However, children who achieve the lowest scores at the end of their reception year are six times more likely than their peers to remain low achievers at the age of seven.
An analysis carried out by the DCSF compared the results of a 10 per cent sample (around 48,000 children) of Foundation Stage Profile assessments in 2005 and Key Stage 1 in 2007 and found that there was a direct link between the two sets of results.
In particular, children who achieved well in reading, writing and spoken language in the Foundation Stage Profile were very likely to continue to do well in primary school.
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