# Highfield Nursery School

Highfield Nursery School is a nursery school in Chorley, for pupils aged 0 to 5.

It had 77 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Nursery school. Code E119067. [Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/chorley)

- Phase: Nursery
- Type: Local authority nursery school
- Ages: 0 to 5
- Pupils: 77
- Council: Chorley
- URN: 119067

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 18 March 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Highfield Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfield-community-primary-school-e150034): 60 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2019, before the school changed. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Mayfield House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mayfield-house-school-e148239): 300 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chorley-st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-e119467): 400 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), June 2023. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-cofe-primary-school-chorley-e119806): 610 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-chorley-e119670): 730 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-chorley-e119671): 740 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/119067)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119067)

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