Highfield Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · Ages 2–5 · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
Highfield Nursery School is a nursery school in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire for ages 2–5 (local authority nursery school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 23 April 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Finedon Road, Wellingborough, NN8 4AB
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 2–5
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 73 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 23 April 2025
Strengths
- “Children thrive and are happy in the nursery’s safe and nurturing environment.”
- “Staff know the children very well and have high expectations of what each child can achieve.”
- “Children benefit from a well-considered curriculum that enables them to fulfil those expectations and make positive progress across all areas of learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby nursery schools
Straight-line distance, in North Northamptonshire.
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- Victoria Centre 0.4 mi Good
- Dream Days 2 0.5 mi Outstanding
- Diamond Pre-School 0.6 mi Good
- Cygnets Pre-school 0.6 mi Good
- Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Wellingborough 0.6 mi Good
- Clarence House Wellingborough Nursery 0.6 mi Good