Exam Dates and Timetables
Summer 2027 Public Examinations
GCSE & BTEC Examination Dates:
- First BTEC exam: Wednesday 5 May
- First GCSE exam: Monday 10 May
- Final exam: Friday 18 June
Contingency Date:
- Wednesday 23 June (all day)
A contingency date, is a day specifically set aside, should sustained, national or local disruption arise during the Summer 2027 examination series. If disruption happens, the examinations would be taken either for the first time or again on this day.
Students must remain available up to and including Wednesday 23 June 2027.
Any holiday must not be booked until after this date, should an awarding body need to invoke its contingency plan.
GCSE & BTEC Timetables
Here is an overview timetable of the main Y11 GCSE exams:
Individual student timetables will be published to Y11 students in March 2027.
Exam Start Times
MORNING exams start at 9.00am
AFTERNOON exams start at 1.15pm
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.