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Examination Enquiries
For any examination enquiries please email the Exams Officer at exams@pws.emat.uk
Exam Boards
A list of all qualifications, exam boards and specifications is available to download from the bottom of this page. Please see the ‘List of Examination Specifications’ for more information.
Exam Contingency Days
The awarding bodies have designated Wednesday 23 June 2027 as the contingency day for examinations. This is consistent with the qualification regulators' document Exam system contingency plan: England, Wales and Northern Ireland Exam system contingency plan.
The designation of contingency days within the common examination timetable have been put in place in the event of national or significant local disruption to examinations in the United Kingdom. It is part of the awarding bodies' standard contingency planning for examinations.
Therefore all students sitting public exams in Summer 2027 must remain available up to an including Wednesday 23rd June 2027 should an awarding body need to invoke its contingency plan. This is not a school decision and applies to candidates in all schools, colleges and exam centres nationally.
Exam Information
This page will contain information throughout the year relating to public examinations (GCSE and A Levels), and in-school examinations (mock exams).
Examination timetables are published here ahead of examination periods.
Information Documents for Candidates
For students following GCSE, A Level and other publicly examined courses, the following documents should be read and understood by the student in advance of any examinations:
Exam Timetables
The year 11 mock timetable can be viewed here: Year 11 Mock Timetable. Parents and Students will receive an email from the exams team with a personal link to access your individual timetable.
Exam Information
Exam Policies
GCSE Exams have changed to 9 – 1 grades. For further information, click here.
Privacy Notices
All exam boards are required to tell you how they store and use any information they hold about you.
Mock Exams
Mock exams are a useful tool for students, teachers and parents to measure how well students are progressing in their studies. It allows students an opportunity to work under exam-like conditions and to test how well their revision strategies are working.
For schools it is a useful indication of how likely a student is to achieve a certain grade in the 'real' exams and therefore a benchmark on whether to appeal a set of results in the summer. For Year 12 and Year 13 students wishing to apply to university mock exams will determine UCAS grades.
Therefore students are expected to revise for the mock exams and undertake mock exams in exam-like conditions.
Information for students and parents on examinations, results days and post-results can be found at the bottom of this page.
Mock exam dates
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Year 11 1st mocks: 19 Oct – 13 Nov 2026 (Oct half-term 26 Oct – 03 Nov)
- Year 13 mocks: 11 Jan – 22 Jan 2027
- Year 11 2nd mocks: 18 Jan – 29 Jan 2027
- Year 12 assessments: 19 Apr – 30 Apr 2027
- Year 10 assessments: 21 Jun – 25 Jun 2027
Exam dates
The following timetable is provisional and students will receive individual exam timetables around Easter.
Exam results dates
- A Level / post-16 results: Thurs 12 August 2027
- GCSE/Level 2 results: Thurs 19 August 2027
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Post Results
If you have a query with your mark or grade, it is best to speak with your subject teacher or the Head of Department in the first instance. There are various post-results services offered by exam boards if you wish to proceed with a formal check.
Below is a list of the post-results services offered by exam boards. A paper form will be enclosed in your results envelope, which will show the fees, how to pay, and deadlines to apply. Further copies can be obtained by downloading below. Please also take a look at the JCQ post-results infographic further down the page for further information.
| Service | Type | What happens? |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clerical check |
The adding up of marks is checked. |
| 2 | Review of marking |
The exam paper is checked to make sure it was marked correctly according to the mark scheme. Marks are changed if the new examiner feels there has been a clear marking error. This can take up to 20 calendar days. |
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3 |
Access to script (original) |
You get our original exam paper back, but cannot ask for a review of marking afterwards. |
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4 |
Priority review of marking |
The exam paper is checked in a shorter timeframe to make sure it was marked correctly according to the mark scheme. Marks are changed if the new examiner feels there has been a clear marking error. This can take up to 15 calendar days. |
| 5 |
Priority Access to Script (copy) |
You get a copy of your exam paper back quickly so you can decide whether to apply for a review of marking. This can take up to 15 calendar days. |
None of these post-results services are officially a re-mark, they are different ways the exam boards check that mark schemes have been applied correctly and marks added up accurately. Please note that all post-results services are offered and charged on a per paper basis, not for the subject as a whole.
There is no grade protection for a review of marking. This means that your mark and overall grade could be lowered, confirmed, or raised as a result.