This leaflet provides information for schools about the RBA.
It includes information about:
why it was introduced
what it looks like
how results will be used
the development process
Published 5 June 2018 Last updated 4 September 2023 +show all updates
Updated for the academic year 2023 to 2024
Minor amends to document and GOV.UK page to remove the reference to new assessment.
Updated for the introduction of the 2021 reception baseline assessment.
Updated to note any reference to the reception baseline assessment becoming statutory from 2020 in these documents is now inaccurate. Statutory introduction of the reception baseline assessment has been postponed to autumn 2021.