GCSE Exam Timetable
Summer 2026 Exams – Contingency Day
The summer written exam period will run from Tuesday 5th May to Monday 15th June 2026. However, for the summer 2026 exam series, one ‘contingency’ exam day has been arranged by the examination awarding bodies which all students need to be aware of. This contingency day has been put in place ‘in the event of widespread, sustained national or local disruption to examinations in the United Kingdom’.
The dates that have been set aside as the contingency day is:
Wednesday 24th June 2026 (all day)
This means that all exam candidates must be available to sit exams from the date of their first exam until Wednesday 24th June 2026. This decision is not a school decision and applies to all candidates in all schools.
Please can all students/parents/carers make a note of the contingency exam dates in the event that an awarding body needs to invoke its contingency plan.