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Highfield Nursery School

Local authority nursery school · Ipswich · IP1 6DW

Ages 2–5 · 102 pupils · Suffolk

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Ofsted

Outstanding

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-05-14

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Pupils on roll
102
Boys / girls
63 / 39
Free school meals
5.9%
FSM pupils
1
Gender
Mixed
School type
Local authority nursery school

Age range

Ages 2–5

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Local authority nursery school
Headteacher
Mrs Ruth Coleman

Location

Address
Chesterfield Drive
Postcode
IP1 6DW
Town
Ipswich
County
Suffolk
Local authority
Suffolk
District
Ipswich
Constituency
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed local authority nursery school (nursery), Ages 2–5, in Ipswich, Suffolk, 102 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 5.9%.

Open schools in Ipswich
99
Nursery schools in Ipswich
1
Academies among open schools in Ipswich
63% (62)
Open schools in IP1
16
Nursery in IP1
1
Open schools in Suffolk LA
366
Nursery in Suffolk LA
1

Nearby nursery schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy

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  • Whitehouse Community Primary School

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Ruth Coleman
Telephone
01473742534
Website
www.highfield.suffolk.sch.uk

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