Examinations

Exam information 2025-26

Welcome to the exam information section of our website. You will find information here about internal and external exams due to take place over the next academic year, as well as information for candidates.

GCSE and level 2 exam dates and timetable

GCSE and level 2 examination season:
May – June 2026

Information on the 2026 GCSE and Level 2 exams will be added later in the year.

Additional guidance

Generic timetables are provided on this page. Individual final examination timetables confirming the dates, times and locations of each exam and on which any clashes will have been resolved will be issued to students prior to the start of the exam season.
All students completing external exams will be issued with a statement of entry listing the date of all exams they are expected to be entered for.
Information on how to appeal and post results services will be available prior to results day.

Year 11 GCSE Mock Exams: November 2025

Please click below for details of the Year 11 GCSE mock exams taking place between Monday 10 November and Friday 5 December 2025:

Year 11 Mock Exam timetable Autumn 2025

End of year assessments

Please click below for details for the end of year assessments for Years 7, 8 and 9:

Year 7
End of year assessments

Year 8
End of year assessments

Year 9
End of year assessments

Exam regulations and information for candidates

Please visit www.jcq.org.uk/exams-office/information-for-candidates-documents/ to access documents relating to exam regulations and information for candidates.

Exam boards

Exam related privacy notices

After the exams

Collecting results

GCSE and level 2 exam results will be available for students to collect in person from school on the following date:

GCSE results day: Thursday 21 August 2025, 9.00am - 12.00pm

Further information

For further information about examinations, please contact the Exams Office team via exams@hopevalley.chorustrust.org.

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