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:
Gym Tots – Spring Sessions
Gym Tots We’re thrilled to share that our brand‐new programme Gym Tots is launching in January 2026 at Fairfield Prep! If you have a toddler aged 2–4 and you’re looking for a fun, active, and confidence-building class that you can share with them, this is it. Gym Tots is a weekly session designed especially for…
Baby & Toddler Music Group – Spring Sessions
Our Music Groups for babies and toddlers is back this January. These delightful sessions are designed to spark creativity in our youngest learners, while offering parents and carers a warm and welcoming space to bond, play and connect. Led by Andrew Groom, a specialist Primary Music Teacher at Fairfield Prep School with a wealth of…
Inspiring Pupils to Care About the World we Live In
Written by Alex Alves, Forest School & Outdoor Learning Teacher, Head of Geography and Sustainability Lead The thing that stands out to me most about the community of children at Fairfield is their curiosity when it comes to discovering the world around them; the hallmarks of great young geographers. Through the newly introduced Geography curriculum…
