Highfield Nursery School
Wellingborough · North Northamptonshire
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Highfield Nursery School is a other nursery in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
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School information
- Official name
- Highfield Nursery School
- Address
- Finedon Road
- Postcode
- NN8 4AB
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- URN (official identifier)
- 121784
- Establishment number
- 1003
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Other
- Age range
- 2–5 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 73
- As of November 2026
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Governance
- Nursery / early years
- Governance status
- Standalone
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lyndsey Lambert
- Ofsted inspection
- Improved significantly · Inspected 23 Apr 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.ffcnschools.com
- Telephone
- 01933225039
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Highfield Nursery School
| 2025/26 | This school | North Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 73 | 56,109 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 0.0% | 20.9% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 8.2% | 12.7% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 2.7% | 6.8% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 57.5% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
6 published inspections for Highfield Nursery School.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- Improved significantly
Report published 18 May 2025
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 31 Mar 2019
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read report- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Report published 23 Mar 2018
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 23 Oct 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 13 Sept 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 5 Jun 2008
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Highfield Nursery School
2025/26 financial year (CFR) · Nursery · 54 pupils.
| This school | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|
| Total income | £685,036 £12,804 per pupil | £13,940 |
| Total spending | £707,207 £13,219 per pupil | £13,568 |
| Teaching staff | £78,062 £1,459 per pupil · 11.0% | £3,205 · 23.6% |
| Education support staff | £281,791 £5,267 per pupil · 39.8% | £5,319 · 39.2% |
| Supply and agency staff | £13,055 £244 per pupil · 1.8% | £286 · 2.1% |
| …of which agency supply | £13,055 £244 per pupil · 1.8% | £217 · 1.6% |
| In-year balance | −£22,171 | |
| Revenue reserve | −£93,176 | |
Previous year (2024/25): spending £12,883 per pupil, supply and agency £173 per pupil — spending up £335 per pupil on 2024/25.
Not enough schools of this phase in the local authority to compare.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Consistent Financial Reporting 2025/26 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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- Last updated
- 5 Nov 2026