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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

    Ms Elizabeth Fitzpatrick Co-opted - appointed by LAB 4 years 28/09/2023 27/09/2027 2 out of 5
    Rachel Hall Staff - elected by staff 4 years 21/09/2026 20/09/2030 n/a
    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
    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
    Hannah Morgan Headteacher Ex-officio 01/01/2025 31/08/2026 5 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

    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

    Rachel Hall Nil return
    Lauren Moir Family: Child at the school
    Nicky Pilbro Family: Child at the school
    Bennjamyn Smith Employment: Durlston Prep and Senior School, from 01/09/2026
    Matthew Stephens Employment: Problem Shared (part of NHS Right to Choose pathway for autism, ADHD and SpLD assessments) 
    Retired LAB members  
    Anne McWilliams LAB Chair at King Offa, from 11/07/2022 to 31/08/2024
    Kirsty O'Connell

    Aurora Employee

    Two children attend OPA

    Hannah Morgan  Nil return

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