Highfield Nursery School
Wright Street, Chorley, PR6 0SL
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 0 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Natalie Sinclair
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chorley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 77
- URN
- 119067
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01257262556
About this school
Highfield Nursery School is a nursery school in Chorley. It teaches children aged 0 to 5 and has 77 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Highfield Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Highfield Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 96 |
| 2023/24 | 69 |
| 2024/25 | 71 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 19.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Duke Street Nursery School0.8 miles
Nursery · Chorley
-
Turncroft Nursery School7.1 miles
Nursery · Darwen
-
Douglas Valley Nursery School7.3 miles
Nursery · Wigan
-
Longshaw Nursery School7.6 miles
Nursery · Blackburn
-
Stoneygate Nursery School7.7 miles
Nursery · Preston
Other schools in Chorley
- Duke Street Nursery School Nursery
- Abbey Village Primary School Primary
- Adlington Primary School Primary
- Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Balshaw Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Brindle St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Brinscall St John's CofE and Methodist Primary School Primary
- Buckshaw Primary School Primary
- Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit Primary
- Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Charnock Richard CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Highfield Nursery School teach?
- Highfield Nursery School teaches children aged 0 to 5. It is a nursery school in Chorley.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Highfield Nursery School?
- The acting headteacher of Highfield Nursery School is Mrs Natalie Sinclair, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Highfield Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Highfield Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Highfield Nursery School?
- Highfield Nursery School has 77 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 0 to 5.
- Is Highfield Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Highfield Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Highfield Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Highfield Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Does Highfield Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Highfield Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.