Exam Dates and Timetables
Summer 2026 Examinations
Examination Dates:
- First exam: Friday 8 May
- Final exam: Wednesday 17 June
Contingency Date:
- Wednesday 24 June (all day)
A contingency date, is a day specifically set aside, should sustained, national or local disruption arise during the Summer 2026 examination series. If disruption happens, the examinations would be taken either for the first time or again on this day.
Therefore, students must remain available up to and including Wednesday 24 June 2026.
Any holiday must not be booked until after this date, should an awarding body need to invoke its contingency plan.
GCSE Timetables
Here is an overview timetable of the main Y11 GCSE exams:
Individual student timetables will be published to Y11 students in March 2026.
Exam Start Times
MORNING exams start at 9.00am
AFTERNOON exams start at 1.00pm
Students should arrive at least 15 minutes before the exam start time.
Exam Clashes
A “clash” means that you have multiple exams timetabled on the same day at the same time. In this case one of your exams will be moved to an earlier or later time, and you will receive an amended timetable. For more information about what will happen on the day please read the Clash Information document below.