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MOVING UP TO MILLFIELD

NINE @ MILLFIELD

Nine at Millfield is located right at the heart of the Millfield
campus as you can see opposite, with dedicated boarding
houses and a day house for Year 9 students only. There are
separate boys’ and girls’ boarding houses. The day house,
Ivythorn, is our only mixed day house at the Senior School.
We put the student at the centre of all we do. Nine at
Millfield welcomes students into the Millfield community
and offers them a year to establish themselves before
making confident transitions to Year 10, ready for the
challenges of their GCSEs. It also equips each student with
the skills and friendships to face the future with confidence
and excitement.
If you have any questions about the Nine at Millfield
programme please email:
admissions@millfieldschool.com

‘Nine at Millfield’ is a programme tailor-made to meet the
academic and development needs of 13-14 year olds.

We understand that Year 9 is a time of huge change for An innovative programme
children. It’s a big step from junior or prep school to a
senior school and also a time of adolescent change – for students in Year 9 to
physically, emotionally, socially and intellectually. ‘Nine
at Millfield’ has been created to help students with this help them settle into senior
change, providing the environment and support they need
to really get to know the school, settle in and succeed. school and to discover new
talents and interests.
Learning is at the heart of the programme, and throughout
Nine at Millfield we’ll offer a curriculum, both inside and
outside the classroom, which stretches and challenges ISI Inspection
each young person to make learning even more inspiring
and involving.

Our academic curriculum offers an exceptionally wide
range of subjects, all tailored to each student’s learning
ability.

This is combined with an outstanding sport and co-
curricular programme and a focus on learning in the
outdoors – making the most of Somerset’s wonderful
resources on our doorstep. This results in a dynamic,
diverse programme that engages and connects our
students with limitless academic, artistic and sporting
outcomes by discovering and nurturing their talents and
passions.

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