Millfield School

Millfield and Millfield Prep School are co-educational boarding and day schools for ages 2-18 based in 450 acres of Somerset countryside. Millfield has been named the UK’s Best Sports School for the 12th time. Millfield is home to more than 40 military children and the school have many former military personnel working at the school. The school understands that a good, consistent and stable education is important to military families. With Millfield Prep having 130 full-time boarders and Millfield home to 950 students, including 250 British expats, the schools offer an outstanding education, excellent learning support, world class sporting programmes and facilities, unrivalled co-curricular programmes, and a real home from home environment. 

Millfield and Millfield Prep are full boarding schools. This means that every weekend our boarding houses are full. Millfield is home to students from 75 different nationalities, and this breadth and rich cultural diversity is something everyone in the school embraces, learns from and is proud of. Full boarders enjoy a weekend programme filled with exciting activities and trips. Boarding houses are the place where most students make long-lasting friendships and receive the support and guidance of a team of dedicated staff to guide them through their time at school. 

All houses have a resident Housemaster or Housemistress (HsM), an Assistant HsM who also live onsite, and matrons and non-resident tutors who provide boarders with a warm and supportive atmosphere. Boarders also have access to a well-staffed Medical Centre, counselling service and the Spiritual Director. Millfield is a busy place, and life beyond academics is rich and varied. Prep School and the start of Senior School is a time where students can, alongside their academics, try anything. 

They are given free reign to discover their passions, find what they’re good at, and try everything in a supportive, nurturing and positive environment. At Millfield Prep, with over 10 hours of sports and co-curricular sessions weekly, Year 7 and 8 pupils dive into everything from team sports and musical theatre productions to inter-house bake-offs, councils, and camps. This is often where passions start to be discovered. Pupils are given the opportunity to try everything and find what they really love, and it’s absolutely fine, and actively encouraged, if this exploration continues into Year 9. As part of the Nine at Millfield programme at Millfield, students are given the opportunity to try a range of different activities through the Millfield Activity Pr ogramme. 

The relaxed environment allows students to try something new, such as mountain biking or beekeeping, with no commitment to continue it long term. There is a clear correlation between good academic outcomes in the classroom being reflected on the sports field or in the arts, and vice versa. Military Families pay only 10% of boarding fees, in addition to CEA. Visit Millfield at one of their upcoming Open Mornings. Book online: millfieldschool.com/admissions/open-days