Sample Gatsby Benchmark Evidence Report
This is an example of the report every registered institution receives. All names and data are fictional.
Sample Gatsby Benchmark evidence report for demonstration purposes — all school, staff, charity, and student data are fictional.
Sample report — school, headteacher, head of careers, charity names, and student data are all fictional and for demonstration purposes only
Gatsby Benchmark Evidence Report
Your School Name
Your Town, Your County · Headteacher: Your Headteacher
Academic year 2025–26 · September 2025 – May 2026 · Head of Careers: Your Head of Careers
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Generated 29 May 2026
Students enrolled
47
Years 10–13
Projects completed
38
81% completion rate
References issued
35
Verified by employer
Employer partners
8
Across 5 sectors
Benchmark 5
Encounters with employers and employees
Evidenced
47 students had a documented, structured encounter with a named employer representative (charity coordinator) as part of a real project engagement. All encounters are logged on the Trailstones platform with employer name, role, organisation type, date, and duration — available for inspection on request.
47
Documented encounters
23
Unique employer contacts
5
Employment sectors
Benchmark 6
Experiences of workplaces
Evidenced
38 students completed a structured, real-world project with a registered charity. Each project involved a scoped brief, direct work with an employer representative, a verified deliverable, and a formal written reference issued by the organisation. Average project duration: 3.2 weeks / 14 hours of active engagement.
38
Completed experiences
14 hrs
Avg. hours per project
100%
Produced a deliverable
Participation by year group
Student case studies
AT
Amara T.
Year 11
Reference issued
Social media campaign — Millside Food Network
Designed and scheduled 4 weeks of content reaching 3,200 followers. Deliverable: 12 post designs + content calendar. Employer contact: R. Parkes, Volunteer Coordinator.
Digital marketing
Design
Communication
JM
Jake M.
Year 12
Reference issued
Volunteer impact report — Pennine Health Trust
Analysed volunteer data across 6 months and produced a written impact report used in annual fundraising communications. Employer contact: T. Hussain, Volunteer Manager.
Data analysis
Report writing
Excel
SP
Sofia P.
Year 10
Reference issued
Website content refresh — Riverside Community Hub
Rewrote key website pages and improved accessibility, strengthening the charity's online presence for volunteer recruitment. Employer contact: M. Clarke, Operations Lead.
Copywriting
Digital
Accessibility
All data verified by Trailstones · Employer references held on platform, available on request
Report ID: TS-2526-YSN-047 · Signed: Your Head of Careers, Your School Name
Report ID: TS-2526-YSN-047 · Signed: Your Head of Careers, Your School Name
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Your school or college gets a report like this for every student who participates.
Generated automatically at the end of each academic year, or on demand for inspections.