Exam information 2024-25

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 exams: 6 May – 25 June 2025
• Modern languages speaking exams that are scheduled to take place are:
  • GCSE French: 28 April – 29 April 2025
  • GCSE Spanish: 28 April – 1 May 2025
• Practical exams that are scheduled to take place are:
  • GCSE drama: 17 March 2025
  • GCSE art: 1 and 6 May 2025
  • GCSE textile design: 7 and 9 May 2025 
• National contingency dates (all students taking external exams this year must be available on these dates as well as the dates of any timetabled exams):
  • Wednesday 11 June (pm) and
  • Wednesday 25 June (all day) 2025.

Additional guidance

• Generic timetables are provided on this page. Individual final examination timetables confirming 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 10 GCSE Mock Exams: 23 June–2 July 2025

Please click below for details of the Year 10 GCSE mock exams taking place between Monday 23 June and Wednesday 2 July 2025:

 

End of year assessments

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

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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.

• YouTube video - Instructions for candidates
• JCQ Special Considerations - a guide to the special considerations process 
• JCQ AI and Assessments - a quick guide for students

Exam boards

• AQA
• Pearson Edexcel
• OCR
• WJEC Eduqas
• JCQ

Exam related privacy notices

• JCQ Information for Candidates - Privacy Notice
• LRS (Learning Records Service) - Privacy Notice

 

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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:

 

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Further information

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