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Track Academy Annual Report 2024

Track Academy is the only athletics charity in England to combine elite track coaching with education, mentoring and life skills support. Based at Willesden Sports Centre in London and serving young people aged 5 to 21, the charity provides a 360-degree approach to youth development, helping student-athletes from disadvantaged backgrounds succeed both on the track and in life.

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About

Athletic coaching for young people aged 5–21; education and mentoring sessions; life skills programmes; holiday activity schemes; after-school athletics; support for disadvantaged young people through sport

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 Young people aged 5–21 supported through athletics and education at Willesden Sports Centre
Key Metric 2 New Chief Executive Officer appointed, Patrik Ewe, driving forward the charity's growth
Key Metric 3 Holiday schemes, mentoring and life skills sessions delivered alongside athletic programmes

Key Outcomes

  • Young athletes building confidence, resilience and discipline on and off the track
  • Disadvantaged young people in London gaining qualifications and life skills through sport
  • Next generation of athletes and community leaders supported in some of London's most deprived areas

Geography

London

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Delivered 11,474 sessions supporting 12,949 individuals across 40 programmes, generating 324,160 total engagements in 2025
Key Metric 2
Health & Wellbeing programmes delivered 270 sessions supporting 1,168 individuals, generating 7,315 engagements
Key Metric 3
Raised £50,714.49 net through the Foundation Fixture 2025 and £36,156.03 through the Fundraising Dinner (GBP)
Talking Tactics mentoring participant Jamie's confidence, aspirations and self-esteem grew significantly through one-to-one mentoring and mental health support
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
754 unique young people registered for Sport and Life Skills programmes (+114% vs 2022-23)
Key Metric 2
16 Locally Trusted Organisations delivered the programme, up from 9 in 2022-23
Key Metric 3
2,650 sessions held by delivery organisations in 2023-24
72% of young people reported 'getting on better at school or college' following engagement
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Close to 2,000 participants supported in 2024/25 across youth, prison and environmental programmes
Key Metric 2
826 students from 10 state schools took part, 67% female, with 70% of partner schools in the most deprived areas (IMD 1-4)
Key Metric 3
184 serving or released prisoners engaged through the 'Boats not Bars' reducing-reoffending programme
85% of young people improved their mental wellbeing and 83% felt more confident through the youth programme
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
21,212 people engaged with in 2024/25
Key Metric 2
17,708 people played some form of rugby through Foundation programmes
Key Metric 3
More than £9,000 raised through Foundation Day; 9,000+ given back to grassroots rugby clubs
88% of girls in the Girls Tackle Rugby programme reported feeling more confident, per independent research with Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport