In response to the 2017 ‘Primary assessment in England government consultation’, on 11th April 2018 the DfE announced the introduction of a new statutory reception baseline assessment in autumn 2020.
New baseline assessments to be introduced from autumn 2020
The test will be administered by schools as soon as children enter reception and will enable schools to measure children’s progress from reception through to KS2. The DfE will publish the results of these measures for all through primaries in the summer of 2027.