Allens Croft Nursery School
Local authority nursery nursery school in Birmingham (Birmingham).
Location
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Welcome to Allens Croft Nursery School. Thank you for considering us as the provider of your child's care and early education. We offer FREE (Local Authority funded) and paid for places to children of 2 - 4 years, ahead of their admission to Primary and Special Schools. We are open from 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday, for up to 48 weeks of the year.
We are 1 of 9 Local Authority Nursery Schools that form the Birmingham Federation of Maintained Nursery Schools and 1 of 27 within the City of Birmingham. We offer both FREE (Local Authority funded) and paid for places to children of 2-5 years of age. Our provisions are run by a shared leadership team of fully qualified teachers (QTS) and experienced early years professionals.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
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Key facts
- URN
- 103130
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Constituency
- Birmingham Selly Oak
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (17 current, 5 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Sean Delaney | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Aimee Blake | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Hafsah Zakariyya | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Khatoon Bi | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Laura O`Neill | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Laura Brodie | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Jacqueline White | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Yupu Lin | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Nicola Hinchliff | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Janine Maidment | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Christine Pascal | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Sally Andrews | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Michelle Howles | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Yasmin Akhtar | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Samantha Richards | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr David Aldworth | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 · until 2030 |
| Sharon Lewis | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Hayley Yendell Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Margaret Sullivan Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Nursen An Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Susan Sidaway Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2025 |
| Khatoon Bi Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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