Mrs Alison Mansfield (Chair of Governors/Co-opted Governor)
Alison has been Clerk to the Governors of Castle Camps Primary School since 2014 but has recently relinquished this role to join the Governing Body. She works as a Finance Manager in an inner-city academy and also as Clerk for a number of local schools. She has extensive experience as a governor and a longstanding interest in primary education. She has a degree in English Literature from Cambridge University but mostly reads detective stories these days. 

Mr Andrew Webb MBE (Vice Chair & Foundation Governor)

Andrew retired in 2017 as the Secretary of the London School of Economics, where he worked for over 30 years. He has lived in Shudy Camps for 25 years and both his children attended Castle Camps Primary School. He currently works part-time at Stansted Airport and is a trustee of two local charities, an Age UK visitor and a volunteer driver for Linton Helping Helps and has been Church Warden of St Mary's Shudy Camps and Clerk to Shudy Camps Parish Council. Andrew has previously been a Foundation Governor at Castle Camps and served as Chair of Governors. He was awarded an MBE for services to higher education and to the local community in the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours List.

Miss Alexandra O’Connor (Headteacher)

Miss O’Connor is an experienced Headteacher whose career began with a Bachelor of Education (Hons) from the University of Cambridge. She has taught across a range of community and church primary schools in Hertfordshire, specialising in Key Stage 2, before moving into senior leadership roles in North London and Cambridge. Committed to ensuring every child thrives, she aims to lead Castle Camps with a warm, inclusive vision that prioritises well-being, high academic standards and a supportive school culture where all feel valued. Alongside her leadership work, she holds a Masters in Educational Leadership from the University of Cambridge, the National Professional Qualification in Executive Leadership (NPQEL), and is currently studying for a Master of Arts in Gaelic Literature at University College Cork, Ireland.

Daniel Williamson (Staff Governor)

Mr Williamson was appointed Deputy Headteacher at Castle Camps from September 2025, returning to a school community he knew well and deeply respected. Having worked there four years earlier, he remembered the warm, welcoming atmosphere created by its staff, pupils and families. In the interim, he continued to develop professionally, strengthening his expertise in teaching and learning - particularly in Maths and Computing - and engaging in further training and collaboration across schools to refine his inclusive, inspiring approach to education. Returning to Castle Camps has given him the opportunity to bring back this enriched experience along with a renewed sense of purpose, ensuring every child receives high-quality teaching and support, while re-establishing relationships with familiar faces and building new ones within the community.

Joanne Capuano

Jo has over 20 years’ experience supporting vulnerable children and adults, beginning in 2000 at Chalkstone Middle School. After seven years with Mencap and subsequent roles as an Ofsted and CQC Registered Manager, she progressed to senior leadership positions in mental health, addiction services, and children’s residential care, including divisional management at The Priory. Since 2017, she has overseen services for looked-after children across multiple authorities, now serving as Operations Director, Head of Safeguarding, and Ofsted-registered Responsible Individual. Her career is driven by a commitment to trauma-informed, multi-agency practice. A mother and grandmother with strong community values, Jo was inspired to apply for this role by a late friend who encouraged her to use her passion for supporting children more widely.

Rev'd. Dr Ian Fisher (Foundation Governor)
Ian is House for Duty Team Vicar in the Linton Team with particular oversight for the parishes of Castle Camps, Horseheath and Shudy Camps. Ian came to the camps in 2017 after taking early retirement from a parish in Southend. Ian studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge and has a PhD in Geology. Before joining the Church he lectured in Geochemistry at the University of East Anglia. Ian studied for ordination in Oxford and has served in parishes in Herefordshire, Ashton-under-Lyne and Southend has also spent 5 years as Chaplain to the University of Surrey in Guildford.

Foundation Governor - Vacancy

Sarah Gunn (LA Governor)

Sarah is Cambridgeshire born and bred and is a consultant to a First World War charity.  For many years she worked for an American bank but after her husband was posted to Dubai for two years, Sarah retrained and started teaching Montessori to Nursery and Primary aged children in Dubai and then in London and Surrey.   Sarah became a Librarian and Exam invigilator at her daughters' school in Hampshire, eventually progressing to Assistant Head of Exams.

Clive Watts (Community Governor)

Clive is employed by a Cambridge-based semiconductor chip design company as Director of Product Management, a role that involves managing and fixing all manner of things! He has lived in Cardinals Green, a few miles from Castle Camps, for the last 8 years with his wife having been a Teaching Assistant at Castle Camps for many years and both her children passing through the school. He holds a BA in Computing and Electronics from the University of Durham and, more recently, an MBA (Technology Management) from the Open University. Clive is hoping to bring a focus on music to his governor work at the school over time.

Mr Adrian Fell (Parent Governor)
Adrian is Managing Director of Compass Energy Solutions Limited, a sustainability consultancy for the built environment. Adrian formed the company in 2008, and has successfully developed long term business to business, and business to consumer relationships. Graduating from Anglia Ruskin University, he has a BSc (Hons) in Environmental Monitoring & Protection from Anglia Ruskin University, and has previously worked for both the private and public sector.

Mr David Swan (Parent Governor)

David is a Parent Governor with one child at the school and one who recently moved on to Linton Village College. He has a BEng (Hons) in Aerospace Engineering from Kingston University and is a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society. After university, David followed his passion for aviation and qualified as a Commercial Pilot and has been flying for airlines since 2066, flying both short haul and long haul.

Mrs Hilary Steele - Clerk to Governors