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Local authority nursery school · Suffolk

Highfield Nursery School

  • 2–5Ages
  • 102Pupils
  • NurseryPhase
  • 124525URN

Chesterfield Drive, Ipswich, IP1 6DW · School website

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 14 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding

Inspection history

  1. 14 May 2024
    Graded inspection: Outstanding
  2. 19 January 2023
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

School details

Type
Local authority nursery school
Phase
Nursery
URN · DfE number
124525 · 935/1001
Free school meals
5.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Chesterfield Drive, Ipswich, IP1 6DW
Local authority
Suffolk · Ipswich

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources