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Sidney · 19/12/2017 21:04

I have a sporty ds, who is interested in attending Millfield 6th Form. He is currently at quite an academic school in Birmingham, and I am worried about the quality of the A Level teaching at Millfield. Does anyone have any experience of it? I’m grateful for any responses, thank you.

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Sidney · 21/12/2017 07:41

Many thanks for the feedback.
Oldmillfieldparent, how many do you reckon are at the top end, roughly? I am not so worried about Oxbridge, or even Russell Group necessarily, more about the quality of the teaching.

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oldmillfieldparent · 19/12/2017 21:20

It is true there is a wide variety of ability at Millfield. Due to the size of their sixth form which is large for a boarding school there is a decent sized group at the top and bottom ends. My DC left 4 yrs ago and went onto to get an excellent degree and is now on a graduate scheme. They do not have a large continent that go to Oxbridge although students do gain places each year. A number of students go to universities abroad eg McGill.

OhBergine · 19/12/2017 21:07

There are more academic schools which are also sporty. My brother went to Millfield (albeit 15 years ago), he went there because he was excellent at sport but struggled academically.