Millfield School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · Lancashire
Belvedere Road, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 5DG
65
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 12/07/2022
Application demand
71%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.9%
19.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
877
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
909 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
71%
1st preference success rate
161 of 227 families who put it first got an offer
168
Places offered
603
Total applications
3.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 227 | 161 | ● 71% |
| 2nd preference | 180 | 6 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 196 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 603 | 168 | 28% |
1st preference success by year
Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. 105 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Nicola Regan
- Address
- Belvedere Road, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 5DG
- Phone
- 01253865929
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward / constituency
- Marsh Mill · Blackpool North and Fleetwood
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 119714
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 22% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
877 pupils · 909 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
12 July 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 905 pupils
Attendance
92.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.04 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.66 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 45.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 67.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 17.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.95 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 164 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 162 | 17% | 54% | 75% | |
| English Language | 162 | 23% | 65% | 80% | |
| English Literature | 161 | 12% | 55% | 74% | |
| Combined Science | 123 | 8% | 35% | 63% | |
| History | 86 | 16% | 55% | 69% | |
| Geography | 64 | 9% | 44% | 63% | |
| Biology | 39 | 28% | 72% | 97% | |
| Physics | 39 | 15% | 59% | 90% | |
| Chemistry | 39 | 21% | 74% | 92% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 36 | 14% | 44% | 75% | |
| Design & Technology | 36 | 25% | 78% | 94% | |
| Art and Design | 34 | 29% | 71% | 97% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.