Your Child`s Progress

Assessments and Parental Engagement – Our partnership with you…

Assessment plays an important part in recognising children’s progress, understanding their needs and planning learning and support. Ongoing assessment is an integral part of the learning and development process. We ensure that we know all of our children’s level of achievement and interests and then we shape teaching and learning experiences for each child reflecting on the knowledge that we have.

A parents evening will be arranged to discuss your child’s progress in the Autumn and Spring term. At the end of the Summer term, we send home a written report. Please feel free to speak to us if you have any questions or concerns about your child’s development or wellbeing.

Statutory Assessments

Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA): The Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA) is a short, statutory assessment, taken in the first six weeks in which a child starts reception.

The Early Years Foundation Stage Profile (EYFSP): In the final term of Reception, we complete the statutory EYFS Profile for each child. The Profile provides all those involved with the child a well-rounded picture of a child’s knowledge, understanding and abilities, their attainment against expected levels, and their readiness for year 1. The Profile reflects teachers own knowledge and professional judgement of a child and this informs discussions with parents and carers. We assess each child’s level of development against the early learning goals of the EYFS Statutory Framework 2021. We will indicate whether a child is meeting expected levels of development, or if they are not yet reaching expected levels (‘emerging’).  This assessment along with an overview of each child’s skills and abilities in relation to the characteristics of effective learning informs a dialogue between Reception and Year 1 teachers about each individual child’s learning and development and supports a successful transition to Key Stage 1.