Millfields First School
Swift Close, Bromsgrove, B61 7BS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Montandon
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bromsgrove
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 257
- URN
- 116663
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01527831885
About this school
Millfields First School is a community primary school in Bromsgrove. It teaches children aged 5 to 9 and has 257 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Millfields First School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 290 |
| 2023/24 | 284 |
| 2024/25 | 274 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Millfields First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.9% | 15.3% | 257 | — |
| St Peter's Catholic First School | — | 5.3% | 21.7% | 219 | 0.2 miles |
| Charford First School | — | 6% | 22% | 498 | 0.7 miles |
| The Orchards School | — | 7.2% | 37.3% | 230 | 1.0 miles |
| Finstall First School | — | 2.8% | 2.4% | 296 | 1.1 miles |
| Meadows First School | — | — | — | — | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.33%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.9%
- Persistent absence
- 10.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Peter's Catholic First School0.2 miles
Primary · Bromsgrove
-
Charford First School0.7 miles
Primary · Bromsgrove
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The Orchards School1.0 miles
Primary · Bromsgrove
-
Finstall First School1.1 miles
Primary · Bromsgrove
-
Meadows First School1.1 miles
Primary · Bromsgrove
Other schools in Bromsgrove
- Blackwell First School Primary
- Catshill First School Primary
- Charford First School Primary
- Dodford First School Primary
- Fairfield First School Primary
- Finstall First School Primary
- Hanbury CofE First School Primary
- Lickey End First School Primary
- Meadows First School Primary
- St Peter's Catholic First School Primary
- Stoke Prior First School Primary
- Tardebigge CofE First School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Millfields First School teach?
- Millfields First School teaches children aged 5 to 9. It is a primary school in Bromsgrove.
- Who is the headteacher of Millfields First School?
- The headteacher of Millfields First School is Mrs Lisa Montandon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Millfields First School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Millfields First School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Millfields First School?
- Millfields First School has 257 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 9.
- Is Millfields First School full?
- Millfields First School has capacity for 300 pupils and 257 on roll (86%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Millfields First School a faith school?
- No. Millfields First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Millfields First School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Millfields First School as having nursery classes.
- What is Millfields First School's absence rate?
- Millfields First School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Millfields First School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Millfields First School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.