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Collection RECEPTION BASELINE ASSESSMENT: COLLECTION PAGE Information and guidance for schools administering the reception baseline assessment (RBA). Get emails about this page CONTENTS *
About the RBA * How RBA data is used * Changes for the academic year 2025 to 2026 * Further support * Links to our full RBA guidance ABOUT THE RBA The RBA has been a statutory assessment
since 2021. All reception pupils must take it if they attend a: * state-funded maintained school * special school * academy, including free school * Ministry of Defence (MoD) school The RBA
is an age-appropriate assessment, made up of 2 components assessing: * early mathematics * early literacy, communication and language Schools must administer the RBA within the first 6 weeks
of a pupil starting reception. The assessment is interactive and pupils will respond to questions: * by interacting with a touchscreen device * verbally (interacting with the teacher) *
using toy bears for some mathematics questions HOW RBA DATA IS USED The Department for Education (DfE) will use RBA data to create school-level progress measures for primary schools, which
will show the progress schools make with their pupils from reception until the end of key stage 2 (KS2). DfE will publish these measures for all-through primary schools in the summer of 2028
for the first time. This will be when those pupils who entered reception in the academic year 2021 to 2022 reach the end of KS2. CHANGES FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2025 TO 2026 From the start of
the academic year 2025 to 2026, schools will need to use our new assessment services via DfE Sign-in to administer the RBA. The 2 new assessment services will be available for schools to
access from Monday 2 June 2025. We will provide more information on how to access them in the 2025 RBA administration guidance. Schools will also need a minimum of 2 devices to administer
the RBA: * one for the practitioner to administer the assessment * a separate touchscreen device for pupils to respond to some of the questions These changes support accessibility and align
with developments in classroom practice. You can find more information about the changes and important dates for the academic year in the 2025 RBA assessment and reporting arrangements
(ARA). FURTHER SUPPORT For further support and help to answer any questions you might have, you can: * visit our RBA help centre * use our virtual assistant * contact us directly * watch our
RBA information video: RBA information video If you are still unable to find an answer to your question, you can contact the national curriculum assessments helpline on 0300 303 3013,
selecting the option for RBA. LINKS TO OUR FULL RBA GUIDANCE * Reception baseline assessment: IT guidance * 3 February 2025 * Guidance * Reception baseline assessment: assessment and
reporting arrangements (ARA) * 1 April 2025 * Statutory guidance * Reception baseline assessment: administration guidance * 1 April 2025 * Statutory guidance * Reception baseline assessment
framework * 1 April 2025 * Guidance Contents