Exam Information
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Exam Information
Welcome to the exams section.
Within this section you will find a variety of information, resources and links to help you prepare for your examinations.
The academic subject support sessions for year 11 GCSE students can be seen on the clubs page of the website.
Exam Tips - on Exam Day
Exam Tips – On Exam Day
- Make sure you have all the equipment you need for your exam in a transparent pencil case.
- Arrive outside your exam room at least 15 minutes before the start time identified on your timetable.
- Check the seating plan outside the exam room to make sure there are no last minute changes. Make sure you sit in the correct seat.
- Learn your candidate number.
- You may bring a drink of water to the exam room but make sure it is in a clear bottle with no label.
- Do not bring any food into the exam room.
- Do not bring mobile phones, iPods, mp3 players, watches, AirPods, smart glasses, earphones/earbuds/headphones or any other smart devices into the exam room. If you forget, ensure they are switched off and handed to an invigilator before you take your seat.
- All personal belongings, such as coats and bags etc, will not be allowed in the exam room and must be kept in the designated area or your locker.
- If you need assistance, raise your hand – an invigilator will help.
- If you’re too ill to attend an exam, your parent/carer must inform the school office before 8.30am on the day. You will not be permitted to sit the exam on another day, so it is recommended that you try to get a doctor’s note to the Exams Officer can try to apply for Special Consideration on your behalf.
- If you are delayed, you must contact the school as soon as possible. Students who arrive very late may still be permitted to sit the exam, but a report must be sent to the Exam Board and they could refuse to accept your work. You must report to reception upon arrival.
- If you have any worries or questions about any aspect of your exams please see the Exams Officer, Mrs Emma Harris. This short animated video offers additional guidance on how to be prepared for your written exams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sifbrx9_do4
Awarding Bodies
KS4 General Qualifications
Exam Board | Subject | Component Code |
AQA | Entry Level Science (Single) | 5961 |
AQA | Geography | 8035 |
AQA | Religious Studies D (Short Course) | 8061D |
AQA | Religious Studies A Option MA (Full Course) | 8062MA |
AQA | History FC | 8145FC |
AQA | Art & Design (Fine Art) | 8202 |
AQA | Art & Design (Photography) | 8206 |
AQA | Dance | 8236 |
AQA | Further Mathematics | 8365 |
AQA | Biology (Triple) Foundation | 8461F |
AQA | Biology (Triple) Higher | 8461H |
AQA | Chemistry (Triple) Foundation | 8462F |
AQA | Chemistry (Triple) Higher | 8462H |
AQA | Physics (Triple) Foundation | 8463F |
AQA | Physics (Triple) Higher | 8463H |
AQA | Combined Science Foundation | 8464F |
AQA | Combined Science Higher | 8464H |
AQA | Design and Technology: Product Design | 8552 |
AQA | Design & Technology: Engineering | 8552 |
AQA | Physical Education | 8582 |
AQA | English Language | 8700 |
AQA | English Literature | 8702 |
AQA | French Foundation | 8658F |
AQA | French Higher | 8658H |
AQA | German Foundation | 8668F |
AQA | German Higher | 8668H |
AQA | Chinese (Spoken Mandarin) | 8673H |
AQA | Polish | 8688H |
AQA | Polish | 8688F |
AQA | Spanish Foundation | 8698F |
AQA | Spanish Higher | 8698H |
Edexcel | Chinese (Spoken Cantonese) | 1CN0H |
Edexcel | Maths Foundation | 1MA1F |
Edexcel | Maths Higher | 1MA1H |
Edexcel | Drama Option B | 1DR0B |
Edexcel | Design and Technology Option E (Textiles) | 1DT0E |
OCR | Computer Science | J277 |
Eduqas | Food Prep & Nutrition | C560P1 |
Eduqas | Music | C660QS |
iGCSE | English as a Second Language | 0772X |
iGCSE | First Language Chinese Option AY | 0509AY |
KS4 Vocational Qualifications
Exam Board | Subject | Component Code | Exam / NEA |
Edexcel | Health & Social Care Level 1/2 Tech Award (2022) | CHS01 | Course Code |
Edexcel | H&Sc Component 1 - Human Lifespan Development | BHS01 | NEA |
Edexcel | H&Sc Component 2 - Health & Social Care Services & Values | BHS02 | NEA |
Edexcel | H&Sc Component 3 - Health & Wellbeing | BHS03 | Exam |
OCR | Creative iMedia - Cambridge National | J834 | Course Code |
OCR | Creative iMedia in the media industry | R093 | Exam |
OCR | Creative iMedia: visual identity and digital graphics | R094A | NEA |
OCR | Creative iMedia: Characters and comics | R095A | NEA |
OCR | Creative iMedia: Interactive digital media | R097A | NEA |
OCR | Child Development - Cambridge National | J809 | Course Code |
OCR | Child Dev: Health & Wellbeing for child development | R057 | Exam |
OCR | Child Dev: Create a safe environment 0-5 | R058B | NEA |
OCR | Child Dev: Understand the development of a child from 1-5 years (y10s) | R059B | NEA |
OCR | Enterprise & Marketing - Cambridge National | J837 | Course Code |
OCR | Ent & Mkt: Enterprise & Marketing Concepts | R067 | Exam |
OCR | Ent & Mkting: Design a Business Proposal | R068A | NEA |
OCR | Ent & Mkting: Market and pitch a business proposal | R069A | NEA |
WJEC | Hospitality & Catering Level 1 /2 Award | 5409QA | Course Code |
WJEC | The Hospitality and Catering Industry | 5409UB | Exam |
WJEC | Hospitality & Catering in Action | 5409U2 | NEA |
KS5 General Qualifications
Exam Board | Subject | Component Code | Qual |
AQA | Mathematical Studies (Level 3 Core Maths) | 1350A | L3 |
AQA | Geography | 7037 | |
AQA | History Option CN | 7042CN | |
AQA | Economics | 7136 | |
AQA | Politics | 7152 | |
AQA | Law Option B | 7162B | |
AQA | Psychology | 7182 | |
AQA | Sociology - A-Level | 7192 | |
AQA | Sociology AS-Level | 7191 | |
AQA | Dance | 7237 | |
AQA | D&T Product Design | 7552 | |
AQA | D&T Fashion & Textiles | 7562 | |
AQA | French | 7652T | |
AQA | German | 7662T | |
AQA | Spanish | 7692T | |
AQA | English Language | 7702 | |
AQA | English Lit B Option AA | 7717AA | |
AQA | Extended Project | 7993 | L3 |
Edexcel | Further Mathematics Option F | 8FM0F | AS-Level |
Edexcel | Further Mathematics Option H0 | 9FM0H0 | A-Level |
Edexcel | Drama and Theatre | 9DR0 | |
Edexcel | Fine Art | 9FA0 | |
Edexcel | Mathematics (2017) | 9MA0 | |
Edexcel | Photography | 9PY0 | |
OCR | Biology A | H420A | |
OCR | Chemistry A | H432A | |
OCR | Computer Science (Module Upload) | H446A | |
OCR | Physical Education | H555 | |
OCR | Physics A | H556A | A-Level |
OCR | Physics AS | H156A | AS-Level |
Eduqas | Religious Studies - Islam | A120PB | |
WJEC | Film Studies | A670QS | |
Eduqas | Music | A660PA |
KS5 Vocational Qualifications
Exam Board | Subject | Component Code | Exam/NEA |
Edexcel | Health & Social Care Level 3 Diploma BTEC | ULR03 | Course Code |
Edexcel | Health & Social Care Level 3 Extended Certificate BTEC | ULR01 | Course Code |
Edexcel | Health & Social Care: Human Lifespan Development | 31490H | Exam |
Edexcel | Health & Social Care: Working in Health & Social Care | 31491H | Exam |
Edexcel | Health & Social Care: Enquiries into Current Research | 31494H | Exam |
Edexcel | Health & Social Care: Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs | 31495H | NEA |
Edexcel | Health & Social Care: Principles of Safe Practice in Health & Social Care | 31501H | NEA |
Edexcel | Health & Social Care: Promoting Public Health | 31502H | NEA |
Edexcel | Health & Social Care: Supporting Individuals with Additional Needs | 31505H | NEA |
Edexcel | Business Level 3 Extended Certificate BTEC | VKU11 | Course Code |
Edexcel | Business: Developing a Marketing Campaign | 31489H | Set Task |
Edexcel | Business: Personal and Business Finance | 31463H | Exam |
Edexcel | Business: Exploring Business | 31462H | NEA |
Edexcel | Business: Investigating Cstomer Service | 31472H | NEA |
Edexcel | Sport Level 3 Extended Certificate BTEC | HNJH4 | Course Code |
Edexcel | Sport: Anatomy and Physiology | 31524H | Exam |
Edexcel | Sport: Fitness Training and Programming for Health, Sport and Well-being | 31525H | Set Task |
Edexcel | Sport: Professional Development in the Sports Industry | 31526H | NEA |
Edexcel | Sport: Sports Leadership | 31527H | NEA |
Edexcel | Travel & Tourism Level 3 Extended Certificate BTEC | CGLS1 | Course Code |
Edexcel | T&T: The World of Travel & Toursim | 20207K | Exam |
Edexcel | T&T: Global Destinations | 20208K | Set Task |
Edexcel | T&T: Principals of Marketing in Travel & Tourism | 21797L | NEA |
Edexcel | T&T: Visitor Attractions | 20221K | NEA |
OCR | Cambridge Technical Digital Media Extended Certificate | 5844 | Course Code |
OCR | Digital Media Unit 1 - Media products and audiences | 584401 | Exam |
OCR | Digital Media Unit 2 - Pre-production planning | 584402 | Exam |
OCR | Digital Media Unit 3 - Create a media product | 584403 | NEA |
OCR | Digital Media Unit 16 - The creation and use of sound in media | 584416 | NEA |
OCR | Digital Media Unit 21 - Plan and deliver a pitch for a media product | 584421 | NEA |
OCR | Digital Media Unit 24 - Cross-media industry awareness | 584424 | NEA |
WJEC | Criminology Level 3 Applied Certificate | 4543QC | Course Code |
WJEC | Criminology Level 3 Applied Diploma | 4543QD | Course Code |
WJEC | Criminology Unit 1 Changing Awareness of Crime | 4543U1 | Controlled Assessment |
WJEC | Criminology Unit 2 Criminological Theories | 4543UB | Exam |
WJEC | Criminology Unit 3 Crime Scene to Courtroom | 4543U3 | Controlled Assessment |
WJEC | Criminology Unit 4 Crime and Punishment | 4543UD | Exam |
WJEC | Food Science and Nutrition Diploma Cash in Code | 4563QD | Course Code |
WJEC | Food Science and Nutrition Applied Certificate Cash In Code | 4563QC | Course Code |
WJEC | Unit 1 Food Science Meeting Nutritional Needs of Specific Groups Internal | 4563UA | NEA |
WJEC | Unit 1 Food Science Meeting Nutritional Needs of Specific Groups External | 4563UB | Exam |
WJEC | Unit 2 Food Science Ensuring Food is Safe to Eat | 4563U2 | Set Task |
WJEC | Unit 3 Food Science Experimenting to Solve Food Production Problems | 4563U3 | NEA |
Exam Timetables
November 2024 GCSE Resits Exam timetable
Date |
Start |
Component Title |
Qualification |
Duration |
Tues 5th Nov |
9am |
English Language Paper 1 |
GCSE |
1h45 |
Wed 6th Nov |
9am |
Mathematics Paper 1 (Non-Calculator) |
GCSE |
1h30 |
Thurs 7th Nov |
9am |
English Language Paper 2 |
GCSE |
1h45 |
Fri 8th Nov |
9am |
Mathematics Paper 2 (Calculator) |
GCSE |
1h30 |
Mon 11th Nov |
9am |
Mathematics Paper 3 (Calculator) |
GCSE |
1h30 |
Year 11 and 13 trial Exam Timetable
Date |
Time |
Exam Subject |
Duration |
Year Group |
18/11/2024 |
AM |
English Literature - Paper 2 |
2h15 |
11 |
18/11/2024 |
PM |
Maths - Paper 1 (F) |
1h30 |
11 |
18/11/2024 |
PM |
Maths - Paper 1 (H) |
1h30 |
11 |
19/11/2024 |
AM |
Biology - Paper 1 (F) |
1h45 |
11 |
19/11/2024 |
AM |
Biology - Paper 1 (H) |
1h45 |
11 |
19/11/2024 |
AM |
Combined Science (Biology) - Paper 1 (F) |
1h15 |
11 |
19/11/2024 |
AM |
Combined Science (Biology) - Paper 1 (H) |
1h15 |
11 |
19/11/2024 |
PM |
Maths - Paper 2 (F) |
1h30 |
11 |
19/11/2024 |
PM |
Maths - Paper 2 (H) |
1h30 |
11 |
20/11/2024 |
AM |
English Language - Paper 2 |
1h45 |
11 |
20/11/2024 |
PM |
French Writing (F) |
1h0 |
11 |
20/11/2024 |
PM |
French Writing (H) |
1h15 |
11 |
20/11/2024 |
PM |
Spanish Writing (F) |
1h0 |
11 |
20/11/2024 |
PM |
Spanish Writing (H) |
1h15 |
11 |
21/11/2024 |
AM |
Chemistry - Paper 1 (F) |
1h45 |
11 |
21/11/2024 |
AM |
Chemistry - Paper 1 (H) |
1h45 |
11 |
21/11/2024 |
AM |
Combined Science (Chemistry) - Paper 1 (F) |
1h15 |
11 |
21/11/2024 |
AM |
Combined Science (Chemistry) - Paper 1 (H) |
1h15 |
11 |
21/11/2024 |
PM |
English Literature- Paper 1 Section B |
0h50 |
11 |
22/11/2024 |
AM |
French Listening (F) + French Reading (F) |
1h25 |
11 |
22/11/2024 |
AM |
French Listening (H) + French Reading (H) |
1h50 |
11 |
22/11/2024 |
PM |
Maths - Paper 3 (F) |
1h30 |
11 |
22/11/2024 |
PM |
Maths - Paper 3 (H) |
1h30 |
11 |
25/11/2024 |
AM |
English Language - Paper 1 |
1h45 |
11 |
25/11/2024 |
PM |
Combined Science (Physics) - Paper 1 (F) |
1h15 |
11 |
25/11/2024 |
PM |
Combined Science (Physics) - Paper 1 (H) |
1h15 |
11 |
25/11/2024 |
PM |
Physics - Paper 1 (H) |
1h45 |
11 |
25/11/2024 |
PM |
Physics - Paper 1 (H) |
1h45 |
11 |
26/11/2024 |
AM |
Spanish Listening (F) + Spanish Reading (F) |
1h25 |
11 |
26/11/2024 |
AM |
Spanish Listening (H) + Spanish Reading (H) |
1h50 |
11 |
26/11/2024 |
AM |
BTEC Business |
3h0 |
13 |
26/11/2024 |
AM |
Drama & Theatre Studies Paper 1 |
2h30 |
13 |
26/11/2024 |
AM |
Politics - Paper 1 |
2h0 |
13 |
26/11/2024 |
AM |
Religious Studies - Paper 1 and 2 |
2h0 |
13 |
26/11/2024 |
PM |
Dance - Paper 1 |
1h30 |
11 |
26/11/2024 |
PM |
Religious Studies - Paper 2 |
0h55 |
11 |
26/11/2024 |
PM |
Biology Paper 1 |
1h30 |
13 |
27/11/2024 |
AM |
History Paper 1 + 2 |
2h0 |
11 |
27/11/2024 |
AM |
Economics - Paper 1 |
2h0 |
13 |
27/11/2024 |
AM |
Film Studies - Paper 1 |
2h15 |
13 |
27/11/2024 |
AM |
French - Paper 1 |
2h30 |
13 |
27/11/2024 |
AM |
Law Paper 1 + 2 |
2h0 |
13 |
27/11/2024 |
PM |
Geography |
1h30 |
11 |
27/11/2024 |
PM |
Religious Studies - Paper 3 |
1h0 |
13 |
27/11/2024 |
PM |
Maths - Paper 1 |
2h0 |
13 |
27/11/2024 |
PM |
Geography |
2h0 |
13 |
28/11/2024 |
AM |
Drama - Paper 1 |
1h45 |
11 |
28/11/2024 |
AM |
German Writing (F) |
1h0 |
11 |
28/11/2024 |
AM |
German Writing (H) |
1h15 |
11 |
28/11/2024 |
AM |
English Literature - Paper 1 |
1h0 |
13 |
28/11/2024 |
AM |
German - Paper 1 |
2h30 |
13 |
28/11/2024 |
AM |
PE - Paper 1 |
2h0 |
13 |
28/11/2024 |
PM |
PE – Paper 1 |
1h15 |
11 |
28/11/2024 |
PM |
Psychology - Paper 1 |
2h0 |
13 |
29/11/2024 |
AM |
Computer Science - Paper 1 + Paper 2 |
2h0 |
11 |
29/11/2024 |
AM |
Computer Science Paper 1 |
2h0 |
13 |
29/11/2024 |
AM |
Further Maths - Paper 1 |
2h0 |
13 |
29/11/2024 |
AM |
Health and Social Care - Unit 2 - Paper 1 |
1h30 |
13 |
29/11/2024 |
AM |
History - Paper 1 |
2h30 |
13 |
29/11/2024 |
AM |
Music - Paper 1 |
2h0 |
13 |
29/11/2024 |
AM |
Product Design - Paper 1 |
2h30 |
13 |
29/11/2024 |
AM |
Fashion & Textiles - Paper 1 |
2h30 |
13 |
29/11/2024 |
PM |
Child Development |
1h30 |
11 |
29/11/2024 |
PM |
Creative iMedia |
1h30 |
11 |
29/11/2024 |
PM |
German Listening (F) + German Reading (F) |
1h30 |
11 |
29/11/2024 |
PM |
German Listening (H) + German Reading (H) |
1h50 |
11 |
29/11/2024 |
PM |
Music - Paper 1 |
1h15 |
11 |
29/11/2024 |
PM |
Sociology - Paper 1 |
2h0 |
13 |
02/12/2024 |
AM |
Food - Paper 1 |
1h45 |
11 |
02/12/2024 |
AM |
Hosp & Catering - Paper 1 |
1h20 |
11 |
02/12/2024 |
AM |
Product Design - Paper 1 |
2h0 |
11 |
02/12/2024 |
AM |
Textiles - Paper 1 |
1h45 |
11 |
02/12/2024 |
AM |
Engineering - Paper 1 |
2h0 |
11 |
02/12/2024 |
AM |
English Lang - Paper 1 |
2h30 |
13 |
02/12/2024 |
AM |
Physics - Paper 1 |
1h30 |
13 |
02/12/2024 |
AM |
Spanish - Paper 1 |
2h30 |
13 |
02/12/2024 |
PM |
Religious Studies - Paper 1 |
1h45 |
11 |
02/12/2024 |
PM |
Biology Paper 2 |
1h30 |
13 |
03/12/2024 |
AM |
Chemistry Paper 1 |
2h15 |
13 |
03/12/2024 |
AM |
Economics - Paper 2 |
2h0 |
13 |
03/12/2024 |
AM |
French - Paper 2 |
1h0 |
13 |
03/12/2024 |
AM |
Law Paper 3 |
1h0 |
13 |
03/12/2024 |
PM |
Psychology - Paper 2/3 |
2h0 |
13 |
03/12/2024 |
All Day |
Dance Practical |
5h0 |
11 |
04/12/2024 |
All Day |
Art |
5h0 |
11 |
04/12/2024 |
All Day |
Photography |
5h0 |
11 |
04/12/2024 |
AM |
Physics - Paper 2 |
1h30 |
13 |
04/12/2024 |
AM |
Spanish - Paper 2 |
1h0 |
13 |
04/12/2024 |
AM |
English Literature - Paper 2 |
3h0 |
13 |
04/12/2024 |
AM |
German - Paper 2 |
1h0 |
13 |
04/12/2024 |
AM |
PE - Paper 2 + Paper 3 |
2h0 |
13 |
04/12/2024 |
PM |
Sociology - Paper 2 |
2h0 |
13 |
05/12/2024 |
AM |
Computer Science Paper 2 |
2h0 |
13 |
05/12/2024 |
AM |
History - Paper 2 |
2h30 |
13 |
05/12/2024 |
AM |
Product Design - Paper 2 |
1h30 |
13 |
05/12/2024 |
AM |
Fashion & Textiles - Paper 2 |
1h30 |
13 |
Summer 2025 Exam Timetable
Date |
Start |
AB |
Component Title |
Year Group |
Duration |
01/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
Pearson |
Sport: Fitness Training & Programming for Health, Sport & Wellbeing Part B |
12 |
2h30 |
06/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
Pearson |
H&Sc Level 1/2: Health and Wellbeing |
11 |
2h0 |
06/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
Pearson |
T&T: Global Destinations Part B |
12 |
3h0 |
08/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
Pearson |
Set Text B-Theatre Makers |
11 |
1h45 |
08/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
German Listening & Reading Tier F |
11 |
1h20 |
08/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
German Listening & Reading Tier H |
11 |
1h45 |
08/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
Pearson |
Business: Developing A Marketing Campaign Part A |
13 |
2h0 |
09/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
Pearson |
Business: Developing A Marketing Campaign Part B |
13 |
3h0 |
12/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
English Literature Paper 1 |
11 |
1h45 |
12/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Economics ADV Paper 1 |
13 |
2h0 |
12/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
Chinese Listening & Reading Test Tier H |
11 |
1h45 |
12/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
OCR |
Computer Science: Computer Systems |
11 |
1h30 |
12/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
Pearson |
H&Sc: Human Lifespan Development |
12 |
1h30 |
12/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
Pearson |
AS-Level Further Mathematics: Core Pure Mathematics |
13 |
1h40 |
13/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Religious Studies A P1-3 Christ & P1-5 Islam |
11 |
1h45 |
13/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
AS-Level Sociology Paper 1 |
12 |
1h30 |
13/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Geography ADV Paper 1 |
13 |
2h30 |
13/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
Biology Paper 1 Tiers F & H |
11 |
1h45 |
13/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
Combined Science Biology Paper 1 Tiers F & H |
11 |
1h15 |
14/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Geography Paper 1 |
11 |
1h30 |
14/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Mathematical Studies/Core Maths Paper 1 |
12 |
1h30 |
14/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
Pearson |
Sport: Anatomy and Physiology |
12 |
1h30 |
14/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
OCR |
Digital Media: Media Products and Audiences |
12 |
2h0 |
14/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
English Literature B ADV Paper 1A |
13 |
2h30 |
15/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
Pearson |
Mathematics Paper 1 Non Calculator Tiers F & H |
11 |
1h30 |
15/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
Pearson |
T&T: The World of Travel and Tourism |
12 |
1h30 |
15/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
German Writing Test Tier F |
11 |
1h0 |
15/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
German Writing Test Tier H |
11 |
1h15 |
15/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
Pearson |
Business: Personal and Business Finance |
12 |
2h0 |
15/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
WJEC |
Criminology Unit 2 |
12 |
1h30 |
16/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
History Paper 1A & Paper 1B |
11 |
2h0 |
16/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Psychology ADV Paper 1 |
13 |
2h0 |
16/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
Pearson |
AS-Level Further Mathematics: Decision Maths & Further Statistics 1 |
13 |
1h40 |
16/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
Pearson |
H&Sc Level 3: Working in Health and Social Care |
13 |
1h30 |
16/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
OCR |
Digital Media: Pre Production and Planning |
13 |
2h0 |
19/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Chemistry Paper 1 Tiers F & H |
11 |
1h45 |
19/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Combined Science Chemistry Paper 1 Tiers F & H |
11 |
1h15 |
19/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Sociology ADV Paper 1 |
13 |
2h0 |
19/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
Physical Education Paper 1 |
11 |
1h15 |
19/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
Chinese Writing Test Tier H |
11 |
1h15 |
19/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
Economics ADV Paper 2 |
13 |
2h0 |
20/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
English Literature Paper 2 |
11 |
2h15 |
20/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
AS-Level Sociology Paper 2 |
12 |
1h30 |
20/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Dance ADV Written |
13 |
2h30 |
20/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
OCR |
Computer Science: Computational Thinking, Algorithms & Programming |
11 |
1h30 |
20/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
OCR |
Child Development: Health & Well-Being |
11 |
1h15 |
20/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
Pearson |
Chinese (Cantonese): Listening, Reading & Translation |
12 |
2h0 |
20/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
Politics ADV Paper 1 |
13 |
2h0 |
20/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
Pearson |
Arabic: Translation Into English |
13 |
2h30 |
21/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
French Listening & Reading Test Tier F |
11 |
1h20 |
21/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
French Listening & Reading Test Tier H |
11 |
1h45 |
21/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Psychology ADV Paper 2 |
13 |
2h0 |
21/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
Pearson |
Persian: Translation Into English |
13 |
2h30 |
21/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
Religious Studies Paper 2 |
11 |
1h45 |
21/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
Religious Studies Short Course: Christianity, Islam, Themes |
11 |
1h45 |
21/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
OCR |
Ent & Mrkt: Enterprise Marketing Concepts |
11 |
1h15 |
21/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
Eduqas |
Film Studies Component 1: Varieties of Film |
13 |
2h30 |
21/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
English Language ADV Paper 1 |
13 |
2h30 |
22/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Physics Paper 1 Tiers F & H |
11 |
1h45 |
22/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Combined Science Physics Paper 1 Tiers F & H |
11 |
1h15 |
22/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Mathematical Studies/ Core Maths Paper 2 |
12 |
1h30 |
22/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Geography ADV Paper 2 |
13 |
2h30 |
22/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
English Literature B ADV Paper 2A |
13 |
3h0 |
22/05/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
Law ADV Paper 1 |
13 |
2h0 |
23/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
English Language Paper 1 |
11 |
1h45 |
23/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
History ADV Paper 1 |
13 |
2h30 |
23/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
OCR |
PE: Phycological Factors Affecting Performance |
13 |
2h0 |
23/05/2025 |
9:00AM |
OCR |
Physics A: Modelling Physics |
13 |
2h15 |
HALF TERM 26TH - 30TH MAY |
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02/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
Pearson |
Arabic: Translation Into Arabic |
13 |
2h40 |
02/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
D & T: Product Design ADV Paper 1 |
13 |
2h30 |
02/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
D & T: Fashion and Textiles ADV Paper 1 |
13 |
2h30 |
02/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
Pearson |
Drama: Theatre Makers in Practice |
13 |
2h30 |
02/06/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
Dance Written Paper |
11 |
1h30 |
03/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
Eduqas |
Film Studies Component 2: Global Filmmaking |
13 |
2h30 |
03/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Spanish ADV Paper 1 Listening, Reading & Writing |
13 |
2h30 |
03/06/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
Polish Listening & Reading Test Tier H |
11 |
1h45 |
03/06/2025 |
1:15PM |
Pearson |
Chinese (Cantonese): Written Response to Works & Translation |
12 |
2h40 |
03/06/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
Law ADV Paper 2 |
13 |
2h0 |
03/06/2025 |
1:15PM |
WJEC |
Food Science and Nutrition Unit 1 |
13 |
1h45 |
04/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
Pearson |
Mathematics Paper 2 Calculator Tiers F & H |
11 |
1h30 |
04/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
OCR |
PE: Psychological Factors Affecting Performance |
13 |
1h0 |
04/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Sociology ADV Paper 2 |
13 |
2h0 |
04/06/2025 |
1:15PM |
Pearson |
A-Level Mathematics: Pure Mathematics 1 |
13 |
2h0 |
04/06/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
English Language ADV Paper 2 |
13 |
2h30 |
05/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
History Paper 2A and Paper 2B Option C |
11 |
2h0 |
05/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Economics ADV Paper 3 |
13 |
2h0 |
05/06/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
French Writing Test Tier F |
11 |
1h0 |
05/06/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
French Writing Test Tier H |
11 |
1h15 |
05/06/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
Politics ADV Paper 2 |
13 |
2h0 |
05/06/2025 |
1:15PM |
OCR |
Biology A: Biological Processes |
13 |
2h15 |
05/06/2025 |
1:15PM |
WJEC |
Criminology Unit 4: Paper Based |
13 |
1h30 |
06/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
English Language Paper 2 |
11 |
1h45 |
06/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
Pearson |
Persian: Translation Into Persian |
13 |
2h40 |
06/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
French ADV Paper 1 Listening, Reading & Writing |
13 |
2h30 |
06/06/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
Geography Paper 2 |
11 |
1h30 |
06/06/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
History ADV Paper 2 Option N |
13 |
2h30 |
09/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Biology Paper 2 Tiers F & H |
11 |
1h45 |
09/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Combined Science Biology Paper 2 Tiers F & H |
11 |
1h15 |
09/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
OCR |
Physics A: Exploring Physics |
13 |
2h15 |
09/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Psychology ADV Paper 3 |
13 |
2h0 |
09/06/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
Physical Education Paper 2 |
11 |
1h15 |
09/06/2025 |
1:15PM |
OCR |
Creative iMedia in the Media Industry |
11 |
1h30 |
10/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Spanish Listening & Reading Test Tier H |
11 |
1h45 |
10/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Spanish Listening & Reading Test Tier F |
11 |
1h20 |
10/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Law ADV Paper 3 |
13 |
2h0 |
10/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
OCR |
Chemistry A: Periodic Table, Elements, Physical Chemistry |
13 |
2h15 |
10/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
D & T: Product Design ADV Paper 2 |
13 |
1h30 |
10/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
D & T: Fashion and Textiles ADV Paper 2 |
13 |
1h30 |
10/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Politics ADV Paper 3 |
13 |
2h0 |
10/06/2025 |
1:15PM |
Eduqas |
Religious Studies Component 1: Study of Islam |
13 |
2h0 |
11/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
Pearson |
Mathematics Paper 3 Calculator Tiers F & H |
11 |
1h30 |
11/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
OCR |
Computer Science: Computer Systems |
13 |
2h30 |
11/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Spanish ADV Paper 2 Writing |
13 |
2h0 |
11/06/2025 CONTINGENCY AFTERNOON |
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12/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Geography Paper 3 |
11 |
1h30 |
12/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
Pearson |
Arabic: Listening, Reading & Writing |
13 |
2h15 |
12/06/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
Further Mathematics Paper 1 |
11 |
1h45 |
12/06/2025 |
1:15PM |
WJEC |
Hospitality and Catering Unit 1 |
11 |
1h20 |
12/06/2025 |
1:15PM |
Pearson |
A-Level Mathematics: Pure Mathematics 2 |
13 |
2h0 |
13/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Chemistry Paper 2 Tiers F & H |
11 |
1h45 |
13/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Combined Science Chemistry Paper 2 Tiers F & H |
11 |
1h15 |
13/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
OCR |
Biology A: Biological Diversity |
13 |
2h15 |
13/06/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
Polish Writing Test Tier H |
11 |
1h15 |
13/06/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
Sociology ADV Paper 3 |
13 |
2h0 |
16/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Physics Paper 2 Tiers F & H |
11 |
1h45 |
16/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Combined Science Physics Paper 2 Tiers F & H |
11 |
1h15 |
16/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
Pearson |
Persian: Listening, Reading & Writing |
13 |
2h15 |
16/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
OCR |
Chemistry A: Synthetics & Analytical Techniques |
13 |
2h15 |
16/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
French ADV Paper 2 Writing |
13 |
2h0 |
16/06/2025 |
1:15PM |
Eduqas |
Music Component 3 Appraising |
11 |
1h15 |
17/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Spanish Writing Test Tier H |
11 |
1h15 |
17/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Spanish Writing Test Tier F |
11 |
1h0 |
17/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
Eduqas |
Food Preparation & Nutrition |
11 |
1h45 |
17/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
OCR |
Physics A: Unified Physics |
13 |
1h30 |
17/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
OCR |
PE: Socio-Cultural Issues in Physical Activity and Sport |
13 |
1h0 |
17/06/2025 |
1:15PM |
Eduqas |
Religious Studies Component 2: Philosophy of Religion |
13 |
2h0 |
18/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Design and Technology Written Paper |
11 |
2h0 |
18/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
AQA |
Textiles |
11 |
1h45 |
18/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
OCR |
Computer Science: Algorithms & Programming |
13 |
2h30 |
18/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
OCR |
Biology A: Unified Biology |
13 |
1h30 |
18/06/2025 |
1:15PM |
AQA |
Further Mathematics Paper 2 |
11 |
1h45 |
19/06/2025 |
1:15PM |
Pearson |
A-Level Mathematics: Statistics & Mechanics |
13 |
2h0 |
20/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
Eduqas |
Religious Studies Component 3: Religion & Ethics |
13 |
2h0 |
20/06/2025 |
9:00AM |
OCR |
Chemistry A: Unified Chemistry |
13 |
1h30 |
CONTINGENCY DAY = WEDNESDAY 25TH JUNE 2025 |
After the Exams
After the Exams
Special Consideration
Your performance in an exam can sometimes be affected by adverse circumstance, such as recent bereavement or recent illness. Exam Boards do make allowances in certain situations providing the school has appropriate supporting evidence. Please speak to the Exams Officer, Mrs Emma Harris, as soon as possible if you think this may apply to you.
Results
Students will be able to collect their results on the morning of the results days. Students will be sent information regarding these dates and times and they will also be listed on our social media platforms. Results will only be issued to the student to whom they belong. For those students unable to collect their results in person, results will be emailed out later in the day.
Certificates
You will be notified by school when certificates are available to collect. For students that leave the school and no longer have access to school email addresses, notifications of the dates they are available for collection will be posted on social media. Certificates for the summer exams are usually ready for collection by the beginning of December.
If you are unable to collect your certificates in person, a relative or a friend can collect them for you, please email the Exams Officer, Mrs Emma Harris, giving permission for a named individual to collect your certificates on your behalf. That person must bring photo ID with them.
Exam certificates are extremely important legal documents – please keep them safe. If you lose your certificates you will need to contact the Exam Boards directly to arrange for a replacement.
NEA procedure
Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College is committed to ensuring that whenever its staff mark candidates’ work this is done fairly, consistently and in accordance with the awarding body’s specification and subject-specific associated documents.
Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College ensures that all centre staff follow a robust policy for the management of GCE and GCSE non-examination assessments. More information can be found in the Internal Appeals procedure document which can be downloaded at the bottom of this webpage.
Please find below the deadlines for 2024/25 none examined assessments.
Deadlines for requesting access to coursework/NEA and reviews of marking
NEA Submission Deadline |
15th March 2025 |
28th March 2025 |
5th May 2025 |
7th May 2025 |
15th May 2025 |
31st May 2025 |
NEA Grades Issued to Candidates |
27th Feb |
10th March |
1st April |
4th April |
25th April |
6th May |
Stage 1 Review – Deadline for requesting access to coursework |
3rd March 3.15pm |
14th March, 3.15pm |
4th April, 3.15pm |
23rd April, 3.15pm |
1st May, 3.15pm |
9th May, 3.15pm |
Stage 2 Review – Deadline for requesting review of marking |
7th March 12.15pm |
21st March, 12.15pm |
24th April, 12.15pm |
30th April 12.15pm |
7th May, 12.15pm |
16th May, 12.15pm |
Outcome Issued to Candidates |
14th March |
28th March |
2nd May |
7th May |
14th May |
23rd May |
Subjects and Submission Deadline
Subject |
Level |
Exam Board |
Code |
Submission Deadline |
Physical Education |
A-Level |
OCR |
H555 |
15/3/25 |
Physical Education |
GCSE |
AQA |
8582 |
28/3/25 |
Food Prep & Nutrition |
GCSE |
WJEC/Eduqas |
C560P1 |
5/5/25 |
Music |
GCSE |
WJEC/Eduqas |
C660QS |
5/5/25 |
Dance |
GCSE |
AQA |
8236 |
7/5/25 |
Design & Technology |
GCSE |
AQA |
8552 |
7/5/25 |
English Language – Spoken Language (visiting mod) |
GCSE |
AQA |
8700 |
7/5/25 |
Criminology (Units 1 & 3) |
Level 3 Diploma |
WJEC |
4543 |
8/5/25 |
Entry Level Science |
ELC |
AQA |
5960 |
15/5/25 |
Design & Technology: Textiles |
GCSE |
Pearson |
1DT0 |
15/5/25 |
Drama |
GCSE |
Pearson |
1DR0 |
15/5/25 |
Child Development |
Cambridge National |
OCR |
J809 |
15/5/25 |
Creative iMedia |
Cambridge National |
OCR |
J834 |
15/5/25 |
Enterprise & Marketing |
Cambridge National |
OCR |
J837 |
15/5/25 |
Extended Project |
Level 3 Extended |
AQA |
7993 |
15/5/25 |
Biology |
A-Level |
OCR |
H420 |
15/5/25 |
Chemistry |
A-Level |
OCR |
H432 |
15/5/25 |
Computer Science |
A-Level |
OCR |
H446 |
15/5/25 |
Design & Technology: Product Design |
A-Level |
AQA |
7552 |
15/5/25 |
Design & Technology: Fashion and Textiles |
A-Level |
AQA |
7562 |
15/5/25 |
Drama and Theatre |
A-Level |
Pearson |
9DR0 |
15/5/25 |
English Language |
A-Level |
AQA |
7702 |
15/5/25 |
English Literature |
A-Level |
AQA |
7717 |
15/5/25 |
Film Studies |
A-Level |
WJEC/Eduqas |
A670QS |
15/5/25 |
Geography |
A-Level |
AQA |
7037 |
15/5/25 |
History |
A-Level |
AQA |
7042 |
15/5/25 |
Music |
A-Level |
WJEC/Eduqas |
A660PA |
15/5/25 |
Physics |
A-Level |
OCR |
H556 |
15/5/25 |
Religious Studies |
A-Level |
WJEC/Eduqas |
A120PB |
15/5/25 |
MFL Speaking Tests |
GCSE |
AQA |
Various |
19/5/25 |
MFL Speaking Tests |
A-Level |
AQA |
Various |
26/5/25 |
Art & Design: Fine Art |
GCSE |
AQA |
8202 |
31/5/25 |
Art & Design: Photography |
GCSE |
AQA |
8206 |
31/5/25 |
Exam Results
The November 2024 exam results are released to students on Thursday 23rd January 2025. Results can be collected from the Exam Officer’s office from 8am.
We are here
Senior members of staff and subject teachers will be available should you wish to discuss your results and/or potential reviews of marking.
Unable to collect your results?
Where you are unable to collect your results in person, you may assign an alternative person to collect them on your behalf. You will need to write to us (eharris@sandbachhigh.co.uk) and let us know in advance the name of the individual who will be collecting your results. Your assigned person will need to bring photo ID with them on the day.
Alternatively, exam results will be available for students in the Exams section on Edulink. Please note, for GDPR purposes, exam results will only be available on the Student’s Edulink account.
Results will also be emailed out to your school email account at some point in the afternoon of your results day.
Post Results Services
There are a number of post results services available to you:
- You can request Access to Scripts which will allow you to see your marked work.
- You can ask for a Clerical Check where the accuracy of the adding up of your marks will be checked.
- You can ask for a Review of Marking where the exam board will check the marking scheme has been applied correctly.
It is important to note marks and/or grades can go UP OR DOWN OR REMAIN THE SAME.
For Access to Script requests, you must complete and submit Appendix B (Access to Scripts).
For Clerical Check or Review of Marking requests, you must complete and submit Appendix A (Review of Marking).
Both these forms can be found below in the download section of this page.
Please note you (the candidate) must give consent for any request to proceed.
The Exam Boards have strict deadlines for these requests, the deadlines are:
- For Access to Script requests, you must complete and submit Appendix B by noon on Thursday 13th February 2025.
- For Clerical Check or Review of Marking requests, you must complete and submit Appendix A by noon on Thursday 13th February 2025.
Fees are applied for Clerical Checks and Reviews of Marking. The fee for different Exam Boards may differ please see the table below:
Exam Board |
Access to Scripts |
Clerical Check |
Review of Marking |
AQA (English Language) |
Free |
£9.05 |
£42.00 |
Edexcel (Maths) |
Free |
£13.10 |
£46.70 |
It is important to note that you would be charged for each paper for which you request a Clerical Check or a Review of Marking.
If you request Access to Scripts, you will receive a copy of your exam paper, if you wish it to be looked at by your teacher(s), you will need to approach them to do this. It will not be forwarded to your teacher(s) automatically and does not form part of the process. Please note, staff may not be able to accommodate this request ahead of the deadline for a Clerical Check / Review of Marking if insufficient notice is given.
Parent/carer email addresses are requested in relation to payment queries. Copies of exam scripts and/or results of Clerical Checks / Reviews of Marking will only be shared with candidates for data protection purposes.
A hard copy of the completed form, or an electronic copy of the completed form should be submitted to the Exams Officer in school, or via email (eharris@sandbachhigh.co.uk) no later than the deadlines stated above. For us to accept an electronic copy of the form, it must be signed by the student or sent from the student’s school email address.
As we are a cashless school, payment should be made either via Bank Transfer. When paying via Bank Transfer please use the details provided in the letter below and ensure you check you have chosen the correct amount appropriate to the exam board and post-result service you require.
Once both the form and payment have been received, the Exams Officer will make the request to the exam board. The exam boards advise it can take up to 20 working days to receive a response to a request for a Review of Marking.
Should you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact me on eharris@sandbachhigh.co.uk.
Certificates
Certificates
If you sat your exams and completed your qualification in May/June your certificate will be ready for collection by the end of November.
If you took the GCSE English or Maths resit exams in November your certificates will be ready for collection by the middle of March.
When collecting your results (see results section for dates), please provide us with an alternative contact email (other than your school email address) so we can contact you when your certificates are ready for collection.
Collection of your certificates
As qualification certificates are legal documents they need to be collected in person - we do not post out certificates. Certificates need to be signed for upon collection.
Certificates can be collected from the Exams Officer between 8.30am and 3.30pm each school day. Please bring photo ID when collecting your certificates.
If you are unable to collect your certificates in person, you can nominate someone to collect them on your behalf. To do this please send an email to eharris@sandbachhigh.co.uk giving consent for a named individual to collect the certificates on your behalf. The nominated person, would need to bring photo ID with them when they come to collect the certificates.
Mislaid certificates
If you have collected your certificates from us, but have mislaid them you will need to contact the exam boards directly to obtain replacements. Please note, exam boards charge a fee for replacing certificates. The contact details for the exam boards are:
AQA
Tel: 0800 197 7162
OCR (Cambridge Nationals/Technicals)
Tel: 01223 553 998
Edexcel/Pearson
https://qualifications.pearson.com
Tel: 0344 463 2535
WJEC
Tel: 02920 265 000
Privacy Notices
The Awarding Bodies are committed to respecting and protecting your privacy. Each Awarding Body has produced a Privacy Notice for their examination candidates that details how your personal information is used. You can find their privacy policies by clicking on the links below:
AQA Privacy notice (aqa.org.uk)
Pearson Privacy Policy | Pearson qualifications
OCR Candidate privacy policy (ocr.org.uk)
Other Useful Links
Other useful links
http://www.ucas.ac.uk/ for the university clearing service
http://www.admissionstestingservice.org/for-test-takers/bmat/about-bmat/ for those wishing to study certain medical and veterinary courses
http://www.lnat.ac.uk/ for those wishing to study law degrees
http://www.ukcat.ac.uk/home/ for medical and dentistry degrees
OCR – Oxford Cambridge & RSA Examinations http://www.ocr.org.uk/
AQA – Assessment and Qualifications Alliance http://www.aqa.org.uk/
PEARSON – https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/home.html
WJEC – Welsh Joint Education Committee http://www.wjec.co.uk/
The JCQ provides guidance for all examination stakeholders from awarding bodies to students. http://www.jcq.org.uk/
Department for Education http://www.education.gov.uk
Post Result Services and NEA Procedure
GCSE Resit Results Accompanying Letter Jan 25
Appendix B
Appendix A
Internal Appeals Form B
Internal Appeals Form A
Internal Appeals Procedure
Information for Candidates
All students are advised to read the information for candidates documents prior to taking their exams.
Student A-Z Guide to Exams
ofqual student guide 2024
Warning to candidates poster
JCQ - Artificial Intelligence Poster
Written Examinations
Non Examination Assessments
Coursework Assessments
Social Media Information
Preparing to sit your exams
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