Governance

We are a part of the Co-op Academies Trust, which is a multi-academy trust. Our Trust Board is legally responsible for the effective running of the whole Trust. To learn more about trust-level governance, please visit our Trust’s central website here.

Our Academy Community Council (ACC) is made up of our Community Council Members (CCMs) who are responsible for ensuring a high-quality student experience that meets the needs of our local community. Learn more about them below.

Phillip Quirk, Executive Headteacher

Full Name	Phillip Quirk
Date of appointment	05/08/2025
Appointed by	Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2024/25	N/A

Fiona Moore

Full Name	Fiona Moore
Date of appointment	10/02/2020
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Academy Community Council
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2024/25	3/3

Olu Ogunbambo

Full Name	Olu Ogunbambo
Date of appointment	01/02/2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Academy Community Council
Declarations of Interest	CEO of Agricorn UK Ltd Manchester City Chairman, Blackley FC Councillor for Higher Blackley ward
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2024/25	0/3

Michael Pinnock

Full Name	Michael Pinnock
Date of appointment	21/01/2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Declarations of Interest	Co-op Employee
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2024/25	3/3

Lily Pritchard

Full Name	Lily Pritchard
Date of appointment	30/09/2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2024/25	0/3

Opeyemi Sobogun

Full Name	Opeyemi Sobogun
Date of appointment	23/01/2025
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by parents
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2024/25	1/3

Hivi Sadar

Full Name	Hivi Sadar
Date of appointment	26/05/2025
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Elected by ACC
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2024/25	N/A

Andra Chiscop

Full Name	Andra Chiscop
Date of appointment	13/05/2025
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the Sponsor
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2024/25	0/1

Kimberley Bennett

Full Name	Kimberley Bennett
Date of appointment	23/06/2025
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the Sponsor
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2024/25	N/A

Helen Kerfoot, Chair

Full Name	Helen Kerfoot
Date of appointment	8/09/2025
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the Sponsor
Declarations of Interest	TBC
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2024/25	N/A

Giorgio Tatananni

Full Name	Giorgio Tatananni
Date of appointment	15/09/2025
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Staff
Appointed by	Staff election
Declarations of Interest	TBC
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2024/25	N/A

Resigned Members

Jennifer Wightman

Resignation date	20/08/2025
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by parents
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2024/25	1/3

Naeem Moosa

Resignation date	05/08/2025
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Staff
Appointed by	Elected by staff
Declarations of Interest	Member of NASUWT
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2024/25	1/3

Aideen McCaffrey

Date of resignation	05/08/2025
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Sponsor (Chair)
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2024/25	3/3

Ruth Brice

Date of resignation	03/01/2025
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Staff
Appointed by	Elected by staff
Declarations of Interest	Husband is Executive Headteacher for Greater Manchester
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2024/25	1/3

Neil Dimelow

Full Name	Neil Dimelow
Date of appointment	04/07/2024
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Academy Community Council
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	4/6
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	N/A
Date of resignation	05/02/2025

Jane Hadcroft

Full Name	Jane Hadcroft
Date of appointment	10/01/2024
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the sponsor
Declarations of Interest	Nothing to declare
Attendance at Academy Governing Council meetings 2023/24	3/4
Attendance at subcommittee meetings 2023/24	N/A
Date of Resignation	20/01/2025

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