Exam Information

The official timetable for written examinations for GCSEs and vocational courses in summer 2024 can be viewed here.

The examination period for written examinations runs from Thursday 9th May until Wednesday 26th June.

The dates for written examinations are agreed nationally and cannot be changed by the school - pupils must attend at the correct date and time.

• Thursday 6th June - PM
• Thursday 13th June - PM
• Wednesday 26th June - All Day

The awarding bodies have designated these dates as  'national contingency’ sessions for changes to examinations in the event of any national or local disruption to examinations. Pupils must be available up to and including the final date in case of any rescheduling.

This year, the DfE is requiring schools to have a set of assessments to act as contingency in the event of exams being cancelled. These must cover material pupils have been taught, all pupils should sit the same assessment at the same time where possible, they should be conducted under formal conditions (which includes the provision of access arrangements) and a copy of the assessments must be retained. Our December and March PPEs meet these requirements. This is another reason why we encourage pupils to take them seriously and why they should be present for all examinations.

JCQ, Ofqual and the awarding bodies provide lots of useful information for pupils and parents about examinations, wellbeing and exam stress, results and post-results services.

• Ofqual: Student Guide.
• Ofqual: Preparing for exams.
• Ofqual: Student checklist.
• Ofqual: Guidance on coping with exam pressure.
• AQA: Student and parent support including managing exam stress.
• OCR: Student support including advice on avoiding procrastination and information about ow we calculate your grade?
• Pearson: Support for you which includes a page on exam preparation.
• Eduqas: Student Support including a page on wellbeing.

Other resources for pupils regarding managing exam stress can be found on our dedicated Health & Wellbeing website page.

GCSE Results Day will take place on Thursday 22 August 2024.

The school is holding examination certificates for last summer (2023) and a number of years prior to that and would like to pass them on where possible.

Former pupils are welcome to collect certificates by making an appointment with the Exams Officer (contact tonkin.j@risedale.org.uk).

If you need someone else to collect your certificates for you, we need your written permission and they will need to bring identification. Please see the full details in the following LETTER, which has an example permission slip.

JCQ regulations state that certificates should be kept for 12 months, after which, if they remain uncollected, they may be disposed of securely.

We hope you will make every effort to collect your certificates as they are important documents which provide confirmation of your achievements. Most educational institutions and employers will ask to see your original certificates before offering you a place or job.  If you lose or fail to collect your certificates you will need to obtain duplicates from the relevant Awarding Body. The Awarding Bodies no longer replace certificates unless you can prove they were destroyed by fire, theft or flood; they will only issue a Certified Statement of Results. This currently costs up to £57 per statement, depending on the Awarding Body.

Examination-specific policies can be found in the Policies area of the school website. 
These include our Internal Appeals Policy which clarifies the procedure in the event of the school not supporting a request by a pupil/parents for post-results services and also appeals after receiving the results of a review of marking for external qualifications.