Millfield Science & Performing Arts College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 13 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Lancashire
Unique reference
119714
Address
Belvedere Road, FY5 5DG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
872 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
51.9%
Girls
48.1%
First language not English
0.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
20.5%
Persistent absence
21.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 93.6%
Mixed 2.6%
Unclassified 2.3%
Other White 1%
Other Asian 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.07
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.17
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 9%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 39%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 45.5
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.62
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award46
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award11
Art & DesignGCSE1
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE45
BiologyGCSE28
ChemistryGCSE28
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE37
Design & TechnologyGCSE36
DanceGCSE9
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Millfield Science & Performing Arts College

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
179
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
234
2nd preference
193
3rd preference
219
From another Local Authority
91
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
170
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
177
97
80
Year 8
176
97
79
Year 9
172
97
75
Year 10
175
86
89
Year 11
172
76
96
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
79.0%
81.7%
85.6%
Further education
35.0%
49.4%
35.4%
School sixth form
1.0%
11.8%
36.6%
Sixth form college
42.0%
20.1%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
8.0%
5.0%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
6.0%
5.7%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
6.0%
6.5%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.1%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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