Millfield School
Butleigh Road, Street, BA16 0YD
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 12 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Gavin Horgan
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,330
- Pupils on roll
- 1,276
- URN
- 123911
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01458442291
About this school
Millfield School is an independent school in Street. It teaches children aged 12 to 19 and has 1,276 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Millfield School under its current framework. 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
Millfield School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1945, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 223 | 241 | 233 |
| Attainment 8 score | 28.6 | 29.1 | 28.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
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 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 | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 28.6 | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 29.1 | 34 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 28.6 | 32.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,312 |
| 2023/24 | 1,383 |
| 2024/25 | 1,283 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 477
Location
Nearby schools
-
Avalon School1.0 miles
Special schools · Street
-
Tor School1.4 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Glastonbury
-
Millfield Preparatory School2.0 miles
Independent schools · Glastonbury
-
Compton Dundon School2.4 miles
Special schools · Somerset
-
The Levels School3.7 miles
Special schools
Other schools in Street
- Brookside Community Primary School Primary
- Elmhurst Junior School Primary
- Hindhayes Infant School Primary
- Walton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Crispin School Academy Secondary
- Avalon School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Millfield School teach?
- Millfield School teaches children aged 12 to 19. It is an independent school in Street.
- Who is the headteacher of Millfield School?
- The headteacher of Millfield School is Mr Gavin Horgan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Millfield School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Millfield School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Millfield School?
- Millfield School has 1,276 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 12 to 19.
- Is Millfield School full?
- Millfield School has capacity for 1,330 pupils and 1,276 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 School a faith school?
- No. Millfield School has no designated religious character.
- Is Millfield School a selective school?
- Yes. Millfield School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have Millfield School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 28.6 in 2022/23 and 28.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Millfield School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Millfield School'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 24 July 2026.