Millfield Preparatory School
Somerset
Salary:
£30,476.16 per annum
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
13 October 2025
Job overview
Millfield Prep School is looking for a dedicated Groom to join our busy equestrian team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about horse care and keen to work in a professional, supportive environment.
You will be responsible for the daily care and welfare of our horses, including feeding, mucking out, grooming, and yard maintenance. The role also involves preparing horses for lessons and competitions, assisting with turnout and exercise, and helping with shows and outings. Some weekend work and night checks are required on a rota basis.
This is a 52-week contract averaging 48 hours per week. During term time you will work 51 hours, from 6.45am to 5.30pm, and during school holidays 42 hours, from 7.30am to 4.30pm, over 5 to 5.5 days per week. The salary for this position is £30,476.16 per annum. On-site accommodation may be available to support the role.
We are seeking someone reliable, hardworking, and enthusiastic, with a genuine love of horses and a commitment to high standards of care. Teamwork, initiative, and professionalism are essential.
About Us
Millfield Prep offers an exceptional, all-round educational experience that puts the individual at the centre, in order to develop and discover their brilliance. Nestled in the beautiful Somerset countryside beneath Glastonbury Tor, Millfield Prep is an independent, co-educational day and boarding school for pupils aged 2-13, founded in 1945. We provide the ideal environment in which to grow up, foster a love of learning and create lifelong childhood memories.
Closing date: Noon on Monday, 13th October 2025.
Please note that applications will be considered on receipt, and as a result the vacancy may close early should an appointment be made. As such we would recommend submitting your application as soon as possible.
Millfield School is committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all. We are a community that celebrates diversity, supporting our pupils and employees to be brilliant as individuals.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Specific safeguarding responsibilities for this position are outlined in the job description. Offers of employment are subject to satisfactory safeguarding checks including, but not limited to, Enhanced DBS clearance. All positions within the school are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Be kind, be individual, be brilliant. Millfield School, where being an individual is recognised as the key to brilliance.
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About Millfield Preparatory School
Millfield Preparatory School
Edgarley Hall, Glastonbury
Somerset
BA6 8LD
United Kingdom
Millfield Prep offers an exceptional, all-round educational experience that puts the individual at the centre, in order to develop and discover their brilliance. Nestled in the beautiful Somerset countryside, Millfield Prep is an independent, co-educational day and boarding school for pupils aged 2-13, founded in 1945. We provide the ideal environment in which to grow up, foster a love of learning and create lifelong childhood memories. We pride ourselves on providing an exceptional, all-round education where every child can discover their brilliance. Our fundamental belief is that every child is unique and that they all have their own special talents which they enjoy and excel at and which we celebrate.
The school's facilities are unrivalled and our teaching provision immerses pupils in limitless opportunities so that wherever their passions lie, they will excel in academics, arts, music and sport, all in one place. Our focus is teaching pupils a broad, balanced and individually tailored programme, with academically challenging opportunities for our most able and support for those who need it. We promote confidence, health and wellbeing through involvement in sport and physical activity. We have around 150 full time boarders, many of whom are UK-based children but also children from 27 other nationalities, living in 5 boarding houses, and 250 day pupils.
We believe that all our pupils are brilliant at something and it is our job to help them find what that is. They gain a real sense of achievement from the variety of co-curricular activities on offer, the wide range of clubs include Kit Car Club, Programming & Coding Club to Soft-Toy Making and Skateboarding. Millfield Prep's outstanding facilities across 200 acres, allow pupils to excel. Whether it's swimming in our 25-metre indoor swimming pool, playing golf on our 9- or 18-hole golf courses, playing on our numerous sports pitches or horse riding in our fantastic equestrian centre which features over 120 acres of hacking trails and a British Eventing (BE) cross-country course.
The teaching staff at MPS are hugely committed and, in turn, the School supports them fully in their own professional development. A warm, friendly staff room that embodies a positive, can-do attitude makes MPS a fantastic place to work.
Head
Dan Thornburn
Values and Vision
Our Purpose: To break the mould as an activist educator and provide an education and an experience that honours the individual.
Our Vision: To be the world leader for the development of children.
Our Mission:
* Discover brilliance in every child
* Be the world's best at immersing students in limitless academic, artistic and sporting opportunities
* Be the market leader in providing transformational bursaries
Our values are Be Brilliant, Be Curious, Be Kind, Be Challengers, Be You.
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