35 new scholarships awarded in 2024 — a record high, chosen from 220 expressions of interest — with 86 Longford Scholars in total supported across undergraduate degree programmes
Key Metric 1
23 Frank Awards given in 2024 (a record high), bringing the total since 2014 to 153; 82% of funded OU module completers passed, with 15% receiving distinctions
Key Metric 2
Fewer than 5% of Longford scholars return to prison; 95% of scholars said their mentor had made a difference to their chances of success (2024 independent evaluation)
Key Metric 3
Fewer than 5% of Longford scholars return to prison, against a national reoffending backdrop where this rate is significantly higher — and just under 85% of award-holders go on to graduate or move into graduate-level employment, demonstrating that higher education is a highly effective and cost-efficient rehabilitation pathway