Fairfield Infant and Nursery School

Fairfield Infant and Nursery School admits pupils aged 2 to 7.

Fairfield Infant and Nursery School is located in Buxton, SK17 7PQ, Derbyshire.

Fairfield Infant and Nursery School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

When Fairfield Infant and Nursery School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and all previously looked after children, including children who appear to have left state care outside England through adoption — All looked after and previously looked after children, including children the admission authority judges were in state care outside England and left it through adoption. Previously looked after children are those who stopped being looked after because they were adopted (or made subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order). Wherever the Admissions Code refers to previously looked after children, it means children adopted (or placed under child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) straight after being looked after, and children who appear (to the admission authority) to have left state care outside England through adoption; 2. Children living in the normal area served by the school when applying and when admitted, with siblings attending the school at both times — Children living in the normal area served by the school both when the application is made and when the child is admitted, with siblings attending the school at both of those times; 3. Children living in the normal area served by the school both when the application is made and when the child is admitted, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point.

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26 (recorded under the school's previous URN, 112699), 87.8% of pupils at Fairfield Infant and Nursery School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.