Millfield School, Thornton-Cleveleys

In its own words: "Millfield School aims to create a safe, caring and happy community in which our children learn to meet, with confidence, the challenge of their future. Millfield is a caring community within which students develop their true potential in intellectual, physical, creative, moral and social terms."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to ‘Team Millfield’. My name is Nicola Regan and I am immensely proud and privileged to be the Headteacher at our fantastic school. I have worked at Millfield since 2009 and have been the Head of English and the Deputy Headteacher here."

In 2026, pupils at Millfield School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Lancashire and 47 across England.

48% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Lancashire and 47% in England.

That is down from 48.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.04: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.4, against 51.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 244 families put Millfield School as their first choice and 638 named it as one of their preferences, for 168 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 82 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Millfield School are Hodgson Academy (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.3); Montgomery Academy (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.9); Baines School (2.1 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 47.4); and Blackpool Aspire Academy (2.1 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37.7).

Millfield School's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Of the 171 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 83% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 44% to a further education college, 8% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

1.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 109 pupils (12.4%) received SEN support and 16 (1.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Poulton-le-Fylde Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Millfield High School (by), 50 metres away.

In 2024/25, Millfield School issued 103 suspensions, 11.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 6 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Millfield School are Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School (0.3 miles), Stanah Primary School (0.5 miles), Carleton Green Community Primary School (0.6 miles) and Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.