Friday, 14 November 2025
The inaugural Review of Mathematical Education (RoME 2025) is published today by the University of Nottingham’s Observatory for Mathematical Education.
The Review analyses how educational, social, and regional factors shape learner outcomes in mathematical education. It is based on analysis of data from 50,000 learners, teachers, parents and curriculum leaders in 174 primary schools, 149 secondary schools, and 42 sixth forms across the country.
The Observatory, which was launched in 2023 builds on decades of influential research and development in mathematics education at the university, and its ambitious, longitudinal research programme is already making an impact.
RoME 2025 is the first in a series of annual reviews that will grow in scale and significance as cohorts of students are tracked through their primary, secondary or higher education.
We are delighted to publish RoME 2025 today. We hope the review will stimulate conversation and prompt action that helps to improve mathematical education and reduce inequalities. Getting to this point in such a short period is down to the dedication and expertise of a fantastic team, together with the tremendous support that we have received from research partner schools and colleges and our various advisors.”
RoME 2025 was launched at the Royal Institution. The event gave policymakers, school and system leaders, researchers, and sector bodies representatives the opportunity to consider how the findings might inform their activities, initiatives and policies.
With the Government’s response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review recently launched, this marks the ideal time to contribute to improving enjoyment, understanding, attainment and progression in maths for the nine million young learners in schools, colleges and universities in England.
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More information is available from Professor Andrew Noyes, Director of the Observatory for Mathematical Education, via andrew.noyes@nottingham.ac.uk
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About the University of Nottingham
Ranked 97 in the world and 17th in the UK by the QS World University Rankings, the University of Nottingham is a founding member of Russell Group of research-intensive universities. Studying at the University of Nottingham is a life-changing experience, and we pride ourselves on unlocking the potential of our students. We have a pioneering spirit, expressed in the vision of our founder Sir Jesse Boot, which has seen us lead the way in establishing campuses in China and Malaysia - part of a globally connected network of education, research and industrial engagement.
Nottingham was crowned Sports University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 – the third time it has been given the honour since 2018 – and by the Daily Mail University Guide 2024.
The university is among the best universities in the UK for the strength of our research, positioned seventh for research power in the UK according to REF 2021. The birthplace of discoveries such as MRI and ibuprofen, our innovations transform lives and tackle global problems such as sustainable food supplies, ending modern slavery, developing greener transport, and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
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We lead the Universities for Nottingham initiative, in partnership with Nottingham Trent University, a pioneering collaboration between the city’s two world-class institutions to improve levels of prosperity, opportunity, sustainability, health and wellbeing for residents in the city and region we are proud to call home.
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