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:
Promoting positive mental wellbeing
Children’s Mental Health Week From relaxing art workshops to mindfulness meditation, pupils across all year groups at Fairfield have been celebrating Children’s Mental Health Week this week. Designed to raise awareness about healthy habits and encourage our pupils to check in on their own mental wellbeing, taking time to focus on activities like these is an important…
The screentime challenge
Building healthy digital habits On a crisp autumn morning at Fairfield Prep, I asked our pre-prep pupils a simple question: “What games do you like to play at this time of year?” The answers came quickly. Mario Kart. Minecraft. A variety of app-based games. Not one child mentioned my childhood favourite of playing conkers under…
Kindergarten turns 10!
January 2026 marks a very special milestone for Fairfield as the School is celebrating 10 years since the opening of its Kindergarten – a wonderfully inclusive and supportive pre-school for children aged 3-5. Whilst the rest of the Fairfield new build was still under construction, the Kindergarten opened its doors with the same warm and inviting atmosphere that it is characterised by today. …
