Examinations - External
Exam information Summer 2026
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Examination Boards
The school uses the following examination boards for the following subjects. Please follow the links to the examination boards to access specifications and examination information.
Please note that each year the examination boards allow additional examination days for emergency situations. Please ensure that you are available for these days (i.e. don't book family holidays, etc.) in addition to your personal external examination timetabled dates. For 2025 the dates were Wednesday 11th June and Wednesday 25th June. We will update this page when we know the dates for 2026.
For school policies relating to exams, please see the separate page in the school policies section here.
| Examination Board | GCSE Subjects | AS / A Level subjects |
|---|---|---|
| Pearson | Astronomy French German Geography
|
Economics Geography |
| OCR | Computer Science Mathematics Additional Mathematics Music |
Computer Science Mathematics Further Mathematics Music |
| AQA | Art & Design : Fine Art Biology Chemistry Design & Technology Economics English Language English Literature History Physics Religious Studies |
Art & Design : Fine Art Biology Chemistry Design & Technology English Literature EPQ French German History Physics Politics Psychology Religious Studies |
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Other information for candidates from JCQ:
- Social media
- Written exams
- Non Examined Assessment (NEA)
- Coursework Assessments
- Preparing to sit your exams
- Poster - Unauthorised items
- Poster - warnings to candidates
Other information from JCQ:
NEA/coursework
NEA marks are given to students once marked and before submission to the exam board. Students have a right to appeal. Details are in the appeals policy attached below (in both PDF and DOCX formats).
Deadlines for requests is 25th April 2025 except for:
- GCSE English Language (31st March 2025)
- GCSE/A level Art (9th May 2025)