Ali Crudgington - Chief Operating Officer

Ali Crudgington has worked with and for schools and academies her whole working life. She worked in Somerset County Council within the Education HR and Finance services.

Ali was appointed as School Business Manager of The Castle School in Taunton in 2011 and, as the Trust grew, took on additional responsibilities. She was part of the team that successfully bid for the new Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary School in Wellington and Orchard Grove Primary School in Taunton and has successfully bid for and overseen a large number of building projects in the Trust.