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Learning Impact Report 2025-26

Bow Arts is a London arts charity that provides artist studios and delivers creative learning in schools and communities. This report covers its learning work for April 2025 to March 2026. Contact email is the learning team address from the report (learning@); no named fundraiser was found. Source: Bow Arts Learning Impact Report 2025-26 PDF, retrieved Oct 2026.

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About

Artist-led creative projects in schools tied to learning objectives and cross-curricular aims; Arts Award qualifications including a holiday programme (32 young people completed Arts Award Explore); teacher CPD sessions; 13 original permanent artwork commissions for schools; a work experience project for 45 young people; studio visits at The Rum Factory; and the Bow Families satellite series (6 sessions, 58 participants)

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 Engaged 11,903 participants across projects between April 2025 and March 2026
Key Metric 2 Worked with 76 schools (2 nurseries, 54 primary, 13 secondary, 7 specialist and 3 further education) across 14 London boroughs
Key Metric 3 135 students completed an Arts Award; 211 teachers took part in 17 CPD sessions

Key Outcomes

  • 97% of teachers reported the CPD session would have some or significant impact on their teaching practice
  • Delivered 13 original, permanent artwork commissions that transformed everyday school spaces
  • 86 children visited The Rum Factory studios to meet local artists and learn about creative industries

Geography

London

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Total income £138,600,000 and total expenditure £108,350,000 (year ended 31 March 2025, charity no. 1068852); 5 million people welcomed through palace gates; £138.6m income...
Key Metric 2
Over 160,000 members making 300,000+ visits generating £5.8m membership income plus £814k Gift Aid; 217,400 £1 Universal Credit tickets sold; 304,000 visitors to Untold...
Key Metric 3
89% of visitors gained a better understanding of stories (discovery); 83% felt happier after their visit (joy); 76% were inspired to learn more; 28,365...
83% of visitors felt happier after their visit; 89% gained better understanding of palace stories; 94% charitable activities allocation of total expenditure; Tomorrow's Tower campaign secured £1.9m including £1m from Sandys Trust and National Lottery Heritage Fund development grant
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
3,943 young people reached across 279 learning sessions in 16 programmes; 46 public performances reaching 8,517 audience members
Key Metric 2
100+ Emerging Professionals supported with 159 paid performance opportunities; 32% from regions beyond London; 32% from African, Asian, Caribbean or Mixed Heritage backgrounds
Key Metric 3
46% of Under-18 participants receive bursaries; 46% benefit from free access (Pupil Premium, free school meals or low-income families)
Largest single concert audience of 1,500 for British Standard Time at Berlin's Konzerthaus; NYJO Under 18s alumni have gone on to Birmingham Conservatoire, Leeds Conservatoire and Cambridge University
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Black Country Living Museum welcomed 366,840 visitors in 2025, down 2.8% from 377,024 in 2024, of whom 265,886 (72%) were paying visitors.
Key Metric 2
School visitors rose 6% to 58,881 in 2025.
Key Metric 3
Volunteers contributed 16,716 hours, and the museum moved from a £723,675 deficit in 2024 to a net surplus of £158,001 before tax in 2025...
The museum was named Large Visitor Attraction of the Year 2025 at the VisitEngland Awards, recognising its 'compelling vision, fabulous customer service' and storytelling.