Examination Information 2025/26
Summer 2026 – Examination series
All pupils must be available for their examinations, and in addition, for the following contingency dates:
- 24 June (all day)
Based on provisional entries no pupils are required for written examination purposes beyond 24 June 2025. In addition to this pupils must ensure any vocational course requirements have been completed.
Results days – 2025/26
Results will be issued on the following dates:
- November examinations – Thursday 8 January 2026 from 8.45am
- January examinations – Thursday 19 March 2026 from 8.45am
- Level 3 (Sixth Form) – Thursday 13 August 2026 from 8am
- Level 2 – Thursday 20 August 2026 from 9am
Students will receive further information about results arrangements via email.
Support for pupils
- Preparing properly for exams always results in a stronger performance. OCR have produced a pupil friendly guide.
- Examinations can be stressful and difficult times. OfQual has produced a guide for pupils on how to cope with examination pressure.
- They have also released advice for pupils feeling stressed about results day in August.
- Parents/Carers may wish to read an article on exam stress written from a pupil perspective.
- Illness- JCQ Self Certification Form must be completed by pupils who have missed an exam and handed to Mrs Crabtree.
Important Information
In order to comply with JCQ (Joint Council for Qualifications) regulations, all exam candidates must read and be aware of the information contained in the following documents before the start of their exams.
Pupils are required to comply with all JCQ examination regulations or risk being investigated for malpractice and disqualified. A checklist of key reminders is displayed outside every examination room. Technological devices (with the exception of permitted calculators) are not permitted inside the examination room.
- Exam day reminders
- Information for Candidates – Coursework Assessments
- Information for Candidates – On Screen Tests
- Information for Candidates – Written Examinations
- Information for Candidates – Social Media
- Information for Candidates – Non-Examination Assessments
- Information for Candidates – Student Exam Handbook
Exam Policies and Procedures 2025/26
This page will be updated with 2025/26 policies prior to the commencement of external examinations in 2026.
Key policies
- Exams Policy 2025-26
- Special Consideration Policy 2025-26
- Whistleblowing Policy 2025-26
- Word Processor Policy 2025-26
- Equalities Policy 2025-26
- Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy 2025-26
- Emergency Evacuation Policy 2025-26
BTEC Policies (2025/26)
These policies apply to Pearson vocational BTEC qualifications only.
- Registration, entry and certification policy
- BTEC Assessment and IV policy
- Blended learning and distance assessment policy
- Assessment Malpractice Policy
- Appeals against the Internal Assessment of work for BTEC qualifications policy
- BTEC Special consideration and reasonable adjustments policy
Other policies
- Escalation Process 2025-26
- Exams Archiving Policy 2025-26
- Exams Complaints and Appeals 2025-26
- Exams Contingency Plan 2025-26
- Lockdown Policy for Examinations 2025-26
- Non-Examination Assessment Policy 2025-26
- Data Protection Policy 2025-26
- Access Arrangements Policy 2025-26
- Conflict of Interests Policy 2025-26
- Certificate Issue and Retention Policy 2025-26
- Candidate Late Arrival Policy 2025-26
- Candidate Identification Procedure Policy 2025-26
- Candidate Absence Policy 2025-26
- Alternative Rooming Policy 2025-26
- Access to Scripts/ Reviews of Results and Appeals Procedure 2025-26
- Overnight Supervision Arrangements Policy 2025-26
- Managing Behaviour Policy 2025-26
- Malpractice Exams Policy 2025-26
- Leaving the Examination Room Policy 2025-26
- Internal Appeals Procedure Review of Results Appeals 2025-26
- Food and Drink Policy 2025-26
- Internal Appeals Procedure 2025-26
JCQ Forms
- Absence self-certification form (for missed examinations due to illness)
