Albany Infant and Nursery School

Albany Infant and Nursery School is performing well overall, achieving a good rating in its recent inspection. The school fosters a positive environment where pupils are encouraged to be kind, polite, and respectful. Parents express a favorable view of the institution, noting its caring nature. While incidents of poor behavior are minimal and effectively managed, there are opportunities for further improvement in the early years curriculum, particularly in outdoor learning. The school is proactive in addressing attendance issues for its students, reinforcing the importance of classroom participation.

Strengths

• Strong commitment to school values promoting kindness and respect
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils, leading to good behavior
• Well-developed curriculum that incorporates community experiences
• Effective early reading program with tailored support for struggling pupils
• Ambitious leadership focused on preparing students for future citizenship

Areas for Improvement

• Some new subject leaders lack sufficient knowledge to support teachers
• Outdoor learning in early years does not fully support children's development

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Albany Infant and Nursery School attended 92.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Albany Infant and Nursery School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Albany Infant and Nursery School had 20.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 36.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.9% of pupils at Albany Infant and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Albany Infant and Nursery School received £9,449 and spent £9,076 for each of its 145 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £96,000 (£664 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Albany Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Albany Infant and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Albany Infant and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Albany Infant and Nursery School was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Albany Infant and Nursery School have?

Albany Infant and Nursery School has 156 pupils on roll.

What age range does Albany Infant and Nursery School cover?

Albany Infant and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Albany Infant and Nursery School?

Albany Infant and Nursery School is at Grenville Drive, Stapleford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 8PD.