Exams
Exam Contingency Days Summer 2023
In the event that a national or significant local disruption to examinations (e.g. Manchester bombings) students, please make sure you are available on the following contingency dates to sit rescheduled exams.
The contingency dates are national dates not if you personally missed any exams.
- Thursday 8 June 2023 - 1:00pm
- Thursday 15 June 2023 - 1:00pm
- Wednesday 26 June 2023 - All Day
Results Days August 2023
A Level Results
Thursday 17 August 2023 - Post 16 Study Centre
8:30am - 10:30am
GCSE Results
Thursday 24 August 2023 - Post 16 Study Centre
8.30am - 10.30am
Results will be available on Edulink via Student Log in only (not parental log in)
*Please note that written consent (by the student) will need to be presented by an adult to collect a student's results on their behalf.
Summer 2023 exam timetable
Please Note:-
The practical exam dates are set by the Faculty Leader and are not included on this list.
All students must be available on the contingency dates to sit exams in the event of a national or significant local disruption.
Exam tips and equipment
Before the exam
1) Be prepared – that means REVISE.
2) Learn your candidate number and seat number for the exams.
3) Make sure you know when your exam starts and which room it is in. Make sure you know where the room is – you don’t want to be late because you couldn’t find the room.
4) Make sure you have any special equipment that you might need. E.g. a specific type of calculator or drawing apparatus etc. If you are not sure ask your teacher before the exam.
5) Take your books with you in a bag, that way, if you suddenly realise on the way to your exam that you have forgotten what photosynthesis means you can check it out. Books are not allowed in the exam room.
6) Don’t revise things that you don’t need to know or things that you will be given in the exam such as formulas or the periodic table.
7) The best way to prepare for an exam is to do past exam papers. This way you can see how hard the exam is and what the questions are like. Ask your teacher for some past papers to practise.
During the exam
8) Don’t panic as you may make mistakes.
9) Manage your time. Don’t spend half an hour on a 2-mark question. If you can’t do it put a star next to it and come back to it when you have answered the questions that you can do.
10) Read over your work – it’s easy to make silly mistakes.
Exam Equipment
All equipment must be kept in a clear pencil case, necessary equipment will vary exam to exam, but the main equipment you will need are:
- A black biro pen
- A pencil
- A rubber
- A ruler
- A protractor
- A compass
- A calculator
TIP
If you don’t have a clear pencil case, you can use clear sandwich bags or clear punch pockets.
Recent exam results
JCQ
Please find attached below relevant information for exam candidates:
- JCQ Unauthorised Items Poster 2021 (No watches are allowed at all)
- JCQ Information for Candidates Written Examinations 2021
- JCQ Information for Candidates Onscreen Examinations 2021
- JCQ Information for Candidates Non - Examination Assessments 2021
- JCQ Information for Candidates Coursework Assessments 2021
- JCQ Warning to Candidates 2020 - 2021