First Federation Trust
Hub boards
The Trust has six Hub boards. Details of each Hub board are below. This includes the Hub board membership, a register of business interests for Hub board members who are not directors and a summary of the Hub board members’ attendance at meetings during the two previous academic years.
Central Hub
Schools
- Chudleigh Knighton CE Primary School
- Lady Seaward's CE Primary School
- Rockbeare CE Primary School
- Westcliff Primary Academy
- Willowbank Primary School
Chair and Members
| Role | School | Name | Term of Office |
| Chair | Paul Wimsett | 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2027 | |
| Trust Executive | Katherine Powell | n/a | |
| Parent Council Members | Chudleigh Knighton | Katie Carter | 19/02/2024 - 18/02/2028 |
| Piers Cleaver | 19/02/2024 - 18/02/2028 | ||
| Lady Seaward's | Charlotte Carson | 26/01/2022 - 22/07/2026 | |
| Natalie Siddons | 08/10/2025 - 07/10/2029 | ||
| James Waddington | 08/10/2025 - 07/10/2029 | ||
| Rockbeare | Sam Parfett | 29/01/2026 - 28/01/2030 | |
| Hollie Rees | 29/01/2026 - 28/01/2030 | ||
| Kristi Braden | (01/12/2021 - 30/11/2025) | ||
| Westcliff | Fiona Heckles | 10/05/2023 - 09/05/2027 | |
| Kimberley Woods | 24/11/2025 - 23/11/2029 | ||
| Lee Tomas | (01/04/2025 - 06/10/2025) | ||
| Willowbank | Michelle Tomlinson | 08/10/2025 - 07/10/2029 | |
| Samantha Tucker | 08/10/2025 - 07/10/2029 | ||
| Foundation Governor | Paul Wimsett | 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2027 |
Dorset Hub
Schools
- Chickerell Primary Academy
- Loders CE Primary Academy
- Marshwood CE Primary Academy
- Portesham CE Primary School
- Thorncombe St Mary's CE Primary Academy
Chair and Members
| Role | School | Name | Term of Office |
| Chair | Ann Denner | 01/05/2025 - 30/04/2029 | |
| Trust Executive | Claire Fegan | n/a | |
| Parent Council Members | Chickerell | Simon Newport | 06/11/2024 - 05/11/2028 |
| Loders | Vacancy | ||
| Marshwood | Beth Gillan | 04/09/2025 - 03/09/2029 | |
| Portesham | Laura Farnham | 06/11/2023 - 05/11/2027 | |
| Thorncombe St Mary's | Georgia McMenemy | (05/11/2024 - 29/09/2025) | |
| Foundation governors | Marshwood | Sarah Cuff | 03/11/2025 - 02/11/2029 |
| Thorncombe St Mary's | Catherine Davis | 05/11/2024 - 24/11/2026 | |
| Skills governor | Loders | John Ryde | 31/10/2024 - 30/10/2028 |
East Hub
Established in September 2024.
Schools
- Axminster Community Primary Academy
- Brixington Primary Academy
- Membury Community Primary Academy
- Musbury Primary School
- St Andrew's CE Primary Academy
Chair and Members
| Role | School | Name | Term of Office |
| Chair | Dr Carolyn Bromfield | 18/07/2025 - 17/07/2029 | |
| Trust Executive | Paul Walker | n/a | |
| Parent Council Members | Axminster | Leanne Hall | 05/02/2025 - 04/02/2029 |
| Charlotte Rippingale | 10/12/2025 - 09/12/2029 | ||
| Matt Roe | (01/10/2024 - 01/12/2025) | ||
| Brixington | Rianne Keys | 16/02/2023 - 15/02/2027 | |
| Georgia Clarke | 17/07/2023 - 16/07/2027 | ||
| Membury | Joanne Brown | 13/05/2026 - 12/05/2030 | |
| Lucy Pearse | (26/9/2024 - 01/06/2026) | ||
| Musbury | Jonathan Milner-Matthews | 16/11/2024 - 15/11/2028 | |
| Eleanor Carr | (08/06/2021- 07/06/2025) | ||
| St Andrew's | Melissa Bastin | 10/02/2026 - 09/02/2030 | |
| Sarah Dolan | 25/09/2024 - 24/09/2028 | ||
| Sarah Wyatt | (25/9/2024 - 23/7/2025) |
East Devon / West Dorset Hub
Established in September 2023.
Schools
- Charmouth Primary School
- Colyton Primary Academy
- Hawkchurch CE Primary School
- Mrs Ethelston's CE Primary Academy
- Sidmouth CE Primary School
Chair and Members
| Role | School | Name | Term of Office |
| Chair | Dom Makemson | 23/11/2024 - 22/11/2028 | |
| Trust Executive | Sarah Elliott-Judge | n/a | |
| Parent Council Members | Charmouth | Miranda Feasey | (01/10/2023 - 28/04/2026) |
| Kate Halsey | (01/10/2023 - 03/09/2025) | ||
| Colyton | Dom Makemson | 23/11/2024 - 22/11/2028 | |
| Emma Coverley | 13/05/2026 - 12/05/2030 | ||
| Hawkchurch | Simone Harvey | 04/07/2024 - 03/07/2028 | |
| Mrs Ethelston's | Hannah Betchley | 26/09/2024 - 25/09/2028 | |
| Paul Williamson | 26/09/2024 - 25/09/2028 | ||
| Sidmouth | Chloe Plummer | 05/12/2022 - 04/12/2026 | |
| Terry Price | 05/12/2022 - 04/12/2023 | ||
| Foundation governors | Mrs Ethelston's | Carley Franke | 01/10/2024 - 07/02/2028 |
| Mrs Ethelston's | Bruce Roberts | 09/06/2025 - 08/06/2029 | |
| Sidmouth | Sarah Rock Evans | 04/06/2025 - 03/06/2029 | |
South Hub
Schools
- Aveton Gifford CE Primary School
- Blackpool CE Primary School
- Gatehouse Primary Academy
- Newton Ferrers CE Primary School
- Salcombe CE Primary School
Chair and Members
| Role | School | Name | Term of Office |
| Chair | John Parker | 21/07/2025 - 20/07/2029 | |
| Trust Executive | Carla Bennett | n/a | |
| Parent Council Members | Aveton Gifford | Kate Webb | 09/11/2022 - 08/11/2026 |
| Blackpool | Tamsin Frances | 31/10/2024 - 30/10/2029 | |
| Becky Knibb | 23/04/2026 - 22/04/2030 | ||
| Gatehouse | Sally Henley | (19/05/2025 - 19/05/2026) | |
| Laura Fuller | (19/05/2025 - 23/01/2026) | ||
| Joanne May | (22/02/2021 - 23/07/2025) | ||
| Newton Ferrers | Eloise Hastings | 05/05/2026 - 04/05/2030 | |
| Xanthe Phillips | (16/02/2023 - 07/05/2026) | ||
| Charlotte Green | (24/09/2024 - 26/02/2026) | ||
| Salcombe | John Parker | 21/07/2025 - 20/07/2029 | |
| Lucinda Goodhead | 21/07/2025 - 20/07/2029 |
West Hub
Schools
- Bere Alston Primary Academy
- Mary Dean's CE Primary school
- St Budeaux CE Primary Academy
- Whitchurch Primary School
Chair and Members
| Role | School | Name | Term of Office |
| Chair | Kate Brimacombe | 11/02/2026 - 10/02/2030 | |
| Trust Executive | Angela Jenkins | n/a | |
| Parent Council Members | Bere Alston | Bam Russell | 21/02/2023 - 20/02/2027 |
| Christie Campbell | 08/10/2025 - 07/10/2029 | ||
| Grahame Sherman | (28/06/2021 - 27/06/2025) | ||
| Mary Dean's | Rebecca Chinnock | 11/03/2024 - 10/03/2028 | |
| Andrew Mann | (12/10/2023 - 23/07/2025) | ||
| St Budeaux | Vacancy | ||
| Whitchurch | Jacob Roth | 16/02/2023 - 15/02/2027 | |
| Jessica Floyd | 19/05/2026 - 18/05/2030 | ||
| Katherine Kelly | (11/10/2022 - 23/07/2025) | ||
| Foundation governor | St Budeaux | Nicola Hellum | 19/05/2026 - 18/06/2030 |
Hub board meeting minutes
Copies of Hub board minutes are available free of charge on request from the Trust office, by emailing admin@firstfederation.org.uk or calling 01626 244920, through any of the Trust school offices or by writing to: the First Federation Trust, Blackpool CE Primary School, Liverton, Newton Abbot, Devon TQ12 6JB.
Please note that access to some information may be restricted to meet legal and confidentiality requirements.
Copies of directors meeting minutes are available on this website here.