Our agenda-setting research identifies the root causes of low social mobility and promotes effective solutions through education and employment.
Since 1997 we've published over 250 reports, many of which have gone on to influence national policy.
Major new cohort study examining the long-term impact of the pandemic on educational inequality and social mobility.
Find out moreThis report sets out the findings from longitudinal research, which tracked the first and second Cohort of students to...
This report revisits the debate about why social mobility levels are relatively low in Great Britain and the United...
A report by Dr Steven Jones, University of Manchester, on what students from different social backgrounds put in their...
The NFER is undertaking a robust and independent evaluation of PRIME over the first two years of delivery.
This report details the findings from an evaluation of the first year of PRIME work placements.
The Department of Business Innovation and Skills together with the Sutton Trust have commissioned UCAS to investigate the decision-making...
The National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) is carrying out a longitudinal evaluation of the Reach for Excellence Programme...
This report sets out the findings of the evaluation of the third cohort of students (those who enrolled in...
The National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) is carrying out a longitudinal evaluation of the Reach for Excellence (RfE)...