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 2018-2019
| Name of Governor | Type of Appointee | Date Appointed |
| Nys Hardingham | Headteacher | April 2014 |
| Tina Henley | Director Appointed | June 2018 |
| Jane Beecher | Director Appointed | September 2016 |
| Tania Osborne | Director Appointed (Chair) | January 2019 |
| Toby Simmonds | Co-opted | May 2018 (re-elected) |
| Justeen White | Co-opted | January 2017 |
| Hayden Taylor | Co-opted | September 2017 |
| Parent Elected | ||
| Nathan Waites | Parent Elected | May 2017 |
| Robin Parr | Parent Elected | December 2017 |
| Helen Surawy | Employee Elected | May 2017 |
Members of the Academy Trust
| Name | Date Appointed | Name | Date Appointed |
| Steven Labedz | April 2014 | Matthew Stratton | May 2017 |
| Nysrene Hardingham | April 2014 | Paul Hayes | July 2017 |
| Mike Park | April 2016 | Felicia Drummond | July 2017 |
| Tania Osborne | September 2016 | Claire Copeland | July 2017 |
| Andy Cree | September 2016 | Amanda Barrett | December 2017 |
Record of Governors who have served in the last year
| Name of Governor | Type of Appointee | Date of Appointment | Date of leaving |
| Susan Bulloch | Co-Opted | September 2016 | August 2018 |
| Martine Churchill | Employee Elected | September 2016 | August 2018 |
| Emma Hughes | Employee Elected | September 2018 | August 2019 |
| Adetola Adebesin | Employee Elected | February 2018 | August 2019 |
Declared Interests
| NAME | BUSINESS INTERESTS | FINANCIAL INTERESTS | GOVERNOR AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS |
| Nys Hardingham | None | None | No |
| Hayden Taylor | Unloc Learning Ltd | None | Arundel Court Primary School Portsmouth College Corporation |
| Toby Simmonds | None | None | Copnor Primary School |
| Tania Osborne | None | None | No |
| Jane Beecher | None | None | No |
| Robin Parr | No | None | South Downs National Trust Park |
| Justine White | Hampshire CC | None | No |
| Nathan Waites | The Decurci Trust | None | No |
| Helen Surawy | No | None | No |
| Adetola Adebesin | No | None | No |
| ALNS Local Governing Body Attendance 2016 – 2017 | ALNS Local Governing Body Attendance 2017-2018 | |||
| Name | Meetings Attended
(out of a possible 6) |
Name | Meetings Attended
(out of a possible 10) |
|
| Jane Beecher | 6 | Adetola Adebesin | 5 (out of a possible 5) | |
| Susan Bulloch | 5 | Jane Beecher | 9 | |
| Martine Churchill | 5 | Susan Bulloch | 6 | |
| Kelly Dawkins | 1 (out of possible 2) | Martine Churchill | 8 | |
| David Giles | 2 | David Giles | 3 (out of possible 7) | |
| Nys Hardingham | 6 | Nys Hardingham | 9 | |
| Tania Osborne | 5 | Tania Osborne | 6 | |
| Lauren Roe | 2 (out of possible 2) | Toby Simmonds | 9 | |
| Toby Simmonds | 6 | Helen Surawy | 10 | |
| Helen Surawy | 2 (out of possible 2) | Hayden Taylor | 5 | |
| Nathan Waites | 2 (out of possible 2) | Nathan Waites | 8 | |
| Justeen White | 4 (out of possible 4) | Justeen White | 10 | |