Millfield

Millfield, is a co-educational independent school for pupils aged 13-18 years based in Street, Somerset, England.Millfield is a registered charity and is the largest co-educational boarding school in the UK with approximately 1,240 pupils, of whom over 950 are full boarders of over 65 nationalities. Millfield Development and the Millfield Foundation, raises money to fund scholarships and bursaries. The school is a member of the G20 Schools Group and a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The Millfield campus is based over 240 acres in Somerset, in Street, in the South West of England.Millfield has its own pre-prep and preparatory school, Millfield Preparatory School in nearby Glastonbury which takes children from 2 to 13 years old. The prep school shares some of Millfield's facilities and over 90% of its pupils typically move up to Millfield each year.HistoryMillfield was founded in 1935 by Jack Meyer (referred to at Millfield as "Boss") in the mansion built and originally owned by the Clark family, who owned and ran the shoe manufacturer Clarks, following his return from India with seven Indian boys, six of whom were princes. Meyer, educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College, adhered to the philanthropic aim, known at the school as The Millfield Mix: "...to nurture talent by providing the very best facilities, teaching, coaching and opportunities in which young people can exercise and explore their abilities; and to give awards to those in financial need."