Millfield Science & Performing Arts CollegeMontgomery Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Millfield Science & Performing Arts College and Montgomery Academy are secondary schools.
Millfield Science & Performing Arts College scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Montgomery Academy scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Millfield Science & Performing Arts College is ahead on our composite score.
Millfield Science & Performing Arts College was judged Good and Montgomery Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.5 for Millfield Science & Performing Arts College and 40.0 for Montgomery Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Millfield Science & Performing Arts College (44.9 in 2021-22, 48.5 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Montgomery Academy (41.2 in 2021-22, 40.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Thornton-CleveleysMillfield Science & Performing Arts College | BlackpoolMontgomery Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C59/100Stronger figure | D46/100 | |
| Local ranking | 33rd of 80 in Lancashire | 3rd of 8 in Blackpool | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 873 | 1,174 | |
| Capacity | 909 | 1,250 | |
| Location | Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 5DG | Blackpool, FY2 0AZ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 48.5 Stronger figure | 40.0 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45.1% Stronger figure | 31.7% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67.1% Stronger figure | 57.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 17.1% Stronger figure | 14.5% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.95 Stronger figure | 3.42 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 164 | 221 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 873 | 1,174 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 22.1% | 37.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 0.6% | 3.1% | |
| SEN support | 9.3% | 15.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.7% | 1.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.1% Stronger figure | 9.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.6% Stronger figure | 27.0% | 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 Science & Performing Arts College
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