Highfield Nursery School
Nursery · Chorley · PR6 0SL
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Outstanding. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 14 November 2023
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77 pupils
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Age range
- 0–5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 19.7% of pupils
- SEN support
- 23.9% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 5.6% of pupils
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 119067
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, council-maintained school finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 18 March 2025: S5 Inspection
- 14 November 2023: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
- 28 February 2018: School remains Outstanding
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.
Nearby schools
- Highfield Community Primary School
- Mayfield House School
- Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School
- St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley
- Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School
- St Michael's Church of England High School