Information about the reception baseline assessment

The Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA) is a statutory assessment. It provides a snapshot of where pupils are when they arrive at school. It will provide a starting point to measure the progress schools make with their pupils between reception and the end of primary school.

NFER oversaw the delivery of the RBA from 2021-2025. Privacy notices relating to the RBA in the 2024-25 academic year can be found in the links to the left.

You can find out more about the RBA for academic year 2025-26 below: