Sutton Trust 2024/25 Annual Review

Sep 18, 2026

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Sutton Trust’s 2024/25 Annual Review reflects a year of major social mobility impact in the UK amid ongoing inequalities tied to family background and geography. It describes progress on a new five-year strategy, including expanding programmes to support 20,000 young people annually, driving sustained policy reform, and changing practice across schools, universities, and employers. It highlights record participation, substantial research and policy wins, expanded alumni engagement, and support raised to sustain delivery and evidence-driven advocacy.

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CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages48

Reading Time2 h 1 min

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2024/25 highlights

Welcome from the Chairperson

Chief Executive update

Message from the Alumni Leadership Board

About the Sutton Trust

Our Programmes

University Access

Employability

Alumni

Research and Policy

Public Affairs and Advocacy

Thank you to our supporters

2024/25 in numbers

Annual Review 2024/2025 Contents 2024/25 highlights 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 1 Welcome from the Chairperson 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 2 Chief Executive update 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 3 Message from the Alumni Leadership Board 􀀮 4 About the Sutton Trust 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 5 Our Programmes 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 6 University Access • UK Summer Schools 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 14 • Sutton Trust Fulbright US Programme 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 16 • Sutton Trust Online 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 18 • Case studies 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 20 Employability • Pathways to the Professions 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 22 • Access Apprenticeships 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 26 • Careers Plus 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 30 • Case studies 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 32 Alumni 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 34 • Alumni Bursaries 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 36 Research and Policy 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 38 Public Affairs and Advocacy 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 41 Thank you to our supporters 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 44 2024/25 in numbers Over 29,500 applications for our guided programmes 11 10 pieces of research released policy wins during 2024/25 £7m raised to support our work 4,007 media mentions – 25% increase on 2023/24 2024/25 Annual Review 14,590 young people took part in our programmes 3,957 on guided programmes 10,633 through Sutton Trust Online 1,000+ work experience placements facilitated 4,730 alumni engaged with programmes, events, and our Sutton Trust Alumni platform Social Mobility Alliance launched teachers engaged with our Teacher Champions offer 976 19,320 young people supported across our programme work Over 40,000 contactable alumni in our alumni network P. 1 Welcome from the Chairperson This report reflects on a year in which the Sutton Trust delivered substantial impact at a time when the challenge of social mobility in the UK remains acute. Too many young people continue to see their life chances shaped by family background and geography, with persistent inequalities in education, access to high-status professions, and economic opportunity holding back individuals and the country as a whole. Against this backdrop, the work of the Sutton Trust over the past year has been both important and influential. The year also saw the launch of our ambitious five-year strategy to accelerate social mobility and help drive inclusive economic growth across the UK. At its heart are commitments to grow Sutton Trust programmes to support 20,000 young people each year, to challenge government to deliver substantive and sustained reform, to drive practice change across schools, universities, and employers, and to empower the alumni community to become a catalyst for change. The strategy reflects the organisation’s distinctive combination of delivery, evidence, and advocacy, and its focus on impact, rigour, and financial sustainability. There were also a number of important changes to the Trustee Board during the year. Most significantly, Sir Peter Lampl, the founder of the Sutton Trust, stepped back after nearly three decades of extraordinary service. His vision and leadership created the Trust and shaped it into a nationally influential organisation, transforming life chances for tens of thousands of young people and fundamentally reshaping the social mobility debate in the UK. I would also like to thank Oliver Quick and the Rt Hon Lord Brady of Altrincham for their contributions as trustees during their time serving. Meanwhile, we were delighted to welcome Jardelle Johnson to the Board; as a Sutton Trust alum, her appointment is a powerful reflection of the Trust’s long-term impact and the growing role of alumni in its work.

FAQs

What was the focus of the Sutton Trust’s 2024/25 work?

The review emphasizes delivering substantial change to tackle persistent social mobility challenges in the UK, including improving education and access to high-status opportunities for young people.

What does the five-year strategy aim to achieve?

It aims to accelerate social mobility through expanding Sutton Trust programmes, challenging government to deliver sustained reform, driving practice change across schools and employers, and empowering the alumni community to support change.

How did the Trust describe its impact during 2024/25?

It reports record levels of programme participation, extensive media references to its research, thousands of alumni engaged, and measurable support raised and work placements facilitated.

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