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IntoUniversity Impact Report 2025

IntoUniversity runs local learning centres across the UK, providing long-term academic support and university access programmes for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Their 2025 Impact Report records 61,000 students supported, with 60% of alumni progressing to Higher Education compared to 28% nationally, and the landmark milestone of reaching their 250,000th student.

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Academic support, mentoring, FOCUS workshops, university visits, student opportunities, adult and family learning pilot

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 61,000 students supported across 429 partner schools with 2,025 volunteers
Key Metric 2 60% of IntoUniversity alumni progressed to Higher Education vs 28% of students from similar backgrounds nationally
Key Metric 3 250,000th student milestone reached in 2025

Key Outcomes

  • 23% of alumni progressed to a top third university vs 5% of students from similar backgrounds nationally
  • Students who regularly attend Academic Support make 3 months additional progress in KS2 Maths (FFT Education Datalab)
  • 92% of teachers report students know more about university; 88% of parents report increased confidence in their child

Geography

UK-Wide

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
440,000+ young people aged 4-18 active members across 7,000 Groups
Key Metric 2
140,000 volunteers supporting the movement across the UK
Key Metric 3
373 Sections opened or re-energised in England between April 2024 and March 2025
0.3% overall growth in young people (ages 4-18), driven by 31% increase in Squirrel Scouts (5,200 young people)
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
Key Metric 2
45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
Key Metric 3
95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
63,023 individuals reached: 62,014 children/teens and 1,009 parents/educators
Key Metric 2
162 presenting schools and 20 districts/organisations
Key Metric 3
43 training/outreach sessions; 737 educators/community partners and 266 parents supported
49% of students applied a taught skill in their own lives.