Millfield School is Europe’s leading independent school for sport, having been named Best Sports School in the UK for 11 out of 12 years. Football is the school’s highest participation sport with more than 300 boys and girls playing across all three school terms. Millfield’s football programme offers provision in coaching, facilities and competition on a par with professional club football academies.
The school offers students the unique combination of a professional academy level environment within a leading UK independent school setting. Individually tailored programmes provide players with a holistic development opportunity.
Millfield’s excellence in sport creates an exciting and ambitious environment where like-minded student athletes train and compete in their chosen sport at the highest level.
The programme is delivered by 12 UEFA A or B licensed coaches, the equivalent to an English Football League Championship Academy and unparalleled facilities include 11 pitches and an equivalent Premier League Category Two standard First Team Pitch.
A competitive competition calendar, including national tournaments and fixtures with professional academies, provides students with appropriate opportunities and experience to develop. Millfield’s Boy’s First Team won the U18 English Schools Football Association (ESFA) Cup Final at Stoke City FC in May 2025, triumphing over 350 state and independent school teams. Fixtures are attended regularly by scouts from Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Newcastle United and Aston Villa.
Staff have vast experience in giving students limitless sporting opportunities without compromising their academic progress. Students do not have to choose one or the other. The school has an enviable track record of providing players with pathways into higher levels of football, and recent leavers have been awarded professional contracts at Premier League and Women’s Super League clubs and numerous students gain places with USA universities at NCAA D1, D2 and D3 programmes as well as places at Russell Group universities.
Millfield are also specialists in assisting those who want to study in the US after Sixth Form, with over 130 students attending US universities from 2020-2024. Millfield’s Futures team provides students with specialist guidance for applications to American universities and timetabled SAT classes. Millfield are also an SAT centre, which means that students can take their SAT entry exam on campus.
Football alumni include Aston Villa (Captain) and England player Tyrone Mings, former Brentford player Romeo Beckham, Bristol City goalkeeper Max O’Leary and Bristol City Women’s player Maya Kendell.
Millfield’s new football brochure and film have recently launched: millfieldschool.com/millfield-football.
Find out more at our next Open Day on Saturday 4 October. Book here: millfieldschool.com/open-days
