Millfield First and Nursery School

Millfield First and Nursery School has transitioned from an Outstanding rating 14 years ago to being assessed as Good in the latest inspection. This change reflects the school's adaptability and ambition to meet the needs of its pupils, who are consistently supported in their learning journey. The school has a positive atmosphere where values of respect, determination, and pride are evident, contributing to a good quality of education and a strong personal development ethos. However, there are areas requiring focus and improvement, particularly in curriculum consistency among subjects and communication with a minority of parents.

Strengths

• Pupils display a good understanding of school values.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Engaging early years provision with a range of learning activities.
• Strong tracking of pupil progress in reading.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils.
• Encouragement of physical activity through extensive outdoor facilities.
• Commitment to improving attendance and punctuality.

Areas for Improvement

• In a few subjects, some pupils achieve less well.
• Minority of parents lack confidence in support for pupils with SEND.
• Communication with parents could be improved.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Millfield First and Nursery School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.6% of pupils at Millfield First and Nursery School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Millfield First and Nursery School had 19.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.3% of pupils at Millfield First and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Millfield First and Nursery School received £6,775 and spent £6,987 for each of its 297 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £399,000 (£1,343 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Millfield First and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Millfield First and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in February 2024.

When was Millfield First and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Millfield First and Nursery School was last inspected in February 2024.

How many pupils does Millfield First and Nursery School have?

Millfield First and Nursery School has 311 pupils on roll.

What age range does Millfield First and Nursery School cover?

Millfield First and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 9.

Where is Millfield First and Nursery School?

Millfield First and Nursery School is at Monks Walk, Buntingford, Hertfordshire, SG9 9DT.