Reception Baseline Assessment
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The reception baseline assessment (RBA) is a short, interactive assessment which will provide a snapshot of where children are when they arrive at school.
The reception baseline assessment (RBA) is a short, interactive assessment which will provide a snapshot of where children are when they arrive at school.
Parents should be reassured that WCAT is not representative of all academies. More than half a million children are now in good or outstanding academies that, typically, replaced underperforming schools.