Exam and Assessment Data

Reception Baseline Assessment

The RBA is a 20-minute, activity-based, 1-to-1 assessment that has been designed to get a snapshot of your child’s early literacy mathematics, language and communication skills. Every Reception-class child in England will take the RBA within the 1st 6 weeks of starting school.

The EYFS Profile

This is a summary of your child’s attainment at the end of Reception. It’s not a test, and your child can’t ‘pass’ or ‘fail’. The profile measures your child’s attainment in areas of learning known as Early Learning Goals (ELGs). These are outlined below, with examples of some of the skills and development they show:

Communication and Language:

ELG: Listening, Attention and Understanding (following instructions, responding to questions)
ELG: Speaking (sharing ideas and explanations for why things might happen, expressing feelings using full sentences, including use of past, present and future tenses)

Physical Development:

ELG: Gross Motor Skills (showing good control and coordination in large movements, like climbing)
ELG: Fine Motor Skills (holding a pencil correctly in preparation for handwriting and using other tools like scissors)

Personal, Social and Emotional Development:

ELG: Self-Regulation (demonstrating an understanding of their own feelings, and other people’s)
ELG: Managing Self (showing independence, being able to explain the reason for rules and managing basic hygiene and personal needs)
ELG: Building Relationships (playing cooperatively with other children and being aware of others’ needs)

Literacy:

ELG: Comprehension (for example, being able to retell a story in their own words)
ELG: Word reading (being able to say a sound for each letter in the alphabet and at least 10 digraphs)
ELG: Writing (being able to write recognisable letters and simple sentences)

Maths:

ELG: Number (for example, knowing number bonds to 5)
ELG: Numerical patterns (being able to count up to and beyond 20 and recognising patterns in numbers up to 10)

Understanding of the World:

ELG: Past and present (understanding the differences between events in the past and the present day and talking about the roles of the people in society)
ELG: People, Culture and Communities (knowing some similarities and differences between different environments and communities in this country and in other countries)
ELG: The Natural World (exploring the natural world around us and the changes we see in it)

Expressive Arts and Design:

ELG: Creating with Materials (experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function using different materials)
ELG: Being Imaginative and Expressive (exploring stories and narratives in different mediums, including music and dance)

In each of these areas, the ELGs set out what the average child is expected to be able to do at the age of five.

Year 1 Phonics Screening Check

The check will take place in June when your child will read 40 words out loud to a teacher. You’ll find out how your child did, and their teacher will assess whether he or she needs extra help with reading. If your child doesn’t do well enough in the check they’ll have to do it again in Year 2.

Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check

The check will take place in June. The MTC’s purpose is to ensure the times tables knowledge is at the expected level. The Multiplication Times Tables Check is an online test where the pupils are asked 25 questions on times tables 2 to 12. For every question, you have 6 seconds to answer, and in between the questions, there is a 3-second rest. Questions about the 6, 7, 8, 9, and 12 times table come up more often. The questions are generated randomly based on the rules of the MTC.