Ofsted: Outstanding
Highfield Nursery School
verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25
personMrs Susan Conron
location_onChorley, PR6 0SL
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Ofsted
Outstanding
Inspected 2025
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Students
96
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Age Range
2-5
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Highfield Nursery School is a Local authority nursery school primary school in Chorley, serving ages 2-5. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade.
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School Summary
Highfield Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Chorley, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 2-5. The school has approximately 71 pupils on roll.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 48.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted
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4 EvaluationsS5 Inspection EIF
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Why no overall grade?
From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.
Education
Outstanding
Behaviour
Outstanding
Development
Outstanding
Leadership
Outstanding
None Legacy
No Judgement
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
-
Development
-
Leadership
-
S5 Inspection Legacy
Outstanding
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Outstanding
None EIF
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Good
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