2025 reception baseline assessment
Assessment and reporting arrangements (ARA)
About this guidance
This document sets out the statutory requirements for the reception baseline assessment (RBA) and reporting arrangements for the academic year 2025 to 2026. It is produced by the Standards and Testing Agency (STA), an executive agency of the Department for Education (DfE).
These assessment and reporting arrangements (ARA) apply to the following schools with a reception cohort:
- maintained schools
- academies, including free schools
- special schools, including maintained special schools and special academies
- Ministry of Defence (MoD) schools
Reception baseline assessment: administration guidance
Reception baseline assessment: collection page
Reception baseline assessment framework