Millfield Science & Performing Arts College
Belvedere Road, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 5DG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Regan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Blackpool North and Fleetwood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 909
- Pupils on roll
- 877
- URN
- 119714
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01253865929
About this school
Millfield Science & Performing Arts College is a community secondary school in Thornton-Cleveleys. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 877 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 168 | 171 | 164 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.5 | 45.6 | 48.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.07 -0.28 to +0.15 | -0.04 -0.25 to +0.18 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 38.6% | 45.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 70.2% | 67.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 9% | 12.9% | 17.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Millfield Science & Performing Arts College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.5 | 38.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.6 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.5 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 868 |
| 2023/24 | 872 |
| 2024/25 | 873 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Millfield Science & Performing Arts College compares
Millfield Science & Performing Arts College ranked 26th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 71% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.5 | 7.1% | 22.1% | 877 | — |
| Hodgson Academy | 49.5 | 6.3% | 18.3% | 1,121 | 1.5 miles |
| Montgomery Academy | 40 | 9% | 37.3% | 1,192 | 1.7 miles |
| Baines School | 45.8 | 8.5% | 31.6% | 726 | 2.1 miles |
| Blackpool Aspire Academy | 36.7 | 9.6% | 66.5% | 799 | 2.1 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Academy | 41.5 | 7.9% | 37.1% | 1,188 | 2.8 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)
- 22.11%
- English as an additional language
- 0.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.07%
- Persistent absence
- 19.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hodgson Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Poulton-Le-Fylde
-
Montgomery Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Blackpool
-
Baines School2.1 miles
Secondary · Poulton-le-Fylde
-
Blackpool Aspire Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Blackpool
-
St Mary's Catholic Academy2.8 miles
Secondary · Blackpool
Other schools in Thornton-Cleveleys
- Anchorsholme Primary Academy Primary
- Norbreck Primary Academy Primary
- Northfold Community Primary School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys Primary
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stanah Primary School Primary
- Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School Primary
- Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School Primary
- Thornton Primary School Primary
- Great Arley School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Millfield Science & Performing Arts College teach?
- Millfield Science & Performing Arts College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Thornton-Cleveleys.
- Who is the headteacher of Millfield Science & Performing Arts College?
- The headteacher of Millfield Science & Performing Arts College is Mrs Nicola Regan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Millfield Science & Performing Arts College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Millfield Science & Performing Arts College, 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 Millfield Science & Performing Arts College?
- Millfield Science & Performing Arts College has 877 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Millfield Science & Performing Arts College full?
- Millfield Science & Performing Arts College has capacity for 909 pupils and 877 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Millfield Science & Performing Arts College a faith school?
- No. Millfield Science & Performing Arts College has no designated religious character.
- Is Millfield Science & Performing Arts College a selective school?
- No. Millfield Science & Performing Arts College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Millfield Science & Performing Arts College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.5 in 2022/23 and 48.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Millfield Science & Performing Arts College rank locally?
- Millfield Science & Performing Arts College ranked 26th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 71% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Millfield Science & Performing Arts College's absence rate?
- Millfield Science & Performing Arts College's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Millfield Science & Performing Arts College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Millfield Science & Performing Arts College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.