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Millfield was founded by RJO (Jack) Meyer in 1935, following his return from India with seven Indian boys, six of whom were princes. He came to be known as 'Boss' Meyer. The school was originally based in Millfield House, which is today a boarding house, but then was rented from the Clark family who owned most of Street. The school grew steadily and in 1939 became one of the first independent schools to be co-educational. In 1942, Martin Attlee, son of the then Deputy Prime Minister, Clem, joined the school in the hope of overcoming ‘word-blindness’. The Millfield method was so successful that Martin Attlee went on to university, with the school gaining fame as the first in the country to deal successfully with dyslexic students.
We are diverse in a way that others are not; we are of a scale that others are not; we have ambitions for our children that others do not.
We encourage our children to question and challenge and ask why? To be bold, to be honest; we champion the voice of each child, we are disruptors for positive change, and we seek new and better ways to do things. We want to be at the forefront of child development, they are the future. We help each individual to discover their own brilliance.
This starts in the Pre-Prep, through Millfield Prep and into Millfield. From the moment children arrive, aged two onwards, we help them develop their character, resilience, relationships, abilities, skills and knowledge.
The Millfield Way is an attitude that brings together key staff in a child's life in a way that does not happen in other schools. It is an excellence of teaching and coaching with the child at the centre. Once your child has found their passion, we tailor an education programme that is right for them, wherever their talents lie.
As one of the largest co-educational boarding and day schools in the UK with over 1300 students at Millfield (75% are boarders) and 440 at Millfield Prep (31% are boarders, aged 7+), we have the resources to offer world leading teaching and coaching.
Purpose, Vision & Mission
Millfield School is a remarkable place. From its foundation in 1935, with six princes brought from India, Millfield is today one of the leading UK independent schools for boys and girls, aged 2-18 years. The community spans from Pre-Prep and Prep, to Senior and Sixth Form, and Millfield Enterprises offering English language holiday courses and sports activity courses and residentials outside of term time.
Our Purpose-To break the mould as an activist educator and provide an education and an experience that honours the individual.
Our Vision-To be the world leader for the development of children.
Our Mission
We pride ourselves on providing an exceptional, all-round education that enables each child to try everything on offer, to find out what they really enjoy and are good at. The capacity to engage children at many different levels is central to life at Millfield and we offer countless opportunities across many different learning contexts both inside and outside the classroom. Talented and committed staff work with our children to achieve these ends.
The school is grounded in the strength of relationships that are the bedrock of all great communities. Millfield is tremendously diverse in terms of the academic, cultural and sporting backgrounds of its children, and we celebrate this diversity.
Millfield is committed to build on its legacy to look forward without losing sight of what has come before.
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Millfield School in Somerset has truly been a game changer for my child; the incredible support from the staff coupled with a rich curriculum has sparked both enthusiasm and remarkable progress in their learning journey.
By Bahar (Jun, 2024) |