Highfield Nursery School

  • Nursery
  • Local authority maintained
  • Ages 2 to 5
Ofsted: Outstanding

Chesterfield Drive, Ipswich, IP1 6DWOpen in maps

Highfield Nursery School is a nursery school in Ipswich for ages 2 to 5. It is one of the 357 schools in Suffolk. Its latest Ofsted rating is Outstanding, from an inspection in May 2024.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 14 May 2024, report published 13 June 2024

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
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

102 pupils on roll

Eligible for free school meals8.8%

8.8%, 17.7 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language12.7%

12.7%, 8.9 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support9.8%

9.8%, 5 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan0%

0%, 6 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Highfield Nursery School

SchoolDistanceOfsted
Tanglewood Nursery School37 milesOfsted: Outstanding
Woodcroft Nursery School37 milesOfsted: Good
Earlham Nursery School39 milesReport card: Expected standard to strong standard
The Fields Nursery School42 milesOfsted: Good
Homerton Early Years Centre42 milesReport card: Expected standard to strong standard

School details

School type
Local authority nursery school
Sector
Local authority maintained
Age range
2 to 5
Gender
Mixed
Headteacher
Mrs Ruth Coleman
Phone
01473742534
Website
highfield.suffolk.sch.uk
Address
Chesterfield Drive, Ipswich, IP1 6DW
Local authority
Suffolk
URN
124525

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.