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Exam information

Here you will find key information about the GCSE exams, including key documents all students must read.

GCSE exam timetable 

 

Exam contingency days - 8th, 15th and 28th June 2023, for national or local disruption to examinations in the UK.  All students must remain available until the final date in case an awarding body needs to invoke it's contingency plan.

Date

All day

PM

Thursday 20th April and Friday 21st April

Art and Photography exams

Tuesday 2nd May and Wednesday 3rd May

French and Spanish speaking exams

 

Date

AM

PM

Monday 15th May

Philosophy and Ethics Paper 1

1h45

Engineering R105

1h00

 

Drama Component 3

1h30

Tuesday 16th May

Biology Paper 1

1h45

 

Combined Science Biology Paper 1

1h15

Media Studies Component 1

1h30

Wednesday 17th May

English Literature Paper 1

1h45

PE Paper 1

1h45

Sports Studies R051

1h15

Thursday 18th May

History Paper 1

1h15

Arabic Listening and Reading

Friday 19th May

Maths paper 1

Higher – non calculator

1h30

 

Maths

Foundation – calculator

1h30

 

Monday 22nd May

Chemistry Paper 1

1h45

 

Combined Science Chemistry Paper 1

1h15

Geography Paper 1

1h30

Tuesday 23rd May

French Listening and Reading

Philosophy and Ethics Paper 2

1h45

Wednesday 24th May

English Literature Paper 2

2h15

Media Studies Component 2

1h30

Thursday 25th May

Physics 

1h45

 

Combined Science Physics

1h15

 

Friday 26th May

 

 

Monday 5th June

English Language Paper 1

1h45

French Writing

Foundation 1h00

Higher 1h0015

Tuesday 6th June

Spanish listening and reading

Arabic Writing

 

Wednesday 7th June

Maths Paper 2

 

Higher Calculator

1h30

 

Foundation Non-calculator

1h30

History Paper 2

1h45

Thursday 8th June

PE paper 2

1h15

 

Friday 9th June

Geography Paper 2

1h30

Biology Paper 2

1h45

 

Combined Science Biology

1h15

Monday 12th June

English Language Paper 2

1h45

Creative I-Media RO81

1h15

Tuesday 13th June

Chemistry

1h45

 

Combined Science Chemistry

1h15

Spanish Writing

Foundation 1h00

Higher 1h15

Wednesday 14th June

Maths Paper 3 

 

Higher Calculator

1h30

 

Foundation Calculator

1h30

Music Component 3

1h15

Thursday 15th June

History Paper 3

1h20

 

Friday 16th June

Physics 

1h45

 

Combined Phsyics 

1h15

Geography Paper 3

1h15

Wednesday 21st June

Hospitality and Catering

1h30

 

 

Find exam instructions here.