📋About
Sport and physical activity (Foundation/Wellbeing Football, Ladies Netball, Every Girl Counts, PL Kicks girls football, junior football); Health and wellbeing (Memory Lane, Time for Tea, Walking Football, community meals, baby massage, family hub); Education and employability (Education Development Squad with Stoke-on-Trent College, Valiant Voice, University of South Wales course, mentoring, Football and Education, HAF holiday clubs, e-sports); Community engagement (South Asian community group, Iftar and Eid events, female-only swimming); Supporter engagement and fan zone
Custom geography from upload: Stoke-on-Trent / North Staffordshire
📊Key Metrics
5,927 participants worked with across all programmes in 2024-25; 65% of adult participants classed as physically active — 1.5% above the national average and 5.9% higher than 2023-24
Key Metric 1
88% of participants reported their activity was positive or very positive for their mental wellbeing; happiness (7.97/10), life satisfaction (7.82/10) and sense of worthwhile life (7.91/10) all above national and regional averages
Key Metric 2
75% of participants reported making a positive change to their life since beginning activity with PVF; 89% agreed their local area is a place where people from different backgrounds get on well together — 23% above national and regional averages
Key Metric 3
✅Key Outcomes
- 98% of parents felt their child's activity at PVF was positive or very positive for their mental wellbeing (up 10% on 2023-24); 98% positive for personal development (up 9.2%); 97% said the activity was useful or beneficial for their child
- 90% of participants reported positive impact on personal development — 6.6% higher than the previous season; adult resilience scores 2.8% above the national average
- 92% of Port Vale supporters reported a very or fairly strong sense of belonging — 37% above the national average; 98% felt being a supporter was positive for their sense of community
