Highfield Nursery School

Chesterfield Drive, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 6DW

Outstanding

Inspected 14 May 2024

Outstanding

Ofsted

Nursery

Phase

2–5

Ages

110

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Local authority nursery school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Suffolk →
School Type: Local authority nursery school
Phase: Nursery
Age Range: Ages 2–5
Gender: Mixed
Number of Pupils: 110
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 14 May 2024

Pupil profile

2023/24

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

Disadvantaged

13.6%

EAL

1.8%

SEN support

8.2%

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.

2.59

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +0.9 vs 2023/24

22.6

Pupils per teacher

↓ -11.0 vs 2023/24

10.26

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -0.1 vs 2023/24

£44,937

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 25% on leadership pay

↓ −£4,399 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 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.

£20,947

Spend per pupil

£22,458

Income per pupil

13%

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.