Highfield Nursery School
Local authority nursery school in Ipswich, Suffolk.
School details
| Phase | Nursery |
|---|---|
| Type | Local authority nursery school |
| Age range | 2 to 5 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Pupils on roll | 102 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Free school meals | 5.90% |
| Local authority | Suffolk |
| Address | Chesterfield Drive, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 6DW |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.highfield.suffolk.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01473742534 |
| URN | 124525 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 14 May 2024, published 13 June 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 19 January 2023, outcome: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.