External Examinations
Contingency Day
The contingency day for summer 2026 is Wednesday 24th June. The designation of a ‘contingency day’ within the common examination timetable is in the event of national or significant local disruption to examinations in the United Kingdom. It is part of the awarding bodies’ standard contingency planning for examinations. Centres must therefore remind candidates that they must remain available until Wednesday 26 June 2026, should an awarding body need to invoke its contingency plan.
Please can all students/ parents/ carers make a note of the contingency exam date in the event that an awarding body needs to invoke its contingency plan.
Result days – 2025 Examinations
Level 3 – A Levels / BTEC / LIBF: Results will be available for collection on Thursday 13th August from 8.00am-11.00am in the Main Hall
Level 2 – GCSE / BTEC Techs: Results will be available for collection from 9.00am-12.00pm on Thursday 20th August from the Main Hall.
Staff will be available to deal with any specific exam / careers related guidance you may require.
Year 11 Exam Information Booklet - october 2025Exam FAQs
Your equipment in a clear pencil case – Black pens, HB pencil, ruler, rubber, sharpener, a calculator but no lid, protractor & compass.
You may bring water in a clear bottle with no label.
NO Mobile phones, watches, MP3/4 Players
NO Potential technological/Web enabled sources of information
NO Notes. Nothing with any writing on
NO Food including chewing gum
NO hair brushes, combs, hair accessories, lip balm etc.
There should be nothing in your pockets
You will also need to ensure your hands and arms are free from any writing.
All morning exams will begin at 9.00am.
All afternoon exams will begin at 1.30pm.
You must attend all your exams as you cannot take a missed timetabled exam at another time.
Failure to attend will affect your overall result.
You must not be late.
Statement of Results
On results day you will receive a ‘Statement of Results’. THIS IS NOT YOUR FINAL CERTIFICATE. The statement lists ALL the exams you have taken and any components within the qualification.
You will receive an overall results sheet, and then an overall results sheet per examination board.
results/post results information
Certificates
Certificates are received in school during November and leavers will be invited in to collect them once ready. Those that stay on in the sixth form will be issued out during form time during this period.
JCQ regulations state that certificates should be kept for 12 months. If they remain uncollected they must be disposed of securely.
If someone other then the student is to collect the certificates, the student must advise the exam officer by letter or by their own email and the person collecting must bring photo ID with them.
Certificates are important documents. Most educational institutions and potential employers will ask to see your original certificates. If you lose or fail to collect your Certificates, you will need to obtain duplicates from the relevant Awarding Body. The Awarding Bodies no longer replicate certificates unless you can prove they were destroyed by theft, fire or flood; they will only issue a Statement of Achievement. This currently costs in the region of £43.00 per ‘Statement of Achievement’.
student information
- Information for candidates – coursework
- Information for candidates – non examination assessments
- Information for candidates – written exams
- Information for candidates – Social Media guide
- Warning to Candidates
- Unauthorised items
- AI and Assessment – a quick guide for students
- Preparing to sit exams
- Exam revision strategies
- Leitner Method presentation
- Year 11 English revision