EXAMS
Internal exams
Years 7/8/9
Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9 have exams in June. The exams are held in classrooms and timetables will be published nearer the time.
Year 10
Year 10 exams are held in April. There will be an assembly beforehand to explain how the exams are run, and each student will receive an individual timetable showing their exam rooms and seat numbers. We aim to make these exams as near to the external exams as possible, so that students are used to sitting exams in a larger space and following JCQ regulations (see JCQ Information for candidates.)
Y10 Exam timetable – April 2023Student Information Booklet 2022 – 2023Year 11
Year 11 have mock exams in January. There will be an assembly beforehand to remind students how the exams are run, and each student will receive an individual timetable showing their exam rooms and seat numbers. We aim to make these exams as near to the external exams as possible, so that students are used to sitting exams in a larger space and following JCQ regulations (see JCQ Information for candidates.)
Student Information Booklet 2022 – 2023Year 12
Year 12 exams are held in June. There will be an assembly beforehand to explain how the exams are run, and each student will receive an individual timetable showing their exam rooms and seat numbers. We aim to make these exams as near to the external exams as possible, so that students are used to sitting exams in a larger space and following JCQ regulations (see JCQ Information for candidates.)
Student Information Booklet 2022 – 2023Year 13
Year 13 have mock exams in January. There will be an assembly beforehand to remind students how the exams are run, and each student will receive an individual timetable showing their exam rooms and seat numbers. We aim to make these exams as near to the external exams as possible, so that students are used to sitting exams in a larger space and following JCQ regulations (see JCQ Information for candidates.)
Student Information Booklet 2022 – 2023JCQ Information for candidates
The Joint Council of Qualifications (JCQ) publish these documents and students must comply with them. Please read all the documents carefully as they explain the regulations relating to coursework and non-examined assessments, as well as behaviour before, during and after external written exams.
Information for candidates – Coursework 2022-2023Information for candidates – Non Examination Assessments 2022-2023Information for candidates – written exams 2022-2023Information for candidates – Privacy NoticeInformation for candidates – social media 2022-2023Unauthorised items 2022-2023Warning to candidates poster 2022-2023External exams
External exams are held in May/June and students are entered for these exams in February. A Statement of Entry will be given to each student to check, and an individual timetable showing their exam rooms and seat numbers will be emailed to them (and parents/guardians) around Easter.
Students must ensure that they read the JCQ Information for candidates documents before taking these exams. There is also a poster showing unauthorised items (items that are not permitted in the exam room).
The Pate’s Student Information booklet contains useful information about the exam process, including items to bring to exams, what to do if you are late/ill, exam clashes and results.
Please read the following announcement from JCQ regarding contingency days –
Summer 2023 contingency days
The awarding bodies have collectively agreed a contingency day for several years now which is always scheduled at the end of the GCSE, GCE AS and A-level exam timetables.
The contingency day is in the event of national or significant local disruption to exams in the United Kingdom, being part of the awarding bodies’ standard contingency planning for exams.
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, further resilience was needed within the exam timetables. A single contingency day was not felt to be sufficient if a national event or incident had a significant effect on the exam timetable. For example, summer exams could be affected by extremely high temperatures.
For the June 2023 exams, the awarding bodies have therefore introduced two additional half-day contingency sessions. These are on Thursday 8 June 2023 and Thursday 15 June 2023. The standard contingency day remains at the end of the timetable being scheduled on Wednesday 28 June 2023.
Schools and colleges should ensure candidates and parents are aware of the contingency arrangements on these three days. They should consider the contingency day of Wednesday 28 June 2023 when making their plans for the summer. Candidates must remain available until Wednesday 28 June 2023 should examinations need to be rescheduled.
Timetable GCSE – Summer 2023Timetable A Level – Summer 2023Student Information Booklet 2022 – 2023JCQ Preparing to sit your examsExam board and codes
Our current exam boards and specification codes for Year 11 and Y13 are listed here.
A Level entry codes – 2022-2023GCSE entry codes – 2022-2023Results information
Results will be available to collect from school from 8.30am – 11.30am on the following dates:
A Level results (Year 13) – 17th August 2023
GCSE results (Year 11) – 24th August 2023
Members of the Senior Leadership Team will be in school during these times to help with any queries.
If you are unable to collect your results, please email exams@patesgs.org to give permission for someone else to collect on your behalf.
Post-results services
Following your exam results, if you wish to have a review of marking for a particular exam paper, or a copy of your script to review, you will need to complete an online form. The form and details of costs will be available nearer the time.