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Youth Sport Trust Impact Report 2025

The Youth Sport Trust is a national children's charity founded in 1995, working to ensure every child benefits from PE, sport and play. In 2024/25 its national programmes reached 2,254,331 young people and its targeted interventions reached a further 201,263, with 15,791 practitioners trained — a 70% increase year on year. Key achievements include 90% of English schools with KS2/3 provision now offering equal girls' football access, the launch of Inclusion 2028 for SEND pupils, and 9,462 schools achieving a School Games Mark. The charity also secured government commitments on new PE and School Sport Partnerships and a Prime Ministerial announcement on school sport during National School Sports Week.

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School Games national competition network; Barclays Girls' Football in Schools (20,434 schools reached, 2.6 million girls with equal access); Set for Success youth leadership and employability programme (81 schools, 1,274 students); Boys Move mental health programme for adolescent boys; Inclusion 2028 SEND PE programme; Young Ambassadors leadership programme (3,900 in Wales, 248 in England); Multisport Youth Clubs; Girls Active; MLB First Pitch; Generation Charnwood employability programme; Well Schools wellbeing framework; Youth Sport Trust International working across 7 countries Custom geography from upload: UK-wide (headquartered in Loughborough, Leicestershire)

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 2,254,331 young people given opportunities through national programmes including School Games and Barclays Girls' Football in Schools; 201,263 young people through targeted programmes
Key Metric 2 79% of young people reported increased confidence in sport; 75% reported improved resilience and happiness through YST targeted programmes
Key Metric 3 9,462 schools achieved a School Games Mark in 2025 (58% achieving Gold); 15,791 practitioners trained — a 70% increase on 2023/24

Key Outcomes

  • 90% of English schools with Key Stage 2/3 provision now delivering equal access to girls' football in the curriculum — up from 88% in 2024
  • 77% of teachers in Set for Success reported improved attendance; 95% of Lidl Sport for Good teachers reported improved resilience in participating young people
  • 39% of young people in YST targeted programmes had SEND (vs 20% national average); 40% were from ethnically diverse communities; 29% from low-income families

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