Academy Community Council (Governance)

Our CCMs are responsible for the management of the academy.

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 pupil experience that meets the needs of our local community. Learn more about them below.

Trust Governance

Find out more about our Co-op Academies Trust governance, on our trust website.

How to contact the Academy Community Council (ACC)

If you would like to contact our ACC please bring a letter to Main Reception marked ‘Confidential for ACC’ along with your contact details.

Or post a letter marked ‘To contact the ACC’ to ‘FAO Chair of ACC, Co-op Academy Oakwood, North Farm Rd, Leeds, LS8 3LZ

This will then be passed on to the Governing Body who will get in contact with you.

www.coopacademies.co.uk

Our CCMs

Mel Woodcock

Full Name	Mel Woodcock
Date of appointment	30 June 2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Community Council
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2024/25	3/3

Oladipo Phillips

Full Name	Oladipo Phillips
Date of appointment	23 September 2025
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Community Council
Declarations of Interest	Awaiting information
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2025/26	Awaiting information

Mercy Medeh

Full Name	Mercy Medeh
Date of appointment	17 November 2022
Term of office	4 years
Category of CCM	Community
Appointed by	Appointed by the Academy Community Council
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2024/25	2/3

Louise Walsh

Full Name	Louise Walsh
Date of appointment	17 June 2024
Term of office	N/A
Category of CCM	Ex-officio
Appointed by	By virtue of appointment as Headteacher
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2024/25	3/3

Samantha O'Donnell

Full Name	Samantha O’Donnell
Date of appointment	6 September 2023
Term of office	4 Years
Category of CCM	Parent
Appointed by	Elected by parents
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council meetings 2024/25	3/3

Past Community Council Members

Karen Jones

Full Name	Karen Jones
Date Appointment	6 September 2023
Category of CCM	Staff
Appointed by	Elected by staff
Sub-committees	None
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council Meetings 2024-2025	2/2
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings 2024-2025	n/a
Date of Resignation	2 April 2025

Ayaz Alam

Full Name	Ayaz Alam
Date Appointment	20 February 2023
Category of CCM	Sponsor
Appointed by	Appointed by the Sponsor
Sub-committees	None
Declarations of Interest	None
Attendance at Academy Community Council Meetings 2024-2025	1/1
Attendance at Sub-committee Meetings 2024-2025	0/0
Date of Resignation	7 January 2025