Highfield Nursery School
Chesterfield Drive, Ipswich, IP1 6DW
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ruth Coleman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 102
- URN
- 124525
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01473742534
About this school
Highfield Nursery School is a nursery school in Ipswich. It teaches children aged 2 to 5 and has 102 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 103 |
| 2024/25 | 110 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 14 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report19 January 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 13.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Pancras Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
The Beeches Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Castle Hill Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Castle Hill Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy0.5 miles
Academies · Ipswich
Other schools in Ipswich
- Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Bildeston Primary School Primary
- Birchwood Primary School Primary
- Bosmere Community Primary School Primary
- Bramford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Britannia Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Broke Hall Community Primary School Primary
- Bucklesham Primary School Primary
- Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Infant School Primary
- Castle Hill Junior School Primary
- Cedarwood 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 Ipswich.
- Who is the headteacher of Highfield Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Highfield Nursery School is Mrs Ruth Coleman, 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 102 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.
- 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.