Highfield Nursery School
Wright Street, Chorley, PR6 0SLOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Highfield Nursery School is a nursery school in Chorley for ages 0 to 5. It is one of the 692 schools in Lancashire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 18 March 2025, report published 8 May 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 18 March 2025
Children's happy faces show how much they love their school. Their days are filled with exciting opportunities to play and learn. Even the youngest two-year-old children cannot wait to take off their coats and immerse themselves in this wonderful environment. Children feel safe and secure in the excellent care that staff provide. The school's aspirations for children's achievement are boundless. This is clearly evident for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children develop curiosity and a thirst for learning through the enticing activities that the school provides. They achieve extremely well from their very varied starting points. Children's behaviour is excellent. The school's simple rules and routines are easy for them to understand. For example, children know when it is time to play and when it is time to tidy up. They listen carefully to staff's instructions at group times. These routines help to make the nursery a calm and reassuring place to be. Children, including those with SEND, develop high levels of confidence and independence. They learn to take care of their own needs. For example, children learn to put on and take off their own coats and boots. They learn to wash their hands carefully when they have been to the toilet. They are extremely well prepared for primary school when the time comes.
Pupil numbers and mix
77 pupils on roll
Schools near Highfield Nursery School
| School | Distance | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|
| Duke Street Nursery School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding |
| Turncroft Nursery School | 7 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding |
| Douglas Valley Nursery School | 7 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding |
| Longshaw Nursery School | 8 miles | Ofsted: Good |
| Stoneygate Nursery School | 8 miles | Ofsted: Good |
School details
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 0 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Natalie Sinclair
- Phone
- 01257262556
- Address
- Wright Street, Chorley, PR6 0SL
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- URN
- 119067
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.