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Greenhouse Sports

Impact Report 2024-25

Greenhouse Sports is a London-based charity delivering evidence-based Positive Youth Development (PYD) programmes through full-time coach-mentors embedded in schools in London, Leicester and Portsmouth. In 2024-25, the charity supported 8,021 young people across 73 programmes, delivering 3.5 million hours of sport and 1.1 million hours of mentoring. Working exclusively with young people in areas of high deprivation, the programmes are multi-year, strengths-based and year-round. Evidence shows participants attend 11 more school days per year than peers, achieve higher grades, and report significantly better wellbeing and confidence.

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Year-round Positive Youth Development (PYD) programmes delivered by full-time coach-mentors embedded in schools; primary school programmes (ages 8-11) across 10 schools reaching 1,520+ children; secondary school transition support; 1-to-1 and small-group mentoring; competitive sport fixtures; enrichment trips; holiday camps; employability sessions; Greenhouse Connect app (coach-mentor version launched 2024-25, participant/parent/school versions to follow 2026) Custom geography from upload: Leicester, Portsmouth

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 8,021 young people engaged with Greenhouse Sports programmes in 2024-25 across primary and secondary school settings in London, Leicester and Portsmouth
Key Metric 2 3.5 million hours of sport and 1.1 million hours of mentoring delivered; 150 enrichment trips, 1,200 competitive fixtures, and 575 weeks of holiday camps
Key Metric 3 73 unique programmes embedded across schools; 81 employability sessions hosted; coach-mentors delivering a minimum of 25 hours face-to-face support per week per school

Key Outcomes

  • Young people in Greenhouse Sports programmes attend school 11 more days per year than peers, and achieve English and Maths grades on average half a grade higher
  • 94% of young people report increased confidence and 85% report improved behaviour at school after a year on a programme; participants report significantly higher life satisfaction and lower anxiety than matched peers
  • 95% of young people report an enhanced likelihood of doing the right thing; 96% report increased enjoyment of sport and exercise; 93% feel more valued by those around them

Geography

London, Other

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