National Standardised Assessments for Scotland: national report 2024-2025
Summary of outcomes at a national level on the 'Scottish National Standardised Assessments' (SNSA) and ‘Measaidhean Coitcheann Nàiseanta airson Foghlam tron Ghàidhlig’ (MCNG) (collectively known as NSA) in the 2024 to 2025 academic year.
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Chart 1a. SNSA Numeracy outcomes for P1. 37
Chart 1b. SNSA Numeracy outcomes for P4. 38
Chart 1c. SNSA Numeracy outcomes for P7. 39
Chart 1d. SNSA Numeracy outcomes for S3. 40
Chart 2a. SNSA Numeracy outcomes distributed by sex for P1. 41
Chart 2b. SNSA Numeracy outcomes distributed by sex for P4. 42
Chart 2c. SNSA Numeracy outcomes distributed by sex for P7. 43
Chart 2d. SNSA Numeracy outcomes distributed by sex for S3. 44
Chart 3a. SNSA Numeracy outcomes distributed by SIMD for P1. 46
Chart 3b. SNSA Numeracy outcomes distributed by SIMD for P4. 47
Chart 3c. SNSA Numeracy outcomes distributed by SIMD for P7. 47
Chart 3d. SNSA Numeracy outcomes distributed by SIMD for S3. 48
Chart 4a. SNSA Numeracy outcomes distributed by ethnic background for P4 – overall outcomes 50
Chart 4c. SNSA Numeracy outcomes distributed by ethnic background for P4 – Information Handling 54
Chart 4e. SNSA Numeracy outcomes distributed by ethnic background for P4 – Number 58
Chart 5a. SNSA Numeracy outcomes distributed by FME for P1. 61
Chart 5b. SNSA Numeracy outcomes distributed by FME for P4. 62
Chart 5c. SNSA Numeracy outcomes distributed by FME for P7. 63
Chart 5d. SNSA Numeracy outcomes distributed by FME for S3. 64
Chart 6a. SNSA Numeracy outcomes distributed by ASN for P1. 66
Chart 6b. SNSA Numeracy outcomes distributed by ASN for P4. 67
Chart 6c. SNSA Numeracy outcomes distributed by ASN for P7. 67
Chart 6d. SNSA Numeracy outcomes distributed by ASN for S3. 68
Chart 7a. SNSA Numeracy outcomes distributed by LAC for P1. 69
Chart 7b. SNSA Numeracy outcomes distributed by LAC for P4. 70
Chart 7c. SNSA Numeracy outcomes distributed by LAC for P7. 70
Chart 7d. SNSA Numeracy outcomes distributed by LAC for S3. 71
Chart 8a. SNSA Numeracy outcomes distributed by EAL for P1. 73
Chart 8b. SNSA Numeracy outcomes distributed by EAL for P4. 73
Chart 8c. SNSA Numeracy outcomes distributed by EAL for P7. 74
Chart 8d. SNSA Numeracy outcomes distributed by EAL for S3. 74
Chart 9a. MCNG Numeracy outcomes for P4. 76
Chart 9b. MCNG Numeracy outcomes for P7. 77
Chart 10. MCNG Numeracy outcomes distributed by sex for P4. 78
Chart 10. MCNG Numeracy outcomes distributed by sex for P4. 79
Chart 13a. SNSA Literacy outcomes for P1 with the exception of Finding and Using Information 97
Chart 13c. SNSA Reading outcomes for P4. 98
Chart 13d. SNSA Reading outcomes for P7. 99
Chart 13e. SNSA Reading outcomes for S3. 100
Chart 14c. SNSA Reading outcomes distributed by sex for P4. 103
Chart 14d. SNSA Reading outcomes distributed by sex for P7. 104
Chart 14e. SNSA Reading outcomes distributed by sex for S3. 105
Chart 15b. SNSA Literacy outcomes distributed by SIMD for P1 for Finding and Using Information 107
Chart 15c. SNSA Reading outcomes distributed by SIMD for P4. 108
Chart 15d. SNSA Reading outcomes distributed by SIMD for P7. 108
Chart 15e. SNSA Reading outcomes distributed by SIMD for S3. 109
Chart 16a. SNSA Reading outcomes distributed by ethnic background for P4 – overall outcomes 111
Chart 17b. SNSA Reading outcomes distributed by FME for P4. 122
Chart 17c. SNSA Reading outcomes distributed by FME for P7. 122
Chart 17d. SNSA Reading outcomes distributed by FME for S3. 123
Chart 18b. SNSA Reading outcomes distributed by ASN for P4. 124
Chart 18c. SNSA Reading outcomes distributed by ASN for P7. 124
Chart 18d. SNSA Reading outcomes distributed by ASN for S3. 125
Chart 19a. SNSA Reading outcomes distributed by LAC for P4. 127
Chart 19b. SNSA Reading outcomes distributed by LAC for P7. 127
Chart 19c. SNSA Reading outcomes distributed by LAC for S3. 128
Chart 20b. SNSA Reading outcomes distributed by EAL for P4. 130
Chart 20c. SNSA Reading outcomes distributed by EAL for P7. 130
Chart 20d. SNSA Reading outcomes distributed by EAL for S3. 131
Chart 21a. MCNG Reading outcomes for P4 with the exception of Tools Reading. 132
Chart 21b. MCNG Reading outcomes for P7 with the exception of Tools for Reading. 133
Chart 21c. MCNG Reading outcomes for S3. 133
Chart 22c. MCNG Reading outcomes distributed by sex for S3. 135
Chart 23a. MCNG Reading outcomes distributed by ethnic background for P4 – overall outcomes 137
Chart 23c. MCNG Reading outcomes distributed by ethnic background for P4 – Tools for reading 139
Chart 26a. SNSA Writing outcomes for P4. 155
Chart 26b. SNSA Writing outcomes for P7. 156
Chart 26c. SNSA Writing outcomes for S3. 157
Chart 27a. SNSA Writing outcomes distributed by sex for P4. 158
Chart 27b. SNSA Writing outcomes distributed by sex for P7. 159
Chart 27c. SNSA Writing outcomes distributed by sex for S3. 160
Chart 28a. SNSA Writing outcomes distributed by SIMD for P4. 161
Chart 28b. SNSA Writing outcomes distributed by SIMD for P7. 161
Chart 28c. SNSA Writing outcomes distributed by SIMD for S3. 162
Chart 29a. SNSA Writing outcomes distributed by ethnic background for P4 – overall outcomes 163
Chart 29b. SNSA Writing outcomes distributed by ethnic background for P4 ……………...166
Chart 29c. SNSA Writing outcomes distributed by ethnic background for P4 ……………...168
Chart 29d. SNSA Writing outcomes distributed by ethnic background for P4 170
Chart 29e. SNSA Writing outcomes distributed by ethnic background for P4 172
Chart 29f. SNSA Writing outcomes distributed by ethnic background for P4 174
Chart 29g. SNSA Writing outcomes distributed by ethnic background for P4. 176
Chart 29h. SNSA Writing outcomes distributed by ethnic background for P4. 178
Chart 30a. SNSA Writing outcomes distributed by FME for P4. 180
Chart 30b. SNSA Writing outcomes distributed by FME for P7. 180
Chart 30c. SNSA Writing outcomes distributed by FME for S3. 181
Chart 31a. SNSA Writing outcomes distributed by ASN for P4. 183
Chart 31b. SNSA Writing outcomes distributed by ASN for P7. 183
Chart 31c. SNSA Writing outcomes distributed by ASN for S3. 184
Chart 32a. SNSA Writing outcomes distributed by LAC for P4. 186
Chart 32b. SNSA Writing outcomes distributed by LAC for P7. 186
Chart 32c. SNSA Writing outcomes distributed by LAC for S3. 187
Chart 33a. SNSA Writing outcomes distributed by EAL for P4. 189
Chart 33b. SNSA Writing outcomes distributed by EAL for P7. 189
Chart 33c. SNSA Writing outcomes distributed by EAL for S3. 190
Chart 34a. MCNG Writing outcomes for P4. 192
Chart 34b. MCNG Writing outcomes for P7. 193
Chart 34c. MCNG Writing outcomes for S3. 194
Chart 35. MCNG Writing outcomes distributed by sex for P4. 196
Chart 36a. MCNG Writing outcomes distributed by FME for P4. 198
Chart 36b. MCNG Writing outcomes distributed by FME for P4. 199
Chart 36c. MCNG Writing outcomes distributed by FME for P4. 200
Chart 36d. MCNG Writing outcomes distributed by FME for P4. 201
Chart 37. MCNG Writing outcomes distributed by FME for P4. 203
Chart 38. MCNG Writing outcomes distributed by ASN for P4. 205
List of tables
Table 1: Assessment durations, academic year 2024 to 2025. 14
Table 2: Reporting organisers for reading by stage, academic year 2024 to 2025. 83
Table 3. SNSA 2024 to 2025 completion rates by assessment 206
Table 4. SNSA 2024 to 2025 number of items per learner and assessment 207
Table 5. SNSA 2024 to 2025 number of numeracy items by organiser 207
Table 6. SNSA 2024 to 2025 number of reading items by organiser (including P1 literacy) 207
Table 7. SNSA 2024 to 2025 number of writing items by organiser 208
Table 8. MCNG 2024 to 2025 completion rates by assessment 208
Table 9. MCNG 2024 to 2025 number of items per learner and assessment 209
Table 10. MCNG 2024 to 2025 number of numeracy items by organiser 209
Table 11. MCNG 2024 to 2025 number of reading items by organiser (including P1 literacy) 210
Table 12. MCNG 2024 to 2025 number of writing items by organiser 210
Table 13. SNSA P1 Numeracy number and percentage of learners by ethnic background 212
Table 14. SNSA P4 Numeracy number and percentage of learners by ethnic background 213
Table 15. SNSA P7 Numeracy number and percentage of learners by ethnic background 214
Table 16. SNSA S3 Numeracy number and percentage of learners by ethnic background 215
Table 17. SNSA P1 Literacy number and percentage of learners by ethnic background. 216
Table 18. SNSA P4 Reading number and percentage of learners by ethnic background 217
Table 19. SNSA P7 Reading number and percentage of learners by ethnic background 218
Table 20. SNSA S3 Reading number and percentage of learners by ethnic background 219
Table 21. SNSA P4 Writing number and percentage of learners by ethnic background. 220
Table 22. SNSA P7 Writing number and percentage of learners by ethnic background. 221
Table 23. SNSA S3 Writing number and percentage of learners by ethnic background. 222
Table 24. MCNG P1 Numeracy number and percentage of learners by ethnic background 223
Table 25. MCNG P4 Numeracy number and percentage of learners by ethnic background 223
Table 26. MCNG P7 Numeracy number and percentage of learners by ethnic background 224
Table 27. MCNG S3 Numeracy number and percentage of learners by ethnic background 224
Table 28. MCNG P1 Literacy number and percentage of learners by ethnic background 225
Table 29. MCNG P4 Reading number and percentage of learners by ethnic background 225
Table 30. MCNG P7 Reading number and percentage of learners by ethnic background 226
Table 31. MCNG S3 Reading number and percentage of learners by ethnic background 226
Table 32. MCNG P4 Writing number and percentage of learners by ethnic background. 227
Table 33. MCNG P7 Writing number and percentage of learners by ethnic background. 227
Table 34. MCNG S3 Writing number and percentage of learners by ethnic background. 228