Opening School Facilities scheme gets 168,000 active

The Opening School Facilities (OSF) initiative has reached more than 168,000 children and young people, and more than 50,000 local residents, during its second year.

OSF was launched in early 2023 to provide funding for schools to open up their facilities outside of the school day, with the aim of giving pupils and people from local communities opportunities to move and to help them access a wider range of physical activities. The three-year programme, overseen by the Active Partnerships National Organisation will have received up to £57m from the Department for Education by the end of March 2025.