Millfield Science & Performing Arts College

Millfield Science & Performing Arts College is a community school in Lancashire in northwestern England.

Millfield Performing arts and Science College
Location
Thornton-Cleveleys , Lancashire , FY5 5DG United Kingdom
Coordinates	53°51′54″N3°00′03″W / 53.8651°N 3.0007°W / 53.8651; -3.0007
Information
Type	Community school
Local authority	Lancashire
Department for Education URN	119714 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head teacher	Nicola Regan
Age	11to 16
Capacity	2
Website	http://www.millfield.lancs.sch.uk/

History

On 28 March 1984 Barbara Power, aged 16 committed an arson attack on the school. It cost £100,000. She went on trial at Preston Court in September 1984. ^[1]

The school gained specialist college status in 2005. ^[2]

School facilities

Millfield consists of:

• A Block (the original buildings) - which houses Arts, Technology (resistant materials and food studies), I.C.T, Drama, Dance, Canteen, Offices, Medical room, Media studies and Performing Arts
• B, C and D Block (the tower block) - which houses Biology, Chemistry, Physics, French and Spanish
• F and G Block (the southern block) - which houses Geography, History, Religious Education, Citizenship and the Library
• H Block (the northern block downstairs) - which houses Maths
• J Block (the northern block upstairs) - which houses both English Language and English Literature.

The school has a large field, two tarmac playgrounds and sports hall for P.E sessions and for use by the school sport clubs.

References

1. The 'Split personality' of arson case girl, Manchester Evening News 21 September 1984, page 15, via Newspapers.com
2. The Specialist School College Archived 2 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Ofsted page on Millfield High School including inspection reports
• Millfield High School website