GCSE Results 2022: What does the National Reference Test tell us about how achievement in maths and English over time?

Congratulations to all the young people who got their GCSE results today!

While the mainstream media attention will likely be showing lots of pictures of Year 11s hugging or other such images (Teacher Tapp bingo anyone? ) I am going to give my first impression of results from the latest National Reference Test – which were also published today.