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
- 19.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.7%
White British 93.6%
Mixed 2.6%
Unclassified 2.3%
Other White 1%
Other Asian 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
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
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 12 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 18 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 36 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 41 |
| Biology | GCSE | 57 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 57 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 46 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 40 |
| Dance | GCSE | 8 |
| English Language | GCSE | 163 |
Admissions
Millfield Science & Performing Arts College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 179
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 234
- 2nd preference
- 193
- 3rd preference
- 219
- From another Local Authority
- 91
Offers
- 1st preference
- 170
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
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 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 34.0% 47.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 12.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 45.0% 21.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 5.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 5.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% |