Exam Information
summer exams
Also see links below in the "Exam Board Timetables" section.
Students are normally issued with personal exam timetables prior to the Easter break. In the meantime here are the key dates for summer 2025:
8 May 2025 - GCSE - Date of first exam on the common (national) timetable.
12 May 2025 - GCE - Date of the first exam on the common (national) timetable.
19 June 2025 - GCSE - Date of the final exam on the common (national) timetable.
24 June 2025 - GCE - Date of final examination on the common (national) timetable.
However all students need to remain available up to and including the following date:
25 June 2025 - Contingency day in the event of national or significant local disruption to examinations in the United Kingdom.
RESULTS
Results are the property of the student and will not be passed to anyone else without the student's prior written consent. Results cannot be provided over the telephone.
For the summer season, results are issued during August and students normally collect their results in person. If students have plans to be away on results days, they need to contact the exams office by the end of June to make alternative arrangements. The exams office requires the student's prior consent to make alternative arrangements.
An explanation of the post-results services can be found in the JCQ guidance here. This information will be updated prior to each results session. It is important to note deadlines apply to all the post results services, and fees apply to many services.
A letter from Ofqual and UCAS can be found here.
Exam boards also issue their own information as follows:
- AQA
- OCR
Summer 2024 results dates are as follows:
- GCE / Level 3 qualifications - Thursday 15 August 2024 (all students including unit results for Year 12s, and Y11 OCR L3 Additional Mathematics ): 0800 in the Sixth Form Study Area.
- GCSE / Level 2 qualifications - Thursday 22 August 2024 (all students including unit results/Further Maths for Year 10 students, and Year 9 Film Studies): 0830 in the Sixth Form Study Area.
Results will be available in the Sixth Form until mid to late morning, after that, please go directly to the Exams Office. Uncollected results will be prepared for first class postage by mid afternoon.
Links to post results services forms are available below, or in hardcopy from the exams office:
- Access to Scripts (for teaching and learning).
- GCE/Level 3/AS Post Results Service Form.
- GCSE/Level 2 Post Results Service Form.
exam board timetables
Timetables are available on exam board websites:
- AQA
- OCR
Sheldon specific timetables will be made available here once ready. In the meantime, students should speak to their tutors/teachers about key dates including internal assessments. Students normally receive their personal timetables prior to the Easter break.
CERTIFICATES
Summer season certificates are made available prior to Christmas. Sheldon students who have moved to the Sixth Form will be contacted via their tutors. For leavers, information will go out via social media when certificates are available for collection. Ex-Year 13s, can collect their certificates at the Christmas reunion. Uncollected certificates are normally posted home and must be sent via a signed-for service.
Exam board results certificates are important legal documents and should be retained carefully. If certificates have been lost, and exam board documentation is required, information on how to do this can be found here. Exam boards do charge for this service. In some cases, for recent results, the school can provide information. Due to GDPR data is erased from the school's system after a certain timeframe.
Regulation of Exams
Most exams at Sheldon are regulated by JCQ, the Joint Council for Qualifications. This body is responsible for the framework around how exams and other assessments are conducted. More information can be found here.
It is important that students are aware of the expectations and responsibilities with regard to exams. All JCQ regulations for candidates can be found here.
JCQ Information for Candidates
POLICIES
In addition to the JCQ regulations, the following school policies also relate to the exams:
Complaints and Appeals Procedure
Examinations Internal Appeals Procedure
Post Results Services Procedure