Leicester Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 2AE
10 reasons to choose Fairfield Prep School
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Fairfield Prep School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 84. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Loughborough and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Fairfield Prep School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Christian school, open to all faiths and none. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to Loughborough High School, an all-through school to age 18. Fairfield Prep School fees range from £5,525 (Rec) to £5,995 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Fairfield Prep School has three classes per year and an average class size of 22 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Fairfield Prep pupils move up to Loughborough Grammar School (boys), Loughborough High School (girls), or Loughborough Amherst School (mixed).
The Fairfield Prep School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHEE, French. Topic-based ‘creative curriculum’ in pre-prep for science, history, and geography. Accredited Gifted & Talented programme. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, art, DT and computing throughout, and for science from Year 3.
Sport at Fairfield Prep School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in athletics, hockey.
The Arts at Fairfield Prep School
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and two-thirds take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Four choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Fairfield Prep School
Ratcliffe College Prep School (7 miles); Plumtree School (11 miles).
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy, Loughborough (0.7 miles); Holywell Primary School (2 miles); Hathern Church of England Primary School (3.3 miles).
Loughborough Grammar School (0.6 miles); Loughborough High School (0.6 miles).
South Charnwood High School (9.3 miles); Rushey Mead Academy (9.8 miles); Babington Community College (10.4 miles).