Fairfield Farm College (Fairfield Farm Trust), Westbury
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Fairfield Farm College excels at helping learners develop practical life and work skills in a supportive environment. The college uses a personalised approach that connects learning to real-world activities - from following recipes in the kitchen to working in the college café and taking part in work placements. As a result, an increasing number of learners move into paid employment after leaving, showing the college's success in preparing young people for independent adulthood.
Key Strengths
- Personalised approach to learning linked to vocational qualifications helps learners prepare for independent living and employment
- Effective individualised support from learning support assistants and tutors using strategies like zones of regulation
- Learners develop confidence and independence, practicing real-world skills such as working in the college café and following recipes
- Increasing number of learners enter paid employment after leaving college through work-related activities and external work placements
- Leaders have rigorous quality improvement measures in place and use curriculum reviews to improve teaching quickly
Areas for Improvement
- Some targets set for learners are not sufficiently challenging, meaning a few learners do not progress as quickly as they could
- Teaching strategies like visual prompts are not used consistently well by all tutors, and some worksheets are overly complicated
- Learning support assistants sometimes complete tasks for learners instead of encouraging them to do their own work, limiting independence
- Work experience opportunities are limited mainly to hospitality and land-based subjects, not exposing learners to the full range of career options available
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective at the college.
Extracurricular Activities
Equine therapy, work experience placements, college café, farm activities including animal care, hospitality training, construction projects
Fairfield Farm College is an independent specialist college on a 26-acre farm site offering residential and day provision for 128 learners with learning difficulties, disabilities, and complex needs. The college continues to be rated as good, with a curriculum focused on preparing learners for adulthood through vocational training.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
SEN Provision
No
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Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Westbury
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Admissions Demand - Wiltshire
Places available
6,286
Applications
5,079
Got 1st preference
94.6%
Got preferred school
98.9%
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