Aldercar Infant School
Godkin Drive, Langley Mill, Nottingham, NG16 4GL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Siddons
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Embark Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Amber Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 179
- URN
- 146484
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01773713428
About this school
Aldercar Infant School is a primary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 179 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Aldercar Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 193 |
| 2023/24 | 186 |
| 2024/25 | 181 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Aldercar Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.4% | 44% | 179 | — |
| Langley Mill Academy | 58% | 4.2% | 44.1% | 297 | 0.2 miles |
| Langley Mill Church of England Infant School and Nursery | — | 5.9% | 42.1% | 99 | 0.5 miles |
| Laceyfields Academy | — | 5.1% | 38.2% | 87 | 1.0 miles |
| Marlpool Junior School | 21% | 6.5% | 50% | 90 | 1.1 miles |
| Howitt Primary Community School | 55% | 5.1% | 50.3% | 350 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44%
- English as an additional language
- 7.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.41%
- Persistent absence
- 16.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Langley Mill Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Langley Mill Church of England Infant School and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Nottingham
-
Laceyfields Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Heanor
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Marlpool Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Heanor
-
Howitt Primary Community School1.1 miles
Primary · Heanor
Other schools in Nottingham
- Abbey Gates Primary School Primary
- Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery Primary
- Abbey Road Primary School Primary
- Albany Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Albany Junior School Primary
- Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School Primary
- All Hallows CofE Primary School Primary
- Ambleside Primary School Primary
- Annesley Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Primary
- Arnbrook Primary School Primary
- Arno Vale Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Aldercar Infant School teach?
- Aldercar Infant School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Aldercar Infant School?
- The acting headteacher of Aldercar Infant School is Mrs Michelle Siddons, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Aldercar Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Aldercar Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Aldercar Infant School?
- Aldercar Infant School has 179 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Aldercar Infant School full?
- Aldercar Infant School has capacity for 150 pupils and 179 on roll (119%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Aldercar Infant School a faith school?
- No. Aldercar Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Aldercar Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Aldercar Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Aldercar Infant School?
- Aldercar Infant School is part of EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Aldercar Infant School have?
- The schools register lists Aldercar Infant School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Aldercar Infant School's absence rate?
- Aldercar Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Aldercar Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Aldercar Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.