These reports summarise responses to the Girls Active Survey that pupils aged from 7 to 18 completed between October 2023 and June 2024.

Girls Active is our commitment to fostering girls' participation in PE, sport, and physical activity. The programme aims to tackle the barriers girls experience and through cultivating a movement of girls and young women, empower them to take positive action through influencing, leading, and inspiring their peers.

Today former England and Great Britain footballer turned pundit Karen Carney MBE published her major independent review into the future of domestic women’s football.

We offer a set of core programmes specifically designed to improve the relationship between young people and physical activity. These programmes can be accessed by any school at any time.

The case studies on this page highlight best practices in engaging girls in physical education (PE), sport, and physical activity. Most examples come from schools participating in the Girls Active programme, demonstrating strategies that align with its six core principles.

This research formed part of the work funded by The Football Association to provide a better understanding of the specific demographic of Asian girls.

Wendy Taylor, Development Manager – Girls Active, blogs about the importance of the This Girl Can…Create Change! campaign.

Ali Oliver MBE, Chief Executive of the Youth Sport Trust, recently gave evidence to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee’s inquiry into Women’s Sport.

This report summarises responses to the Girls Active Pre-Intervention Questionnaire that female pupils completed in June 2022.

Youth Sport Trust Girls Active 2025 Research find girls faced with multiple characteristics of inequality less active, less confident, less engaged in PE and physical activity.

Earlier this week, the Youth Sport Trust and Women in Sport hosted an event in Parliament, chaired by Calum Miller MP, exploring what equal access in PE and school sport should mean, and how to deliver it.

The theme for the International Women’s Day 2023 campaign is ‘Embracing Equity’. The aim of the campaign is to get the world talking about why equal opportunities aren't enough.