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![From Millfield to the Mid-Atlantic: OM Rufus Lewis Takes on the World’s Toughest Row]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1774276213/millfieldschoolcom/q61mbbtngy4aunw8wwoo/IMG_36601.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1774276213/millfieldschoolcom/q61mbbtngy4aunw8wwoo/IMG_36601.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1774276213/millfieldschoolcom/q61mbbtngy4aunw8wwoo/IMG_36601.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1774276213/millfieldschoolcom/q61mbbtngy4aunw8wwoo/IMG_36601.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1774276213/millfieldschoolcom/q61mbbtngy4aunw8wwoo/IMG_36601.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1774276213/millfieldschoolcom/q61mbbtngy4aunw8wwoo/IMG_36601.jpg","width":1643}])
Old Millfieldian Rufus Lewis (Walton House, 2015–2019) is preparing to take on one of the world’s most demanding endurance events: the World’s Toughest Row - Atlantic - a solo ocean row of more than 3,000 miles from San Sebastián de La Gomera to English Harbour, Antigua.
Rufus is set to race in December 2026, spending weeks at sea in a completely unsupported, self-sufficient crossing. Alone on the ocean, he will manage everything from navigation and weather to repairs, nutrition, and the mental challenge of isolation - all while rowing for up to 18 hours a day.
![OM TOBY SMITH WINS THE FRANK DAY PERPETUAL TROPHY ONCE AGAIN – THE ONLY PERSON TO WIN IT TWICE SINCE ITS INCEPTION]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770134184/millfieldschoolcom/kbanmdbagcqyggqe9vz9/IMG_04551.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770134184/millfieldschoolcom/kbanmdbagcqyggqe9vz9/IMG_04551.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1770134184/millfieldschoolcom/kbanmdbagcqyggqe9vz9/IMG_04551.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1770134184/millfieldschoolcom/kbanmdbagcqyggqe9vz9/IMG_04551.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1770134184/millfieldschoolcom/kbanmdbagcqyggqe9vz9/IMG_04551.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1770134184/millfieldschoolcom/kbanmdbagcqyggqe9vz9/IMG_04551.jpg","width":2200}])
OM Toby Smith wins the Frank Day Perpetual Trophy once again - the only person to win it twice since its inception
![Old Millfieldian of the Year Winners 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744212785/millfieldschoolcom/x3ekiqjhsmkkuyyren1v/OMoY251.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744212785/millfieldschoolcom/x3ekiqjhsmkkuyyren1v/OMoY251.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1744212785/millfieldschoolcom/x3ekiqjhsmkkuyyren1v/OMoY251.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1744212785/millfieldschoolcom/x3ekiqjhsmkkuyyren1v/OMoY251.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1744212785/millfieldschoolcom/x3ekiqjhsmkkuyyren1v/OMoY251.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744212785/millfieldschoolcom/x3ekiqjhsmkkuyyren1v/OMoY251.jpg","width":2000}])
We proudly present our esteemed winners for the OM of the Year Awards 2025.
![Maths World Champion Returns to Millfield]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1730285798/millfieldschoolcom/hnitppasnaqcdbkflthg/Yuka_4624_81342.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1730285798/millfieldschoolcom/hnitppasnaqcdbkflthg/Yuka_4624_81342.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1730285798/millfieldschoolcom/hnitppasnaqcdbkflthg/Yuka_4624_81342.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1730285798/millfieldschoolcom/hnitppasnaqcdbkflthg/Yuka_4624_81342.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1730285798/millfieldschoolcom/hnitppasnaqcdbkflthg/Yuka_4624_81342.jpg","width":1269}])
Yuka returned to Millfield for the first time since she left three years ago in 2021. She’s caught up with some teachers, walked around campus and visited some of her favourite spots from her time here.
![New film based on OM Isabella Tree's book, Wilding, has hit cinemas]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1718724026/millfieldschoolcom/hubfeeinknkrbi6jglvl/IsabellaandCharliecreditAnthonyCullen1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1718724026/millfieldschoolcom/hubfeeinknkrbi6jglvl/IsabellaandCharliecreditAnthonyCullen1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1718724026/millfieldschoolcom/hubfeeinknkrbi6jglvl/IsabellaandCharliecreditAnthonyCullen1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1718724026/millfieldschoolcom/hubfeeinknkrbi6jglvl/IsabellaandCharliecreditAnthonyCullen1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1718724026/millfieldschoolcom/hubfeeinknkrbi6jglvl/IsabellaandCharliecreditAnthonyCullen1.jpg","width":1440}])
Based on OM Isabella Tree's best-selling book by the same title, Wilding tells the incredible story of a young couple that bets on nature for the future of their failing, four-hundred-year-old estate.
![Old Millfieldian of the Year Winners 2024]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1715355450/millfieldschoolcom/djbewwvwlktej5eussck/OMWinnersGroup.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1715355450/millfieldschoolcom/djbewwvwlktej5eussck/OMWinnersGroup.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1715355450/millfieldschoolcom/djbewwvwlktej5eussck/OMWinnersGroup.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1715355450/millfieldschoolcom/djbewwvwlktej5eussck/OMWinnersGroup.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1715355450/millfieldschoolcom/djbewwvwlktej5eussck/OMWinnersGroup.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1715355450/millfieldschoolcom/djbewwvwlktej5eussck/OMWinnersGroup.png","width":2200}])
We proudly present our esteemed winners for the OM of the Year Awards 2024.
![10 OMs run 540km to put a stop to mosquito-borne disease with the World Mosquito Program]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1710342859/millfieldschoolcom/raymffvsbbbpzzyqjzyf/IG-Thumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1710342859/millfieldschoolcom/raymffvsbbbpzzyqjzyf/IG-Thumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1710342859/millfieldschoolcom/raymffvsbbbpzzyqjzyf/IG-Thumbnail.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1710342859/millfieldschoolcom/raymffvsbbbpzzyqjzyf/IG-Thumbnail.png","width":1080}])
A group of 10 friends from the Class of 95 are coming together for an extraordinary endurance challenge. Their mission? To raise awareness about mosquito-borne diseases.
![OM Skye Higgin shares her journey from a scholar to a showjumper]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1707924330/millfieldschoolcom/hqfrfmv6vtacwhb5o2o8/sKYEPP.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1707924330/millfieldschoolcom/hqfrfmv6vtacwhb5o2o8/sKYEPP.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1707924330/millfieldschoolcom/hqfrfmv6vtacwhb5o2o8/sKYEPP.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1707924330/millfieldschoolcom/hqfrfmv6vtacwhb5o2o8/sKYEPP.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1707924330/millfieldschoolcom/hqfrfmv6vtacwhb5o2o8/sKYEPP.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1707924330/millfieldschoolcom/hqfrfmv6vtacwhb5o2o8/sKYEPP.png","width":2200}])
Skye shares how despite riding from a very young age, she never considered riding as a potential career opportunity, until towards the end of her Millfield journey.