Heath Farm School, Ashford

What is it like to attend this school?

Pupils thrive at Heath Farm School. The exceptional quality of care and education makes a positive and pivotal difference to their lives. The school's values of 'love, commitment and opportunity' are part of pupils' everyday lived experience here.

A culture of inclusion and support pervades this school. Relationships between pupils and staff are built on the highest levels of mutual respect and care. Effective and personalised transition programmes give pupils the greatest chance to experience success from the very first day that they attend.

What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

School leaders and staff have a shared moral purpose to ensure that pupils have the very best education. The highly effective and ambitious curriculum blends learning, therapy and additional support in a way that matches pupils' needs precisely. Well-trained, knowledgeable and skilled staff deliver this curriculum extremely well. Core skills such as English and mathematics are prioritised to ensure pupils achieve qualifications that support them in achieving their future goals and ambitions.

In the sixth form, known as the college, students benefit from appropriate vocational and academic pathways. As in the rest of the school, provision is planned carefully to meet students' individual and specific needs. Students accessing the newly opened college provision are provided with highly tailored personal development programmes that well prepare them for adulthood. As a result, a high number of students successfully transfer on to further education or employment.

Bus Stops