Highfield Nursery School
Finedon Road, Wellingborough, NN8 4AB
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Lyndsey Lambert
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Foundations for Children Nursery Schools Federation
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 73
- URN
- 121784
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01933225039
About this school
Highfield Nursery School is a nursery school in Wellingborough. It teaches children aged 2 to 5 and has 73 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 April 2025, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
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 | 86 |
| 2023/24 | 89 |
| 2024/25 | 82 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 63.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Croyland Nursery School & Day Nursery1.1 miles
Nursery · Wellingborough
-
Ronald Tree Nursery School6.9 miles
Nursery · Kettering
-
Parklands Nursery School8.3 miles
Nursery · Northampton
-
Wallace Road Nursery School8.9 miles
Nursery · Northampton
-
Whitehills Nursery School9.8 miles
Nursery · Northampton
Other schools in Wellingborough
- Croyland Nursery School & Day Nursery Nursery
- All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bozeat Community Primary School Primary
- Croyland Primary School Primary
- Finedon Mulso Church of England Junior School Primary
- Finedon Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy Primary
- Great Doddington Primary Primary
- Irchester Community Primary School Primary
- Irthlingborough Junior School Primary
- Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Little Harrowden Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Highfield Nursery School teach?
- Highfield Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 5. It is a nursery school in Wellingborough.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Highfield Nursery School?
- The executive headteacher of Highfield Nursery School is Mrs Lyndsey Lambert, 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 73 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 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.
- Is Highfield Nursery School part of an academy trust?
- Highfield Nursery School is part of the Foundations for Children Nursery Schools Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- 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.