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Your facilities

Learn in specialist facilities used by students, staff and industry professionals. Some of our facilities are run as commercial businesses, so you’ll develop the latest skills and have the opportunity to gain valuable professional experience.

Agriculture and Digital Innovation Farm Benefit from your own 360-hectare classroom. Develop hands-on skills on our commercial campus farm, which supplies Müller and Marks and Spencer. You’ll gain experience of the latest smart farming technology with our Digital Innovation Farm, including a £2 million Agri-Tech Centre and modern dairy parlour. Animal Centre Our campus is home to over 70 species, ranging from ferrets, meerkats and prairie dogs, to emus, llamas and our giant sulcata, Millie, in our tortoise enclosure. Benefit from a Walled Animal Garden, reptile and aquatics rooms, aviaries, an orchard paddock, and equine and livestock centres. Equine Centre Get career-ready as you take part in practical sessions using our world-class Racewood Eventing simulators and horses in our equine yard, available for learning or riding opportunities. Weekly competitions are a great way to have fun as you improve. Our 230-stable livery yard means that you could bring your own horse with you.

A-levels, classrooms and labs Expand your knowledge in our modern College Learning Centre and well-equipped laboratories. You’ll study three A-levels for six hours per subject each week, take part in supervised study sessions, and develop your employability and life skills with our extensive enrichment programme. Sports Academy Our £10 million Sports Academy offers high-tech facilities, including specialist labs, rehabilitation suite, power gym and multi-sports hall, as well as sports pitches. These facilities are used by students in our Sports Academies to reach their athletic potential. Outdoor Activities and Uniformed Protective Services Experience a range of outdoor sports, utilising our 360-hectare campus and visiting places such as Aztec Adventures (Upton Warren), Gloucester Climbing Centre, Lake 86 Water Park and the River Wye. Lead activities and gain professional qualifications.

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