Exams

Exam Timetables

External Exam Timetable - Summer 2025


External Examinations 2025

L1/2, GCSE, L3 and GCE external written examinations will take place from Tuesday 6th May to Friday 20th JunePractical examinations will take place in the weeks leading up to 9th May and students will be informed by their teacher.

The awarding bodies have designated Wednesday 25th June as a ‘contingency day’ for examinations. The designation of a ‘contingency day’ is in the event of national or local disruption to examinations. We must therefore remind candidates that they must remain available until Wednesday 25th June should an awarding body need to invoke its plan. 

Results Days 

L3 and GCE Thursday 14th August
L1/2 and GCSE Thursday 21st August

Details will follow in due course.

 

Exam Information

Available to download are all the public examination guidelines:

Warning to Candidates

Coursework

Non Exam Assessments

Unauthorised Items

On Screen Tests

Social Media

Written Exams

Preparing to sit your exams

 

Exam Boards and Specifications 

Use this link to access information about exam boards and specifications for all public examinations for Years 11 - 13:

Exam Boards and Specifications 2024 - 2025

 

Grading of Summer Exams

Ofqual has published a toolkit for schools and colleges about the grading process for summer 2025, available here.

 

Coping With Exam Pressure

Ofqual has produced a guide for students to help them cope with exam pressures, available here.

 

Further information relating to internal exams/assessments can be found here.

 

Summer 2024 Exam Certificate Collection

Certificates will be available for collection from the school site reception from Monday 16th - Friday 20th December 2024 and Monday 6th - Friday 10th January 2025, between the hours of 9am and 12pm.  

Certificates not collected will be archived and you will need to make an appointment to arrange for their collection. Certificates which are not collected within 12 months of this date will be destroyed.