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.
Footnotes
1 Also, reporting statistical results on very small samples is not recommended.
2 Up to an additional 5 items may be encountered in some learners’ assessments. These are items being trialled and calibrated for future use. These trial items are not included in the learner’s score, but are used to check that the measurement characteristics inherent in the item are functioning as expected.
3 The figures for SNSA and MCNG include assessments belonging to learners who have now been removed from the system. Learner numbers are accurate as of the end of the 2024/25 academic year and are subject to slight fluctuations due to learners moving in and out of the Scottish Education System and/or schools that are eligible for the NSA over the course of the year.
4 NB: Please see Section 2.4 for MCNG National outcomes for numeracy.
5 NB: Please see Section 3.4 for MCNG National outcomes for reading/literacy.
6 NB: Please see Section 4.4 for MCNG National outcomes for writing.
7 NB: This does not include trial items required for calibration purposes for use in future assessments.