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Encyclopedia > Millfield School
Millfield
Millfieldlogo.png
Motto Molire Molendo
Established 1935
Type Independent, boarding
Headmaster Mr Craig Considine
Founder Jack Meyer
Location Butleigh Road
Street
Somerset
BA16 0YD
England
Students 1260
Gender Mixed
Ages 3 to 20
Houses (Girls' houses are in red; Boy's houses are in blue)
Boarding
Abbey
Acacia

Butleigh
Etonhurst
Holmcroft
Joan's Kitchen
Keen's Elm

Kernick
Kingweston
Martins
Millfield (6th form only)
Orchards

Old Portway
Portway (6th form only)
St Anne's
Shapwick

Southfield
Walton
Warner
Day
Great
Mill

Overleigh
Rookery
The Lakes
Website www.millfieldschool.com
Coordinates: 51°07′21″N 2°43′39″W / 51.1225°N 2.7275°W / 51.1225; -2.7275
The new maths block
The 50m Olympic Pool at Millfield
A map of the campus showing the facilities.

Millfield is an independent school in Street, Somerset, England. It caters for 1,260 pupils, of which 910 are boarders.[1] The school's selection criteria are non-academic and some pupils receive subsidised tuition in the form of scholarships and bursaries. Millfield is a co-educational independent boarding school in Somerset, UK. Millfield is also the name of several places: in Australia Millfield, New South Wales, a suburb of Cessnock, New South Wales in the United Kingdom Millfield, Cambridgeshire, a district of Peterborough Millfield, Tyne and Wear, a suburb of Sunderland... A boarding school is usually a fee-charging school where some or all pupils not only study, but also live during term time, with their fellow students and possibly teachers. ... Rollo John Oliver Meyer (15 March 1905 – 9 March 1991), known generally as Jack Meyer and at Millfield, mainly as Boss, was an English educationalist who founded Millfield School in Somerset; he was also an all-round sportsman who played cricket at first-class level in England and in India. ... Map sources for Street at grid reference ST4836 Street is a town in the county of Somerset, England, situated on a dry spot in the Somerset Levels, at the end of the Polden Hills, two miles south west of Glastonbury. ... This article is about the county of Somerset in England. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... An independent school in the United Kingdom is a school relying, for all of its funding, upon private sources, so almost invariably charging school fees. ... Map sources for Street at grid reference ST4836 Street is a town in the county of Somerset, England, situated on a dry spot in the Somerset Levels, at the end of the Polden Hills, two miles south west of Glastonbury. ...


The pupil-teacher ratio is 7.5:1 and the average class size is 12.


The Good Schools Guide called the school an "Impressive, good-looking school...Strong in every area and a great confidence builder for sporty kids and those who have struggled elsewhere."[2] The Good Schools Guide is a guide to British schools (both state and private), compiled by a team of editors, which according to the official website comprises some 50 editors, writers, researchers and contributors; mostly parents but some former headteachers. ...


Millfield School has its own Preparatory School, situated in Glastonbury, Somerset. Millfield Preparatory School is a Preparatory school in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. ... For other uses, see Glastonbury (disambiguation). ...

Contents

History

Millfield was founded in 1935 by RJO Meyer (always affectionately referred to just as "Boss") in the house originally owned by the Clark family, who owned and ran the major shoe manufacturer Clarks.[3] 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 km) radius of the original site. In recent years, several new boarding houses have been built on the school campus, replacing those situated off-campus. Students at the school are coloquially referred to as "Miffy's". Rollo John Oliver Meyer (15 March 1905 – 9 March 1991), known generally as Jack Meyer and at Millfield, mainly as Boss, was an English educationalist who founded Millfield School in Somerset; he was also an all-round sportsman who played cricket at first-class level in England and in India. ... For other uses, see Shoe (disambiguation). ... C & J Clark company headquarters C. and J. Clark Ltd, better known as Clarks, is a British shoe manufacturer with a high street retail operation. ...


In 2005 the school was one of fifty independent schools which were found guilty of running an illegal price-fixing cartel, exposed by The Times, which had allowed them to drive up fees for thousands of parents.[4] Each school was required to pay a nominal penalty of £10,000 and all agreed to make ex-gratia payments totalling £3 million into a trust designed to benefit pupils who attended the schools during the period in respect of which fee information was shared.[5] For other uses, see Times. ...

Sports

Millfield's large purpose-built campus houses a wide range of facilities and 130 staff sports coaches oversee the different sports on offer, including basketball, golf, hockey (indoor and outdoor), girls' athletics, fencing, modern pentathlon, triathlon, rugby union sevens, boys' and girls' squash, cricket, orienteering, and boys' and girls' tennis. Notable former sporting pupils have been rugby players Anthony Allen and Olly Morgan and cricketers Rory Hamilton-Brown, Simon Jones, Craig Kieswetter and James Hildreth. This article is about the sport. ... This article is about the game. ... For the 1980 John Zorn album, see Hockey (album). ... Competitors in the final round of the Mens Modern Pentathlon push for the finish line at the Goudi Sports Complex on August 26, 2004. ... This article is about a type of athletic competition. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... Squash racquet and ball Players in a glass-backed squash court International Squash Singles Court, as specified by the World Squash Federation Squash is an indoor racquet sport that was formerly called Squash racquets, a reference to the squashable soft ball used in the game (compared with the harder ball... This article is about the sport. ... The international orienteering symbol. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... Anthony Allen (born 1 September 1986, Southampton) is an English rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership for Gloucester Rugby. ... Oliver Morgan (born 3 November 1985 in London) is a rugby union footballer who plays at fullback for Gloucester and England. ... Rory Hamilton-Brown is a right handed batsman and part time off spin bowler who plays cricket for Surrey. ... Simon Philip Jones MBE (born 25 December 1978 in Swansea, Glamorgan) is a Welsh cricketer who plays for Glamorgan County Cricket Club and England. ... Craig Kieswetter (born 28 November 1987 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South Africa-born wicket-keeper batsman who, despite playing for South Africa Under-19s, will qualify for England in February 2010. ... James Hildreth (September 9, 1984 - ) - One of the most talented young England batsmen around and he has impressed for both the Under 19s and his county Somerset. ...


The sports facilities of the school include:

  • 3 Olympic-quality water-based astroturfs
  • 2 18-hole golf courses and a driving range
  • A running track, with track and field facilities
  • 2 multi-purpose sports halls
  • A large equestrian centre (including an indoor riding school)
  • An indoor tennis centre with numerous courts
  • A 50 metre indoor swimming pool
  • A large gym and a free weights room
  • A fencing salle
  • A judo dojo
  • A full sized cricket pitch with practice facilities
  • Large multi use playing fields for rugby and football pitches
  • Many tennis courts, darts centres, squash and netball courts.

Millfield governors

Notable Old Millfieldians

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Millfield Preparatory School is a Preparatory school in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. ... Hazlegrove is an Independent Day and Boarding Preparatory School for 350 boys and girls aged 2½ to 13. ... The Paragon School is an independent prep co-educational school in Bath, England, catering for approximately 220 pupils in total from 3 to 11 years. ... Springmead Preparatory School is an independent, co-educational, preparatory school and nursery, catering for children aged 2 to 11 years. ... Bruton School for Girls is an independent day and boarding school for girls aged 2 – 18 located near Pitcombe in Bruton in south east Somerset, England. ... Chilton Cantelo School is a small profit-making coeducational Independent school located in the village of Chilton Cantelo near Yeovil and Sherborne in Somerset, England. ... Downside School is a Roman Catholic Public School in Stratton-on-the-Fosse near Bath, situated next to Downside Abbey. ... King Edwards School (KES), Bath in South-West England is a Private School providing education for pupils aged 3 - 18. ... Kings College is a British secondary boarding school in Taunton, Somerset county, England. ... Kings Bruton is an independent co-educational secondary school based in Bruton, Somerset, England. ... Kingswood School is a day and boarding school in Bath, Somerset. ... Monkton Combe School is an independent Christian school near Bath, England. ... The Park School (Yeovil) is an independent, co-educational boarding and day school, in Yeovil, Somerset, England. ... Prior Park College is a Catholic co-educational boarding school. ... Queens College is located in Taunton, England. ... The Royal High School is a private girls school in the city of Bath, catering for approximately 1000 pupils in total. ... Sidcot School is an independent fee-paying school associated with the Religious Society of Friends. ... Taunton School Taunton School is an independent school in Taunton, Somerset, England. ... Wellington School, Somerset, is a co-educational public school catering for both boarders and day pupils. ... Wells Cathedral School is a British independent school located in Somerset. ... Farleigh College is a mainly residential special school for pupils with Asperger’s syndrome, situated at Newbury Manor, an 18th century country house near Mells, Somerset, England. ... North Hill House School - also referred to as NHH - is an independent specialist school in Frome, Somerset for boys with Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism between the ages of 7-18. ... Three Ways School is a special school in Odd Down, Bath, England. ... The City of Bath Technical School was formerly part of a co-educational Bath Technical College (founded 1906) located in Bath, within the ceremonial county of Somerset, England. ... Ravenscroft School (until 1978 called Ravenscroft Preparatory School) was an independent day and boarding school, initially for boys only but from 1964 co-educational, in Somerset, England. ... Bridgwater College is a Further Education college primarily based in Bridgwater, Somerset. ... // The college opened in 1892 under the name of Bath City Science, Art and Technical Schools. ... Norton Radstock College is a further education college serving Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Keynsham and surrounding districts in Bath, Bristol, Wiltshire and Somerset, England. ... The Richard Huish College is named after Richard Huish who originally established the college as a grammar school for boys in the 18th century. ... Somerset College of Arts and Technology is a community college based in Taunton, in the county of Somerset, England. ... Strode College Strode College is a tertiary institution and further education college situated in Street, Somerset, UK. It provides education for 16+ students after they leave secondary school, these courses are usually A-levels or BTECs. ... Weston College is a British higher education college situated in Weston-super-Mare, England. ... Yeovil College is a tertiary institution and further education college based in Yeovil, Somerset, England. ... Bath Spa University is a university based in, and around, Bath, England. ... The University of Bath is a campus university located in Bath, England. ... This list of Schools in Somerset covers those schools within the area of the Somerset Local Education Authority (LEA), which includes the five non-metropolitan districts of South Somerset, Taunton Deane, West Somerset, Sedgemoor and Mendip but does not include Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset which fall... This List of schools in Bath and North East Somerset covers schools within the area of the Unitary Authority of Bath and North East Somerset. ... This List of schools in North Somerset covers schools within the area of the Unitary Authority of North Somerset, who provide support for 78 schools, delivering education to approximately 28,000 pupils. ...

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Independent school (UK) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3656 words)
Unlike the state sector, a child may be expelled under the school's statutes, at the discretion of the Head, primarily with a view to the wider interests of the school: the most usual causes being drug-taking, whether at school or away, or any notorious rejection of the school's values, such as extreme dishonesty or violence.
John's School, Leatherhead, Epsom College and the City of London School, another day school (which derived from a mediæval foundation of 1442) was reconstituted by a private Act of Parliament in 1835 and was held to be a public school by the Divisional Court in the case of Blake vs. City of London in 1886.
University College School, founded in 1830 as part of University College London, was unique in that it neither took boarders nor gave religious education; indeed, by not limiting its intake to a specific religious denomination, it gained the claim of being the first truly "public" school, open to all.
Millfield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (612 words)
Millfield is a distinctive Independent school in Street, Somerset, England.
Millfield was founded in 1935 by RJO Meyer (always affectionately referred to just as "Boss") in the house originally owned by the Clark family, who owned and ran the major shoe manufacturer Clarks.
In recent years, Millfield teams have won national championships in basketball, golf, hockey (indoor and outdoor), girls' athletics, modern pentathlon, triathlon, rugby sevens, boys' and girls' squash, cricket, orienteering, and boys' and girls' tennis.
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