Community school · Lancashire

Millfield School

11–16Ages
877Pupils
SecondaryPhase
119714URN

Belvedere Road, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 5DG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.8per place

1.3 above Lancashire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LancashireSelective

638 applications for 168 places · 8th of 81 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

47.5of 90

Lancashire 43.8 England 46.0

28th of 81 in Lancashire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 12 July 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.8applications per place, Year 7

1.3 above Lancashire median (2.5) 1.6 above England median (2.2)

638 applications · 168 places offered · 244 named it first

2026 3.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 3.9; Lancashire median median 2.8
2019 4.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2018 4.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2017 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.7
2016 3.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2015 4.0; Lancashire median median 2.7
2014 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.6

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Lancashire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	168	638	3.8	244	1.45
Sep 2025	168	603	3.6	227	1.35
Sep 2024	179	647	3.6	234	1.31
Sep 2023	174	621	3.6	208	1.20
Sep 2022	174	611	3.5	234	1.34
Sep 2021	173	660	3.8	228	1.32
Sep 2020	174	670	3.9	250	1.44
Sep 2019	176	705	4.0	235	1.34
Sep 2018	169	682	4.0	260	1.54
Sep 2017	174	639	3.7	226	1.30
Sep 2016	171	667	3.9	281	1.64
Sep 2015	160	642	4.0	253	1.58
Sep 2014	161	598	3.7	221	1.37

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

172 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)47.528th of 81 in Lancashire

Lancashire 43.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths48%27th of 81 in Lancashire

Lancashire 39% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths71%

Lancashire 64% England 66%

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.04

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	172	47.5	48%	71%	–
2024/25	164	48.5	45%	67%	–
2023/24	171	45.6	39%	70%	−0.04
2022/23	168	45.5	39%	65%	−0.07

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Millfield SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

3.8applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
Hodgson Academy
2.4 km · Lancashire

Good2022

3.3applications per place 49.3Attainment 8
Montgomery Academy
2.7 km · Blackpool

Good2024

1.7applications per place 40.9Attainment 8
Baines School
3.3 km · Lancashire

2026

2.6applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
Blackpool Aspire Academy
3.4 km · Blackpool

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 37.7Attainment 8
Unity Academy Blackpool
4.2 km · Blackpool

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 27.9Attainment 8
St Mary's Catholic Academy
4.6 km · Blackpool

2026

2.2applications per place 44.2Attainment 8
Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood
4.8 km · Lancashire

2026

2.2applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
Fleetwood High School
5.6 km · Lancashire

2026

1.5applications per place 37.0Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 119714 · 888/4011
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 909 pupils · 877 on roll
Free school meals: 21.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Belvedere Road, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 5DG
Local authority: Lancashire · Wyre

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources