Highfield Nursery School
Nursery · Chorley · PR6 0SL
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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection
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Inspected 18 March 2025
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77 pupils (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Age range
- 0–5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 19.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 23.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 5.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 119067
In figures
At its inspection on 18 March 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Outstanding. It had 77 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 74% (Lancashire 74%, England 60%) · Asian Pakistani 6% (Lancashire 8%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Lancashire 2%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 4% (Lancashire 3%, England 4%) · Black African 3% (Lancashire 2%, England 5%) · Any other White background 3% (Lancashire 3%, England 7%) · Any other Black background 1% (Lancashire 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Lancashire 0%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Lancashire 1%, England 1%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary
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Spending per pupil (2025-26)
Where the money went (2025-26)
Share of spending, with the median for nursery schools in brackets: Staff 66% (79%) · premises 12% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (5%) · supplies and services 16% (8%) · educational supplies 5% (2%) · bought-in professional services 9% (3%) · catering 1% (0%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve £46,173; in-year balance -£14,281
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Inspection history since 2015
- 18 March 2025: Outstanding
- 14 November 2023: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
- 28 February 2018: School remains Outstanding
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 3/10more deprived than most of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 19.5% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 26.5% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 16.6% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 32.8% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 42.5% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 38.1% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 34.4% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 27.3% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 2% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 20.9% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 6.5% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 41.6% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01024925 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £145,000384 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £120,000–£190,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 2an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 2an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 19an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 5an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted
Nearby schools
- Highfield Community Primary 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
- Chorley Astley Park School