Highfield Nursery School

Wright Street, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6 0SL

Not rated

Inspected 18 March 2025 · no overall grade

No overall grade

Ofsted

Nursery

Phase

2–5

Ages

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Local authority nursery school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Lancashire →
School Type: Local authority nursery school
Phase: Nursery
Age Range: Ages 2–5
Gender: Mixed
Number of Pupils: 71
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 18 March 2025

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

Disadvantaged

19.7%

EAL

5.6%

SEN support

23.9%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

1.6

Teachers (FTE)

↓ -0.4 vs 2023/24

44.4

Pupils per teacher

↑ +9.9 vs 2023/24

7.34

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +1.1 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

0.6

Leadership (FTE)

↓ -0.4 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£9,368

Spend per pupil

£9,165

Income per pupil

30%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.