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Publication - Progress report

National Standardised Assessments for Scotland: national report 2024-2025

Published
19 January 2026
From
Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills
Directorate
Learning Directorate
Topic
Education
ISBN
9781806435302

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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Appendix 7: MCNG Number of learners by ethnic background

This appendix includes the number and percentage of learners who completed the MCNG in the academic year 2024 to 2025 broken down by the ethnic background as identified via SEEMiS.

Table 24. MCNG P1 Numeracy number and percentage of learners by ethnic background
Ethnicity Number of learners Percentage of cohort
White - Scottish 308 67.4
White - Other British 21 4.6
White - Irish 3 0.66
White - Polish 1 0.22
White - Other 18 3.94
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 12 2.63
Asian – Indian / British / Scottish 1 0.22
Asian - Chinese / British / Scottish 1 0.22
Asian - Other 2 0.44
African - African / British / Scottish 2 0.44
Other - Other 2 0.44
Not Disclosed 3 0.66
Not known 83 18.16
Table 25. MCNG P4 Numeracy number and percentage of learners by ethnic background
Ethnicity Number of learners Percentage of cohort
White - Scottish 422 80.23
White - Other British 25 4.75
White - Irish 2 0.38
White - Polish 1 0.19
White - Other 21 3.99
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 17 3.23
Asian - Pakistani / British / Scottish 1 0.19
Caribbean or Black - Caribbean / British / Scottish 3 0.57
Other - Other 2 0.38
Not Disclosed 4 0.76
Not known 28 5.32
Table 26. MCNG P7 Numeracy number and percentage of learners by ethnic background
Ethnicity Number of learners Percentage of cohort
White - Scottish 380 83.15
White - Other British 30 6.56
White - Irish 1 0.22
White - Polish 3 0.66
White - Other 12 2.63
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 8 1.75
Asian - Indian / British / Scottish 2 0.44
Asian - Other 3 0.66
African - African / British / Scottish 1 0.22
Other - Other 4 0.88
Not Disclosed 3 0.66
Not known 10 2.19
Table 27. MCNG S3 Numeracy number and percentage of learners by ethnic background
Ethnicity Number of learners Percentage of cohort
White - Scottish 72 87.8
White - Other British 3 3.66
White - Irish 1 1.22
White - Other 2 2.44
Asian - Pakistani / British / Scottish 1 1.22
Asian - Indian / British / Scottish 1 1.22
Not known 2 2.44
Table 28. MCNG P1 Literacy number and percentage of learners by ethnic background
Ethnicity Number of learners Percentage of cohort
White - Scottish 307 67.32
White - Other British 21 4.61
White - Irish 3 0.66
White - Polish 1 0.22
White - Other 18 3.95
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 12 2.63
Asian - Indian / British / Scottish 1 0.22
Asian - Chinese / British / Scottish 1 0.22
Asian - Other 2 0.44
African - African / British / Scottish 2 0.44
Other - Other 2 0.44
Not Disclosed 3 0.66
Not known 83 18.2
Table 29. MCNG P4 Reading number and percentage of learners by ethnic background
Ethnicity Number of learners Percentage of cohort
White - Scottish 428 79.85
White - Other British 26 4.85
White - Irish 2 0.37
White - Polish 1 0.19
White - Other 23 4.29
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 19 3.54
Asian - Pakistani / British / Scottish 1 0.19
Asian - Other 1 0.19
Caribbean or Black - Caribbean / British / Scottish 3 0.56
Other - Other 2 0.37
Not Disclosed 4 0.75
Not known 26 4.85
Table 30. MCNG P7 Reading number and percentage of learners by ethnic background
Ethnicity Number of learners Percentage of cohort
White - Scottish 399 83.65
White - Other British 31 6.5
White - Irish 1 0.21
White - Polish 3 0.63
White - Other 11 2.31
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 10 2.1
Asian - Indian / British / Scottish 2 0.42
Asian - Other 3 0.63
African - African / British / Scottish 1 0.21
Other - Other 4 0.84
Not Disclosed 3 0.63
Not known 9 1.89
Table 31. MCNG S3 Reading number and percentage of learners by ethnic background
Ethnicity Number of learners Percentage of cohort
White - Scottish 238 87.82
White - Other British 14 5.17
White - Irish 2 0.74
White - Polish 1 0.37
White - Other 8 2.95
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 3 1.11
Asian - Pakistani / British / Scottish 1 0.37
Asian - Indian / British / Scottish 1 0.37
Other - Other 1 0.37
Not known 2 0.74
Table 32. MCNG P4 Writing number and percentage of learners by ethnic background
Ethnicity Number of learners Percentage of cohort
White - Scottish 431 79.67
White - Other British 26 4.81
White - Irish 2 0.37
White - Polish 1 0.18
White - Other 23 4.25
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 18 3.33
Asian - Pakistani / British / Scottish 1 0.18
Asian - Other 1 0.18
Caribbean or Black - Caribbean / British / Scottish 3 0.55
Other - Other 2 0.37
Not Disclosed 4 0.74
Not known 29 5.36
Table 33. MCNG P7 Writing number and percentage of learners by ethnic background
Ethnicity Number of learners Percentage of cohort
White - Scottish 394 83.3
White - Other British 31 6.55
White - Irish 1 0.21
White - Polish 3 0.63
White - Other 12 2.54
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 10 2.11
Asian - Indian / British / Scottish 2 0.42
Asian - Other 2 0.42
African - African / British / Scottish 1 0.21
Other - Other 4 0.85
Not Disclosed 3 0.63
Not known 10 2.11
Table 34. MCNG S3 Writing number and percentage of learners by ethnic background
Ethnicity Number of learners Percentage of cohort
White - Scottish 237 89.43
White - Other British 14 5.28
White - Irish 2 0.75
White - Other 6 2.26
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups 2 0.75
Asian - Pakistani / British / Scottish 1 0.38
Asian - Indian / British / Scottish 1 0.38
Other - Other 1 0.38
Not known 1 0.38

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