Research and analysis

The National Reference Test in 2024

The results digest for the National Reference Test (NRT) in 2024, provided by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), and the annual statement.

• From: Ofqual
• Published: 22 August 2024

Applies to England

Documents

National Reference Test Results Digest 2024

Ref: ISBN 978-1-916567-13-9, Ofqual/24/7149/2

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National Reference Test Results Digest 2024

Ref: ISBN 978-1-916567-13-9, Ofqual/24/7149/2

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National Reference Test annual statement 2024

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The results digest for the National Reference Test (NRT) in 2024, provided by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), and the annual statement.

Since its introduction in 2017, NFER has been contracted by Ofqual to develop, deliver and analyse the results of the NRT in English and maths.

The NRT is administered annually and shows if student performance in English and maths at GCSE level has changed from year-to-year. This year, more than 13,000 Year 11 students from over 300 schools took part in the NRT. The 2024 NRT testing took place in the spring term, between 16 February and 4 March.

The NRT results are based on analysis of data from a nationally representative sample of secondary schools. This Results Digest provides summarised information of the key performance outcomes for 2024 and comparison with the performance in 2017 at each of the three grade boundaries. Furthermore, it includes more details on the performance of students taking part and the representativeness of the school sample.

Bethan Burge and Louise Benson

22 August 2024

Published 22 August 2024