Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School
Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School is an academy converter in Nottingham for pupils aged 3 to 7. It has 182 pupils on roll.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-7 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Eskdale Drive Beeston Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG9 5FN |
| Reference Number | 145092 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 182 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 54.4%
Girls: 45.6% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 30.4% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 10.4% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 24.7 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | 17 | 44 |
| 2 | 27 | 23 | 50 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 63.7% |
| Mixed, Other | 6% |
| African | 5.5% |
| Pakistani | 3.3% |
| White, Other | 2.7% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 2.7% |
| Asian, Other | 2.7% |
| Chinese | 2.2% |
| Unclassified | 2.2% |
| White & Asian | 1.1% |
| Indian | 1.1% |
| Caribbean | 1.1% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.5% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | |
| Last Report Date | 10 Jan 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 10 Jan 2023 | School inspection |
| 11 Sep 2018 | Academy conversion letter |
| 10 Nov 2015 | Short inspection |
| Previously as Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School | |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Interim assessment |
| 08 Dec 2010 | Full inspection: |
| 12 Jun 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 17 Nov 2003 | Full inspection |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
| First Preference | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Second Preference | 23 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 24 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 2 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School had 155 pupils for 210 places. 55 places (26.2%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Beeston Primary” planning area
Nottinghamshire counted 344 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 345 in 2029–30, down 0%.
| 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 |
| Pupils | 199 | 181 | 180 | 172 | 167 | 155 |
| Unfilled | 5.2% | 13.8% | 14.3% | 18.1% | 20.5% | 26.2% |
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 Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 2.6% | 2.0% | 4.4% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 4.1% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
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 Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School had 18.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 9.6 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 13.3 | 10.6 | 9.8 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 4.7% | 0.0% | 18.4% | 24.0% | 16.7% | 0.0% | 25.9% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 40.0% | – | 25.0% | 56.3% | 69.2% | 57.1% | 33.3% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 1.0 | – | 11.7 | 4.2 | 14.2 | 2.2 | 6.4 | – |
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, 13.2% of pupils at Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 10 | 0 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 7 | 2 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 5 | 1 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 1 | 2 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 1 | 0 |
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 2024–25 Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School received £8,617 and spent £7,962 for each of its 184 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £371,000 (£2,021 per pupil).
Across all 35 schools of Flying High Trust, income was £7,225 and spending £7,388 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £44,000 | £101,000 | £168,000 | £137,000 | £74,000 | £225,000 | £371,000 |
| per pupil | £187 | £464 | £741 | £616 | £344 | £1,154 | £2,021 |
| In-year balance | -£193,000 | £43,000 | £68,000 | £15,000 | -£69,000 | £279,000 | £120,000 |
| per pupil | -£816 | £196 | £301 | £67 | -£323 | £1,430 | £655 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
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Bramcote Hills Primary School
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1.45 miles |
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John Clifford Primary School
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1.48 miles |
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William Lilley Infant and Nursery School
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1.49 miles |
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Beeston Fields Flying High Academy
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1.52 miles |
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Grange Primary School
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Beeston Rylands Junior School
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Albany Junior School
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1.6 miles |
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Albany Infant and Nursery School
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1.66 miles |
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| Name | Distance |
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Alderman White School
Chilwell Lane, Bramcote, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 3DU |
0.58 miles |
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Chilwell School
Queens Road, Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 5AL |
0.73 miles |
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George Spencer Academy
Arthur Mee Road, Stapleford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 7EW |
0.97 miles |
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Foxwood Academy
Derby Road, Bramcote, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 3GF |
1.3 miles |
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Bramcote College
Moor Lane, Bramcote, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 3GA |
1.4 miles |
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Hemlock Stone School
Campus, 3 Isaac Lane, Stapleford, NG9 8GA |
1.49 miles |
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Meadowbrook School
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1.96 miles |
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Trent College
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2.18 miles |
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Wilsthorpe School
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2.26 miles |
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Brackenfield Special School
Bracken Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham, Derbyshire, NG10 4DA |
2.37 miles |
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Fernwood School
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2.41 miles |
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Stanton Vale School
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2.47 miles |
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Friesland School
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The Long Eaton School
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Bluecoat Wollaton Academy
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3.08 miles |
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3.28 miles |
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3.28 miles |
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All schools in Nottingham · Nottinghamshire local authority: places and applications
Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School is part of Flying High Trust, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:
- Beeston Fields Flying High Academy Nottingham
- Brooklands Primary School Nottingham
- Greythorn Primary School Nottingham
- Horsendale Primary School Nottingham
- Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
- Edwalton Primary School Nottingham
- Porchester Junior School Nottingham
- Stanstead Flying High Academy Nottingham
- Hucknall Flying High Academy Nottingham
- Haddon Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
How many pupils does Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School have?
Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School has 182 pupils on roll.
What age range does Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School cover?
Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 7.
Where is Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School?
Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School is at Eskdale Drive, Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 5FN.
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