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Oakwood Primary Academy Local Academy Board

Governance Information

Full Name

Category/

Appointing Body

Term of office

Date of appointment

Expiry

Meetings attended in 2025/26

Kimberley Westgate

Chair - appointed by Trust

4 years

Parent from 06/02/2023

co-opted from 09/10/2025

chair from

23/07/2026

 

 

 

 

31/08/2030

4 out of 5

Hannah Morgan Headteacher Ex-officio 01/01/2025   5 out of 5
Ms Elizabeth Fitzpatrick Co-opted - appointed by LAB 4 years 28/09/2023 27/09/2027 2 out of 5
Lauren Moir Parent - elected by parents 4 years 14/11/2025 13/11/2029 2 out of 4
Nicky Pilbro Parent - elected by parents 4 years 14/11/2025 13/11/2029 2 out of 4
Bennjamyn Smith Co-opted - appointed by LAB 4 years 27/03/2026 26/03/2030 1 out of 2
Matthew Stephens Co-opted - appointed by LAB 4 years 24/03/2026 23/03/2030 2 out of 2

Governance Information - members who served in the last 12 months

Full Name

Category/

Appointing Body

Term of office

Date of appointment

Date stepped down Meetings attended in 2025/26
Ellen Ludford Parent - elected by parents 4 years 06/02/2023 25/09/2025 n/a
Anne McWilliams Chair - appointed by Trust 4 years 01/01/2023 22/07/2026 5 out of 5
Kirsty O'Connell Staff - elected by staff 4 years 12/10/2023 22/07/2026 2 out of 5
           

Register of Interests

Full Name 

Relevant business and pecuniary interests

Kimberley Westgate

Employment: Curant Care, until September 2023

Family: Child at the school, until 22/07/2025

Business or Finance:  Rosey's Redecorating, from 01/09/2023

Hannah Morgan (Head of School) Nil return
Ms Elizabeth Fitzpatrick

Employment: Atkins, from 03/09/2017

Member: International Council Systems Engineering UK, from 01/11/2017

Member: Institute of Physics, from 01/10/2020

Lauren Moir Family: Child at the school
Nicky Pilbro Family: Child at the school
Bennjamyn Smith to follow
Matthew Stephens Employment: Problem Shared (part of NHS Right to Choose pathway for autism, ADHD and SpLD assessments) 
Retired LAB members  
Ellen Ludford

Employment: Willingdon Trees Community Centre

Family: Parent of Pupil

Friend: Is lunchtime worker at the school

Co-chair Oakwood PTFA, from 07/08/2023

Anne McWilliams LAB Chair at King Offa, from 11/07/2022 to 31/08/2024
Kirsty O'Connell

Aurora Employee

Two children attend OPA

To request minutes of LAB meetings, please contact the Governance Manager ruthali@auroraacademies.org.uk