Home care agency · Dilton Marsh

Fairfield Farm College

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 1 August 2019 Rating 7 years old

Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate

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Address
High Street, Dilton Marsh, BA13 4DL
Run by
Fairfield Farm Trust
Type of provider
Charity (registered charity 273924)
Service
Home care agency, Education disability services
Dementia
Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
Registered with CQC
December 2010 (15 years)
Registered manager
Samantha Josephine Thomas Sharlie Susan Ann Norris
Company check
Active, trading since 1977 (49 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 01318397)
Last CQC check
1 Aug 2019
Typical fees Estimated
£30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate

Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care

See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-122685767

An overview of Fairfield Farm College

Fairfield Farm College is a CQC-registered home care agency in Dilton Marsh, run by Fairfield Farm Trust. Its CQC registration covers adults under 65 and children, including people living with physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss.

At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (August 2019). It is one of 37 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Westbury; 27 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Each area CQC checks

  • SafeGood96 of 110 in Wiltshire
  • EffectiveGood102 of 110 in Wiltshire
  • CaringGood103 of 110 in Wiltshire
  • ResponsiveGood104 of 110 in Wiltshire
  • Well-ledGood97 of 110 in Wiltshire

Source: CQC, published 1 August 2019. Under each rating: how many agencies in Wiltshire share it.

Rating history

  1. Oct 2016 Good
  2. Aug 2019 Good
  3. Today Rating 7 years old

Published CQC ratings in date order.

Published inspection reports

The neighbourhood

Ward
Ethandune
Parliamentary constituency
South West Wiltshire
NHS area (integrated care board)
NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board
Urban or rural
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 20% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Home care in BA13 (8)

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Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence). Care happens at home, not here: this is where the agency is run from.

Key points from CQC's visit

  • Because the service is registered to provide accommodation and personal care for up to 28 people it does not comply with Registering the Right Support.
  • However, the service applied the principles and values of Registering the Right Support and other best practice guidance.
  • These ensure that people who use the service can live as full a life as possible and achieve the best possible outcomes that include control, choice and independence.
  • The outcomes for people using the service reflected the principles and values of Registering the Right Support by promoting choice and control, independence and inclusion.

Inspected 25 June 2019; report published 1 August 2019; supporting 28 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.

Reading Fairfield Farm College's CQC ratings

CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.

For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 96 of the 109 other agencies in Wiltshire that CQC has rated.

Costs to expect

We estimate visits from Fairfield Farm College at £30–£37 an hour (visiting care, weekdays), based on published prices in the region. As an example, an hour each morning and a 30-minute evening call comes to about £350 a week.

Live-in care in this region typically runs £1,450–£1,770 a week.

Wiltshire Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.

Who they support

As listed with the regulator.

Choice nearby

There are 9 other agencies within 3 miles, 7 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Butterfly Care (Bath, Wiltshire and Somerset), 1.3 miles away.

It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (7 of the nearest 25); children (1 of the nearest 25).

16 of the 21 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Ethandune ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB.

The registered provider

Fairfield Farm College is run by Fairfield Farm Trust (company 01318397), incorporated in 1977, 33 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 6 active directors and there is no insolvency history.

Track record

Fairfield Farm College has been registered with CQC since December 2010, about 15 years.

CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2019), starting at Good and staying Good every time.

It has gone 7 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.

CQC lists 4 reports for this location, the latest dated 1 August 2019.

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How Fairfield Farm College compares

  • Rated Good. Across Wiltshire, 90% of the 110 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 0 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (August 2019) is more recent than 11% of agency ratings in Wiltshire.
  • Registered with CQC in 2010, it is one of the longest-registered home care agencies in the area.
  • It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Wiltshire lists 6.

All figures compare it with other home care agencies in Wiltshire; CQC register, Oct 2026.

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Fairfield Farm College questions answered

What services is Fairfield Farm College registered for?
CQC lists Fairfield Farm College under: homecare agencies, education disability services. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
Who is the registered provider for Fairfield Farm College?
On CQC's register the provider is Fairfield Farm Trust.
How much does care from Fairfield Farm College cost?
Fairfield Farm College hasn't shared a price list with us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
How is Fairfield Farm College rated for safety and leadership?
By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
What is Fairfield Farm College's address?
Its office is at High Street, Dilton Marsh, BA13 4DL. Carers travel to people's homes, so check it covers your street.
Is Fairfield Farm College a registered provider?
Yes. Fairfield Farm College is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency (location ID 1-122685767) and was rated Good overall in August 2019.
Does Fairfield Farm College support people with dementia?
Dementia is not listed among the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask the provider directly if this matters to you.
How recent is Fairfield Farm College's CQC rating?
The latest rating is dated 1 August 2019, 7 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.

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