School Impact 2024-25
Thoughts from our Head of Education
Charlotte Harmer
This year, Oppidan has expanded its global reach, supporting the widest variety of schools to date across UK state, independent, and international settings.
We’re proud to have achieved our strongest student and teacher impact scores across partner schools. With over 5,195 students supported and nearly 4,952 personalised reports written, our mentors have worked tirelessly to deliver high-quality, targeted mentoring to every child, regardless of context.
Our Prep Journey, now in its fourth year, remains a cornerstone of our work in prep and primary schools. It continues to help Year 5 and 6 students build confidence, develop communication skills, and prepare for the transition to secondary school. In our secondary schools across the UK, Spain, Korea, and Thailand, the newly launched COR Journey and enhanced Mentor Training Journey have supported students in developing character, oracy, and leadership. Feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, with students valuing the increased touchpoints and the opportunity to work 1:1 with inspiring mentors from outside their communities.
We are especially proud of our mentor team, who have gone from strength to strength this year. Representing a wide range of careers - from trainee medics, lawyers, and engineers to actors, writers, journalists, and podcast producers - our mentors continue to inspire students week after week. We’ve invested further in termly training, report-writing workshops, and ongoing observations to ensure a rich programme of professional development. Many mentors have now completed their fourth year with Oppidan, and their dedication has been instrumental in shaping student growth and confidence.
As always, student voice remains central to our work. From Year 6 students discovering their strengths to Year 12 mentors finding purpose and belonging through supporting others, the stories shared this year have been a powerful reminder of why we do what we do. Over the summer, we’ve refined our programming and training in response to feedback from schools and mentors, and we’re excited to deepen our existing partnerships and reach new contexts and communities in the year ahead.
Impact Highlights
Secondary
79%
Character
of students agree or strongly agree that they understand themselves and their identity better as a result of their Oppidan programme.
82%
Oracy
of students agree or strongly agree that their communication skills improved as a result of their Oppidan programme.
81%
Readiness
of students agree or strongly agree that they feel more prepared for challenges in the future as a result of their Oppidan programme.
Thank you to every Oppidan partner school, teacher, mentor and student who has been part of this journey.