Fairfield Infant and Nursery School, Buxton
Fairfield Infant and Nursery School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 7 in Buxton, part of Embark Multi Academy Trust.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Derbyshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Fairfield Infant and Nursery School in detail
Fairfield Infant and Nursery School in its own words
The school runs after-school care until 4:10pm.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Fairfield Infant and Nursery School
Across Derbyshire, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Derbyshire lodged 161 appeals against primary school offers; 108 reached a hearing and 13 succeeded (12% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Fairfield Infant and Nursery School are Fairfield Infant and Nursery School (under 0.1 miles, Good); St Peter's Church of England (VC) Junior School (0.2 miles, Good, 72% reading, 64% maths); Buxton Infant School (0.5 miles, Good); and Buxton Infant School (0.5 miles).
Fairfield Infant and Nursery SchoolSt Peter's Church of England (VC) Junior SchoolBuxton Infant SchoolBuxton Infant School
The trust
Fairfield Infant and Nursery School is one of 29 schools run by Embark Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Buxton Rail Station, about 910 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Infant School (adjacent), 50 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 164 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50), as is usual near a town centre.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Fairfield Infant and Nursery School are St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.6 miles) and Buxton Community School (1.1 miles).
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary AcademyBuxton Community School
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Fairfield Infant and Nursery School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in June 2026. Before that, as Fairfield Infant and Nursery School (URN 112699), it was rated Good in October 2018. See Fairfield Infant and Nursery School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Fairfield Infant and Nursery School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Fairfield Infant and Nursery School.
- Kip McGrath Buxton930m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Fairfield Infant and Nursery School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Derbyshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Fairfield Infant and Nursery School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Fairfield Infant and Nursery School is in Derbyshire; for families living there:
- Derbyshire's school travel policy: Home to school transport policy 2026 to 2027 - 465KB
- How to apply: Apply for home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 31
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 31 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 25 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Applications and offers at Fairfield Infant and Nursery School before it became an academy in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 112699). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 34 | 46 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 45 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 47 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 61 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | 56 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | 76 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 51 | 51 | 72 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 41 | 39 | 61 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 33 | 32 | 50 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 50 | 50 | 63 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 46 | 44 | 63 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 40 | 36 | 53 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 33 | 33 | 54 | 1.0 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Buxton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Buxton
Across Derbyshire council
Places available
9,875
Applications
7,189
Got 1st preference
94.5%
Got preferred school
99.2%
All primary applications across Derbyshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at Fairfield Infant and Nursery School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 112699). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
5.9%
Overall absence
14.1%
Persistent absence
85
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Fairfield Infant and Nursery School
Questions parents ask about Fairfield Infant and Nursery School
What is Fairfield Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Fairfield Infant and Nursery School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in June 2026. Before that, as Fairfield Infant and Nursery School (URN 112699), it was rated Good in October 2018.
What is the catchment area for Fairfield Infant and Nursery School?
No fixed boundary. When Fairfield Infant and Nursery School is oversubscribed, Derbyshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Fairfield Infant and Nursery School?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Fairfield Infant and Nursery School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Fairfield Infant and Nursery School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Fairfield Infant and Nursery School: Kip McGrath Buxton (930m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Fairfield Infant and Nursery School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 31 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 25 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Fairfield Infant and Nursery School?
Fairfield Infant and Nursery School is at Fairfield Infant & Nursery School, Bench Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 7PQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)