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Local Academy Board

Miers Court Primary School's Local Academy Board is committed to ensuring that all pupils at Miers Court Primary School achieve their full potential. The members of the Local Academy Board meet on a regular basis to challenge, support and monitor the school's performance.

The Local Academy Board of Miers Court Primary School

  • Lindsay Fordyce (Principal)
  • David Giles (Interim Chair - Trust Appointed)
  • Laura Jackson (Vice-Chair - Trust Appointed)
  • Michelle Munns (Staff)
  • Georgia Bowie (Trust Appointed)
  • Nikita Woodley (Trust Appointed)
  • David Ramm (Trust Appointed)
  • Cheryl Ogundimu (Trust Appointed)

Terms of Reference for our Local Academy Board can be found here.

Contact Details:
Post: Chair of Governors, Miers Court Primary School, Silverspot Close, Rainham, Kent, ME8 8JR
Telephone: The School Office on 01634 388943

Governing Body Composition

The constitution for the Local Academy Board is:

Principal, up to 2 parent governors, up to 2 staff governors and up to 5 co-opted governors. The quorum shall be 3 governors or, where greater, any one-third (rounded up) of the total number of governors of the LAB.

If you are interested in becoming a governor at Miers Court Primary School, please contact Sarah Hart via the school office.

For details of the Members and Directors of The Howard Academy Trust please click here.

Diversity Indicators

A link to our 2023-2024 THAT Governance Diversity Indicators can be found here.

Meets

The Local Academy Board will meet at least 3 times a year and otherwise as required. Members of the Local Academy Board will have at least seven clear days' notice of the meeting and its agenda, except in the case of an emergency meeting. The agenda and minutes will be produced by the Clerk to Governors and made available to all members of the Local Academy Board via GovernorHub.

A copy of the minutes, apart from confidential items, will be available in the school office for inspection by parents/carers and staff.

Name Relevant Business & Pecuniary interests, including Governance roles in other Education Institutions  Attendance record at meetings for the academic year ('24-'25)

Lindsay Fordyce (Principal)
Appointed: Ongoing

None Declared 4 of 4

Michelle Munns (Staff)
Appointed: 10/02/2025

None Declared 4 of 4

Georgia Bowie (Staff)
Appointed: 18/07/2025

None 1 of 2

Nikita Woodley (Trust Appointed)
Appointed: 21/02/2025

PA at The Howard Academy Trust 1 of 2

David Ramm (Trust Appointed)
Appointed: 22/03/2025   

Employed at The Academy of Woodlands 1 of 1
Laura Jackson (Trust Appointed)
Appointed: 03/10/2025
Retired
Governor at The Wrotham School
N/A
Cheryl Ogundimu (Trust Appointed)
Appointed: 14/10/2025
None Declared N/A
David Giles (Trust Appointed)
Appointed: 21/11/2025
Barclays: Retired Employee
Deanwood: Chair/Trust Appointed Governor
Waterfront UTC: Chair/Trust Appointed Governor
The Howard Academy Trust: Director
Trustee Deanwood Primary School PTA
N/A

Past Governors

Gill Marshall (Trust Appointed)
Appointed: 09/05/2023
Resigned: 21/02/2025

Medway Foundation Trust 
Member - Royal College of Nursing 

0 of 2
Zoey Sindrey (Trust Appointed)
Appointed: 22/05/2022
Resigned: 22/03/2025
Employed – Sainsbury's  0 of 2
Agnes Hart (Associate Member)
Appointed: 15/09/2024
Resigned: 11/03/2025
None Declared 1 of 2

Emma Bowie (Parent)
Appointed: 10/02/2022
Term of Office not Renewed

Aqualisa Ltd
Member - CIMA
4 of 4
Samuel Lewis (Parent)
Appointed: 28/01/2022
Resigned: 17/10/2025

Self-Employed/freelance Independent Drama therapist who might work 
Member - HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council)

4 of 4

Last Updated: 08th May 2026