Original document : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reception-baseline-assessment-framework

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Published
27 February 2019
Last updated
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Reception baseline assessment framework

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Update history

2025-04-01 09:30
Updated for the academic year 2025 to 2026 onwards. For more information about changes to the reception baseline assessment from September 2025, please refer to www.gov.uk/government/collections/reception-baseline.

2022-05-03 16:59
Edited details on this guidance page only – attached documents remain unedited.