University Destinations

Millfield has a strong track record in supporting students in their decision-making on which university or college is best for them. Our Futures Department is resourced to provide guidance to meet individual aspirations, whatever a student’s ambitions, whether it is Oxbridge, Russell Group, specialist colleges, American and international universities, apprenticeships or gap years.

2024 Futures headlines

• 84% of cohort (308) secured Higher and Further Education places across the world.
• Forty-four students heading to overseas universities including six US Ivy League universities and Stanford.
• Three students accepted places at Oxbridge.
• Four gained highly competitive places to study medicine.
• Nine students are attending other universities overseas, including IE University in Spain.
• 13% opted for a Gap Year or Post-Results application
• Five students are heading straight into professional sport.

Popular university choices include Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Loughborough, Oxford Brookes, Surrey and University of the Arts, London (UAL).

This year, 44 students are attending institutions outside of the UK with Switzerland, Spain and France being popular destinations in Europe. North American application numbers continue to rise with 36 accepting offers at prestigious US universities including notable colleges (US top 20 ranked) University of Chicago, Stanford and Ivy League establishments: Columbia University, Cornell, Duke, UPenn, Princeton and one student has withdrawn from Yale.

Other popular universities include New York University (NYU), Rhodes Island School of Design, Parsons School of Design, Boston University, The College of William & Mary and Rice University. Many achieved a mixture of academic and sporting scholarships, including swimming, tennis, golf, soccer, hockey, basketball and rugby.

Millfield supports students with SAT classes and is one of few SAT test centres in the UK which means that students do not need to leave the campus to take their SAT entry exam.