Examinations

This page contains all the information you should need relating to the examination dates & procedures at the school. If you cannot find what you are looking for, please contact our examinations officer Mrs Sara Galloway here or contact reception on 01482 374211. All downloads are in .pdf format. You need Adobe Reader to view these files.

2018-2019 Exam Dates/Key Info

Key dates for the Spring/Summer 2018/19 exam series are listed in the documents below. Please be aware exam dates can change without notice:

Exam Timetable 2018-19

Exam Hints & Tips

Download these useful documents outlining best practice in exams for parents and students:

• Tips from examiners
• Tips for anxious parents
• Tips from students who've been there and done it

Notifications of Entry

Printed “Notifications of Entry” for the Summer exams will be issued to candidates by the Examinations Officer.  It is absolutely crucial that candidates check their “Notifications of Entry” to ensure that:

1. Their personal details are correct.
2. They have been entered for all examinations that they expect to take during the Summer session.
3. That they have been entered for the correct level of exam – either Foundation or Higher.

Any errors on the Notification of Entry relating to a pupil’s personal details should be notified immediately to Mrs Brown, Pupil Office; who will notify the revised details to the Awarding Bodies concerned, thus ensuring that all certificate of awards issued are annotated correctly. Any errors with regard to specific exam entries and levels of entry (Higher or Foundation) should be referred to the subject teacher in the first instance, and the subject teacher will notify the Examination Officer of any changes to be made to the entry.

GCSE Controlled Assessments

In addition to the above there are a number of GCSE subjects whose students will need to undertake “Controlled Assessments” in the classroom under “formal” or “less formal” conditions, as directed by the exam boards.  Once again these tests are set on specific dates and times in the months prior to the main “Summer” exams and student attendance at these tests is mandatory, if they are to successfully complete and receive an award for the subject concerned.   Dates & times will be notified to you by your subject teacher in due course.  

For information about requesting a review of marked controlled assessments, please click here.

Other Useful Documents

Here you can download, view and print a range of key documents available to students and parents during the year. It is suggested that you start with the Parent & pupil exam brief which contains the rules and requirements for students taking exams this year.

• Information for candidates - controlled assessments
• Information for candidates - social
• Information for candidates - written assessments
• Warning to candidates