Education & Young People Health & Wellbeing 2025
National Star Foundation

Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025

National Star Foundation's 2024-25 annual report covers specialist further education and care for young adults with disabilities, brain injuries and complex needs. 866,845 hours of education, care and support were delivered to 284 learners, with 94% achieving their learning goals. The charity works with 55 local authorities and 18 NHS health boards and opened a new Worcester centre in partnership with Heart of Worcestershire College. Income was £49.60m against expenditure of £47.06m for the year ended 31 August 2025.

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Specialist further education and personal development; residential care and nursing; physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, drama therapy and emotional wellbeing; long-term independent living and residential accommodation; respite care (67,121 hours); adult community learning; work-based learning and transition programmes; training for professionals

📊Key Metrics

866,845 hours of high-quality education, care and support delivered in 2024-25; 284 young adults with disabilities and learning difficulties accessed education and personal development programmes Key Metric 1
94% of students leaving National Star achieved their learning goals; 92% achievement rate of primary learning goals for all learners Key Metric 2
55 local authorities and 18 different NHS health boards worked with National Star to deliver education, health and social care Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 94% of residential learners achieved or made progress in self care and independence goals; 89% of students achieved or made progress towards therapy-related goals
  • New specialist education centre launched in Worcester in partnership with Heart of Worcestershire College (September 2024) — one of first such partnerships in England; Hereford education centre extension completed March 2025
  • 32 adults with disabilities living permanently with National Star; all long-term residential accommodation rated Good or Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission; income £49.60m and expenditure £47.06m for year ended 31 August 2025

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