Lancashire
Millfield Science & Performing Arts College
GCSE results 2026: every Lancashire school ranked · how England did
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 47.5 is close to the national average of around 46.
- 47.5
- Attainment 8
- 48%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Progress is close to average or statistically uncertain because the confidence interval crosses zero. This does not necessarily mean the school adds or detracts from pupil progress.
- -0.04
- Progress 8
- [-0.25, 0.18]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 168 | 244 | 162 (66%) | 638 |
| September 2025 | 168 | 227 | 161 (71%) | 603 |
| September 2024 | 179 | 234 | 170 (73%) | 647 |
| September 2023 | 174 | 208 | 154 (74%) | 621 |
| September 2022 | 174 | 234 | 165 (71%) | 611 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Lancashire’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 172 | 47.5 | — | 47.7% | 7.0% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 164 | 48.5 | — | 45.1% | — | 17.1% | 4.0 |
| 2023/2024 | 171 | 45.6 | -0.04 | 38.6% | — | 12.9% | 3.7 |
| 2022/2023 | 168 | 45.5 | -0.07 | 38.7% | — | 8.9% | 3.6 |
| 2021/2022 | 166 | 44.9 | -0.45 | — | — | 14.0% | 3.6 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Lancashire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 119714 |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Community school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Nicola Regan |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | FY5 5DG |
| Pupils | 873 |
| FSM eligible | 21.8% |
Contact and identifiers
Belvedere Road, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 5DG
http://www.millfield.lancs.sch.uk/1253865929| DfE number | 4011 |
| UKPRN | 10015959 |
| Opened | — |
| GIAS updated | 9 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 9 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 25 Sept 2022 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 12 Jul 2022 |
| Publication date | 25 Sept 2022 |