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Millfield
File:Millfieldlogo.jpg
Address
Map
Butleigh Road

Street
,
Somerset
,
BA16 0YD

England
Information
TypeIndependent day and boarding school
MottoMolire Molendo
(Loosely translated as "to succeed by grinding")
Established1935
FounderJack Meyer
Department for Education URN123911 Tables
HeadmasterCraig Considine
GenderCo-educational
Age13 to 18
Enrollment1,218
Houses19 Boarding, 4 Day
Former pupilsOld Millfieldians
Websitehttp://www.millfieldschool.com/

Millfield is a co-educational independent school in Street in Somerset, England.

The school currently has a roll of 1,200 pupil, of whom 935 are boarders. The school offers a number of academic and sports scholarships, along with a number of bursaries. A charitable trust, the Millfield Foundation, has been set up to raise funds to fund scholarships and bursaries — this is seen as being important to maintain the 'Millfield mix' — an important part of the school's life and ethos, where pupils of all backgrounds benefit from being at school together. The school is a member of the G20 Schools Group and a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.

Millfield School has its own preparatory school — Millfield Preparatory School at Edgarley Hall, based in nearby Glastonbury.

History

Millfield was founded in 1935 by RJO Meyer (always affectionately referred to at Millfield just as "Boss") in the mansion originally owned by the Clark family, who owned and ran the major shoe manufacturer Clarks. Meyer's philosophy was, "...to nurture talent by providing the very best facilities, teaching, coaching and opportunities in which young people can exercise and explore their abilities; and to give awards to those in financial need."[1]

In 1939 the school became one of the first independent schools to become co-educational. 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-kilometre) radius of the original site; this resulted in boarders living at houses or billets in the outlying villages — being bussed in and out for lessons and meals; over recent years, many of these houses have been sold and the proceeds invested in new on-campus boarding houses.

Scandal

In 1976, a 13 year old Persian pupil, Mehran Sarkeshik, committed suicide by hanging after being bullied at the school.[2] His body was discovered by Jason Connery,[3] an event that to his parents, Sean Connery and Diane Cilento, moving him to Gordonstoun.

Houses

Millfield is predominantly a boarding school with around 80% of its pupils as full or weekly boarders. The house system is based on gender and status as a day pupil or boarder. Some houses are mostly for Year 9-11 boarders and a few are exclusively for Sixth Formers. The boarding houses are supervised by house parents and assisted by tutors, who are pupils chosen by their respective years. Each house generally has around 40-50 pupils.

There are fourteen boys' and nine girls' houses; the oldest house is Millfield, which is the original building the school first began operating in. The house opened when the school was established in 1935 and is one of two sixth form boys' boarding houses.[4]

Girls
House Year Groups1 Day/Boarding
Abbey Senior Boarding
Acacia Senior Boarding
Kernick Senior Boarding
The Lakes Mixed Day
Martins Mixed Boarding
Overleigh Mixed Day
Portway Sixth Form Boarding
Southfield Senior Boarding
Warner Senior Boarding
Boys
House Year Group1 Day/Boarding
Butleigh Senior Boarding
Etonhurst Senior Boarding
The Grange Sixth Form Boarding
Great Senior Day
Holmcroft Senior Boarding
Joan's Kitchen Senior Boarding
Keen's Elm Senior Boarding
Kingweston Senior Boarding
Mill Senior Day
Millfield Sixth Form Boarding
Orchards Senior Boarding
St Anne's Senior Boarding
Shapwick Senior Boarding
Walton Senior Boarding

1 "Senior" denotes Year 9 to Upper Sixth (Year 13); "Sixth Form" denotes Lower and Upper Sixth only.

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Sports

Millfield's campus house a range of sports facilities.[7] 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, squash, cricket, orienteering, archery, and tennis.

Cricket ground

The only full County match on the school's cricket ground was held in 1961 when Somerset played Warwickshire.[8] Somerset returned to the school ground in 1975, where they played Gloucestershire in a List-A match in the Benson and Hedges Cup. In 1977, Somerset played their second and final List-A match to date at the ground against Hampshire.[9] The school ground has also held a number of Somerset Second XI matches in the Minor Counties Championship, Second XI Championship and Second XI Trophy, hosting 6 Second XI fixtures in total.[10][11][12]

2012 Olympic Games

Millfield appeared in the official London 2012 Pre-Games Training Camp Guide.[13] The Russian swimming team used the school as its training base before the London Olympics, and the Great Britain modern pentathlon squad also used the schools facilities in preparation for the games. [14]

Other facilities

  • Art gallery
  • Concert hall and recording suites
  • Fencing Salle
  • Meyer theatre
  • Squash courts

Headmasters

  1. 1935-1971 Jack 'Boss' Meyer
  2. 1971-1986 Colin Atkinson
  3. 1986-1990 Brian Gaskell
  4. 1990-1998 Christopher Martin
  5. 1998-2008 Peter Johnson
  6. 2008-Craig Considine

Notable alumni

Main article: Old Millfieldians

Former pupils of the school are known as Old Millfieldians or OMs.

Images

  • Millfield House
    Millfield House
  • The new maths block
    The new maths block
  • The school cricket ground and pavilion
    The school cricket ground and pavilion
  • The 50m Olympic Pool at Millfield
    The 50m Olympic Pool at Millfield
  • A map of the campus showing the facilities.
    A map of the campus showing the facilities.
  • Boss Meyer's bust outside Millfield House
    Boss Meyer's bust outside Millfield House

References

  1. ^ "Boss Meyer". Millfield School. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
  2. ^ http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1977/apr/01/millfield-school#column_287w. Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 1 April 1977. col. 287W. {{cite book}}: |chapter-url= missing title (help)
  3. ^ Walker, Tim (22 July 2008). "Nothing 'rubbish' about Connery's Millfield grenade". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  4. ^ Boarding - Millfield
  5. ^ Boarding Houses
  6. ^ Day Houses
  7. ^ "Schools Guide 2012 - Millfield". Tatler. 2012.
  8. ^ "First-Class Matches played on Millfield School". Cricketarchive.com. 1961-07-29. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
  9. ^ "List-A Matches played on Millfield School". Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
  10. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Millfield School". Cricketarchive.com. 1984-08-26. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
  11. ^ "Second XI Championship Matches played on Millfield School". Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
  12. ^ "Second XI Trophy Matches played on Millfield School". Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
  13. ^ Training Camps Website
  14. ^ BBC News
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