Admiral Lord Nelson School is an Academy which is a publicly funded, independently governed school. This means that it has a funding agreement with the Secretary of State for Education and the Governing Body is responsible for this.
ALNS Local Governing Body 2017-2018
| Name of Governor | Type of Appointee | Date Appointed |
| Nys Hardingham | Headteacher | April 2014 |
| David Giles | Director Appointed | April 2014 |
| Jane Beecher | Director Appointed | September 2016 |
| Susan Bulloch | Co-opted | September 2016 |
| Toby Simmonds | Co-opted | April 2014 |
| Justeen White | Co-opted | January 2017 |
| Hayden Taylor | Co-opted | September 2017 |
| Tania Osborne | Parent Elected (Chair) | January 2015 |
| Nathan Waites | Parent Elected | May 2017 |
| Robin Parr | Parent Elected | December 2017 |
| Martine Churchill | Employee Elected | May 2017 |
| Helen Surawy | Employee Elected | May 2017 |
| Adetola Adebesin | Employee Elected | February 2018 |
Members of the Academy Trust
| Name | Date Appointed |
| Tania Osborne | September 2016 |
| Steven Labedz | April 2014 |
| Andy Cree | September 2016 |
| Mike Park | April 2016 |
| Paul Hayes | July 2017 |
| Felicia Drummond | July 2017 |
| Matthew Stratton | May 2017 |
| Claire Copeland | July 2017 |
| Amanda Barrett | December 2017 |
Record of Governors who have served in the last year
| Name of Governor | Type of Appointee | Date of Appontment | Date of leaving |
| Kelly Dawkins | Parent Elected | May 2017 | September 2017 |
| Lauren Roe | Employee Elected | May 2017 | December 2017 |
Declared Interests
| Name | Business Interests | Financial Interests | Governor at other Schools |
| Nys Hardingham | None | None | No |
| David Giles | None | None | No |
| Toby Simmonds | None | None | Copnor Primary School |
| Tania Osborne (Chair) | None | None | No |
| Jane Beecher | None | None | No |
| Martine Churchill | None | None | No |
| Susan Bulloch | None | None | No |
| Justine White | None | None | No |
| Nathan Waites | The Decurci Trust | None | No |
| ALNS Local Governing Body Attendance 2015 – 2016 | ALNS Local Governing Body Attendance 2016-2017 | |||
| Name | Meetings Attended
(out of a possible 6) |
Name | Meetings Attended
(out of a possible 6) |
|
| Steven Labedz | 2 | Jane Beecher | 6 | |
| Nys Hardingham | 6 | Susan Bulloch | 5 | |
| David Giles | 3 | Martine Churchill | 5 | |
| Jeff Smith | 5 | Kelly Dawkins | 1 (out of possible 2) | |
| Tim Rampton | 4 | David Giles | 2 | |
| Toby Simmonds | 6 | Nys Hardingham | 6 | |
| Jean Gammon | 3 | Tania Osborne | 5 | |
| Tania Osborne | 5 | Lauren Roe | 2 (out of possible 2) | |
| Scott Taviner | 3 | Toby Simmonds | 6 | |
| Hannah Cassidy | 2 | Helen Surawy | 2 (out of possible 2) | |
| Jane Beecher | 5 | Nathan Waites | 2 (out of possible 2) | |
| Zoe Sampson | 2 (out of 4) | Justeen White | 4 (out of possibel 4) | |
| Lauren Roe | 4 | |||