Millfield
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| Motto |
Molire Molendo (Loosely translated as "to succeed by grinding") |
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| Established | 1935 |
| Type | Independent day and boarding school |
| Headmaster | Craig Considine |
| Founder | Jack Meyer |
| Location |
Butleigh Road Street Somerset BA16 0YD England Coordinates: 51°07′21″N 2°43′39″W / 51.1225°N 2.7275°W |
| DfE number | 933/6022 |
| DfE URN | 123911 Tables |
| Students | 1,240 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 2–18 |
| Houses | 19 Boarding, 5 Day |
| Former pupils | Old Millfieldians |
| Website | millfieldschool |
Founded in 1935, Millfield is a co-educational Independent school for ages 13-18 years based in Street, Somerset, England.
Millfield is a registered charity. The school is the largest co-educational boarding school in the UK with approximately 1,240 pupils, of which over 950 are full boarders from over 65 nationalities.
Millfield Development and the Millfield Foundation, raises money to fund scholarships and bursaries. The school is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.
Millfield has its own pre-prep and preparatory school, Millfield Preparatory School (also known as Edgarley) in nearby Glastonbury which takes children from 2 to 13 years old. The prep school shares some of Millfield's facilities and over 90% of its pupils typically move up to Millfield each year.
Millfield was founded in 1935 by Jack Meyer (referred to at Millfield as "Boss") in the house originally owned by the Clark family, who owned and ran the shoe manufacturer Clarks, following his return from India with seven Indian boys, six of whom were princes. Meyer, educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College, adhered to the philanthropic aim "...to nurture talent by providing the very best facilities, teaching, coaching and opportunities in which young people can exercise and explore their abilities; and to give awards to those in financial need."
In 1939, the school became one of the first independent schools to become co-educational. Over the years, the school acquired land and houses around the locale, and a result there were many boarding houses within a 10-mile (16-kilometre) radius of the original site; this resulted in boarders living at houses or billets in the outlying villages — being bussed in and out for lessons and meals. Over recent years, many of these houses have been sold and the proceeds invested in new on-campus boarding houses. There are currently three country boarding houses occupied by male pupils.
The Millfield campus is based over 240 acres in Somerset, in Street, in the South West of England.
Millfield is predominantly a full boarding school with around 75% of its pupils as boarders. The house system is based on gender and status as a day pupil or boarder. With the introduction of 'Nine at Millfield' in 2014, year 9 is now treated as a transitional year with 'Year 9 only' day and boarding houses. All other houses are Year 10-Upper Sixth boarders and two are exclusively for Sixth Formers. The boarding houses are supervised by house parents and assisted by assistant house parents, tutors, and matrons. Each house generally has around 40-50 pupils.
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