Highfield Nursery School

  • Nursery
  • Local authority maintained
  • Ages 0 to 5
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding

Wright Street, Chorley, PR6 0SLOpen in maps

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

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Pupil numbers and mix

77 pupils on roll

Eligible for free school meals0%

0%, 26.5 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language11.7%

11.7%, 9.9 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support33.8%

33.8%, 19 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan9.1%

9.1%, 3.1 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Highfield Nursery School

SchoolDistanceOfsted
Duke Street Nursery School0.8 milesOfsted: Outstanding
Turncroft Nursery School7 milesOfsted: Outstanding
Douglas Valley Nursery School7 milesOfsted: Outstanding
Longshaw Nursery School8 milesOfsted: Good
Stoneygate Nursery School8 milesOfsted: 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
Website
highfieldnurseryschoolchorley.co.uk
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.