Our history
Our History
Originally founded in 1929 as part of Loughborough High School, Fairfield Prep School became autonomous in 1969.
In those early days, the School was centred around Fairfield House, known to one and all as the White House, and built in 1828 by a local family of influential hosiery manufacturers. Even with the magnificent additions to the School made in recent years, the White House remains at the spiritual heart of our close community.
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First-Class Facilities
Such first-class facilities, twinned with outdoor learning, play and sports spaces provide the foundation for a first-class, 21st century Early Years education, attracting pupils from as far afield as Nottingham, Derby and Leicester.
Fairfield’s own Entry Assessments for those aged 4+ are held annually in January, although a number of pupils enter the School each year at later stages of their education.
Now a flourishing School of some 500 pupils, Fairfield is a proud member of the Loughborough Schools Foundation family and is the Prep School to the senior schools: Loughborough Grammar School for boys; Loughborough High School for girls and Loughborough Amherst School for girls and boys. All the Schools sit on a beautiful shared campus on the south side of Loughborough.
Latest News:
PE teacher selected for England men’s netball team
Loughborough Schools Foundation is proud to announce that PE teacher, Mr Tom Halfhide has been selected to represent England in the 2025 Men’s Netball Nations Series in Singapore – an exceptional achievement for an athlete who first picked up the sport just over two years ago. Tom, who coaches netball at Fairfield Prep School, as…
Loughborough Schools Foundation welcomes Chris Staley as its new Chief Executive Officer
Following a comprehensive recruitment process, Mr Chris Staley has been appointed as Loughborough Schools Foundation’s first Chief Executive Officer. Mr Staley takes up the role from the start of January 2026, joining from Coventry School Foundation where he has been Principal and Chief Executive since 2022. Mr Staley brings to Loughborough a wealth of experience…
Spotlight on Sport at LSF
Throughout October and November our pupils have really thrown themselves into their sport. Pupils across all three of our schools competed in over 200 fixtures across eight different sports: from hockey and rugby to gymnastics and badminton! Loughborough Schools Foundation’s Head of Netball and Loughborough Lightning player, Ella Clark, invited two fellow players to coach…
