosie White, director of admissions; [email protected]
School Visits: Upcoming open days are 4 October 2025, 28 February 2026, 9 May 2026 or contact admissions for a personal visit
The Curriculum
Millfield offers a very broad and balanced curriculum, with a flexible choice of subjects for GCSEs, A levels (or equivalent) and BTECs.
Games & The Arts
Facilities include a concert hall, theatre, art gallery, equestrian centre, an Olympic-size swimming pool and brand-new cricket and golf centres. Millfield aims to ensure that every student is individually supported to discover their brilliance.
Pastoral Care
The care of each individual student is central to the philosophy of pastoral care at Millfield. Small tutor groups provide an environment for all students to meet others, seek guidance and support from their tutor and to experience the Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education programme (PSHEE). Each tutor group is attached to a house, and all students can access the housemaster/housemistress (one per boarding house) and assistant housemaster/housemistress.
Exam Results
Millfield’s A-A* grades or equivalent were 65 percent (based on the top 100 students).
Head Teacher’s Philosophy
To discover brilliance in every child; be the world’s best at immersing students in limitless academic, artistic and sporting opportunities; be the market leader in providing transformational bursaries.
Outstanding Characteristics:
- Millfield recognises that the world and the way in which education is provided are changing, and it changes with them. The school is not shackled by tradition like many other schools and is not afraid to challenge the status quo. All students are given the opportunity to be curious and to discover brilliance in the classroom, on the sports field, in the arts and the community
- A rigorous academic programme is supported by strong extra-curricular activities in the arts, drama, music and sport
- Outstanding facilities including state-of-the-art cricket and golf centres, Olympic-sized swimming pool, 450-seat theatre, 350-seat concert hall, music school and fully-equipped sciences labs
- In 2025, 29 students secured places at prestigious US universities, earning scholarships worth more than $11m. Destinations include the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, Stanford and Yale. Millfield are specialists in assisting students wanting to study in the US, with over 130 students attending US universities in the past four years. A further 13 students are attending other universities overseas, including IE University, Spain
