Millfield

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Millfield is a public school (English fee-charging boarding and day school for pupils aged 13–18) located in Street, Somerset, England. It was founded in 1935.

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Millfield
Address
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Butleigh Road

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BA16 0YD

England
Coordinates51.1225°N 2.7275°W / 51.1225; -2.7275
Information
TypePublic school
Private boarding and day school
Established1935
FounderJack Meyer
Department for Education URN123911 Tables
HeadmasterGavin Horgan
GenderCo-educational
Age2 to 18
Enrollment1,240
Houses19 Boarding, 5 Day
Former pupilsOld Millfieldians
Websitehttp://millfieldschool.com/senior
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Millfield is a registered charity and is the largest co-educational boarding school in the UK with approximately 1,200 students, of whom over 900 are full boarders of over 70 nationalities. Millfield Development and the Millfield Foundation raise money to fund scholarships and bursaries. The school is a member of the G20 Schools Group and a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The Millfield campus is based over 240 acres in Somerset, in and around Street, in the South West of England.

Millfield has its own pre-prep and preparatory school, Millfield Preparatory School (also known as Edgarley) in nearby Glastonbury, which takes children from 2 to 13 years old. The prep school shares some of Millfield's facilities. It acts as a feeder school, with over 90% of its pupils typically moving up to Millfield each year.