Admiral Lord Nelson School

Academy in Copnor, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

The Admiral Lord Nelson School

Address

Dundas Lane

Copnor
Portsmouth

Hampshire

PO3 5XT

England

Coordinates| 50°49′05″N 1°03′14″W﻿ / ﻿50.818°N 1.054°W﻿ / 50.818; -1.054Coordinates: 50°49′05″N 1°03′14″W﻿ / ﻿50.818°N 1.054°W﻿ / 50.818; -1.054
Information
Type| Academy
Motto| Dare to dream; aim to achieve
Established| 1995
Local authority| Portsmouth
Department for Education URN| 140697 Tables
Ofsted| Reports
Chair of Governors| Tania Osborne
Executive Headteacher| Nys Hardingham
Head of School| Chris Doherty
Gender| Co-educational
Age| 11 to 16
Enrolment| 1009
Houses| Warrior, Victory, Mary Rose, Spinnaker
Colour(s)| Purple and green
Website| http://www.alns.co.uk

Admiral Lord Nelson School is a mixed co-educational secondary school in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. The school, located on the eastern side of Portsmouth on Dundas Lane, opposite Ocean retail park and running parallel to the Eastern Road, is situated next to Langstone Harbour, and was constructed on a green field site.

Named after Horatio Nelson, admiral and hero of the British Royal Navy, with which it has already built ties,[1][2] it was established in 1995 and specialises in Business and Enterprise to provide education for 11- to 16-year-old students. On opening it had an initial attendance of 170-year 7 students, which has subsequently grown substantially to around 1000.[3] During this time, it has forged partnerships with the local business community.[4]

## Contents

* 1 Facilities
* 2 Ofsted and governance
* 3 Academy status
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Facilities[edit]

Photograph of Admiral Lord Nelson School from the fields

Along with another Portsmouth state school, Milton Cross, Admiral Lord Nelson School is currently one of only two fully accessible schools in the city; providing numerous lifts for disabled students.[5] The building also has several small two-wheeled trolleys for transporting disabled students up and down stairs during accidents and emergencies.

Sporting facilities include an outdoor all weather full size AstroTurf pitch and multi-use game area and an indoor fitness studio, these facilities along with a sports hall and a dance studio have become a useful asset to the wider community, as part of the Community Improvement Partnership in the city of Portsmouth.[6][7]

## Ofsted and governance[edit]

The 2017 Ofsted Inspection awarded the school a rating of 2 ("Good") in a scale of 1 to 4, excellent to inadequate respectively.[8]

The founding headteacher, Dianne Smith, was succeeded by the new headteacher Steven Labedz who was appointed by the governors at the beginning of 2006 having previously held the post of Associate Headteacher. Nys Hardingham is the current headteacher.[9]

## Academy status[edit]

In October 2013, the school announced it was proposing to change its Governance status from community school to academy.[10] The school formally converted to academy status on 1 April 2014. As a converter academy, the school is independent from both the local authority and any form of sponsor or chain of other academies. The school is funded directly from Central Government.[11]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Welcome to Peter Green's Navy pages". Twogreens.co.uk. 30 May 1989. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
2. ^ "Royal Navy". Royal Navy. 13 May 2005. Retrieved 28 July 2011.[permanent dead link]
3. ^ "School and Local Statistics". Department for Education. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
4. ^ "Inspection Report: Admiral Lord Nelson School". Ofsted. p. 8\. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2011.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. ^ "Community Improvement Partnerships (CIPs)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
7. ^ "Ex-Sweet star will teach kids how to rock". Portsmouth.co.uk. 18 September 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
8. ^ "File Downloading Center". Ofsted. Retrieved 28 July 2011.[permanent dead link]
9. ^ [1] Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
10. ^ "Academy Update". 10 October 2013. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
11. ^ "Academies Funding 2012/13 FAQs" (PDF). Education Funding Agency. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2013.

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* Official website

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