Millfield SchoolFleetwood High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Millfield School and Fleetwood High School are secondary schools.
Millfield School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Fleetwood High School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Millfield School is ahead on our composite score.
Millfield School was judged Good and Fleetwood High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 47.5 for Millfield School and 37.0 for Fleetwood High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Millfield School (44.9 in 2021-22, 47.5 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Fleetwood High School (40.7 in 2021-22, 37.0 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Thornton-CleveleysMillfield School | FleetwoodFleetwood High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C59/100Stronger figure | D45/100 | |
| Local ranking | 30th of 82 in Lancashire Stronger figure | 63rd of 82 in Lancashire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Community school | Foundation school | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 877 | 1,025 | |
| Capacity | 909 | 1,040 | |
| Location | Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 5DG | Fleetwood, FY7 8HE | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 47.5 Stronger figure | 37.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 47.7% Stronger figure | 28.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70.9% Stronger figure | 49.5% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 172 | 182 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 873 | 1,005 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 22.1% | 53.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 0.6% | 1.6% | |
| SEN support | 9.3% | 11.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.7% | 1.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.1% Stronger figure | 10.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.6% Stronger figure | 32.0% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Millfield School
Fleetwood High School
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