Exam Information
All students in Year's 11, 12 & 13 were issued with an email with links to JCQ exam rules and regulations for this year, together with those year 10 students sitting external exams in Summer 2027.
Here is the link for 2026-2027 Information for candidates documents – JCQ Joint Council for Qualifications
Please also read carefully the information around malpractice and AI use with regard to exams:
JCQ AI Poster quick guide for students 2026-2027
JCQ Information for Candidates AI in Assessments 2026-2027
Exam Timetables
Information regarding exam dates for Pre-Public Exams (PPE's) and external GCSE and GCE exams, will be posted here as they become available, but will just be general date information until exam entries are finalised.
A reminder that students, other than Sixth Form, should attend all exams in full school uniform. All students should come fully equipped with a black pen, pencil and ruler. They will also require a compass and protractor for their Maths exams and a calculator for the Maths calculator paper and all their Science exams.
Sixth Form students must ensure they wear their student ID badge for all exams for identification purposes.
Staying well hydrated during exams is very important. Students are allowed to bring a drink with them to exams, but this must be water only, in a clear plastic bottle with any labels removed.
Exams for the academic year 2026-2027:
The next fully timetabled internal exams (PPE's) will take place in October/November 2026, wrapped around the Autumn half-term, through to Tuesday 10th November 2026 for Year 11 and Year 13.
The overall timetable was issued in September and sent out to students and parents.
A copy of this is below.
Final personalised individual timetables, including rooming and seating information, have also now been issued to students, a paper copy and one via email, which has also been sent out to parents.
This timetable also includes the external GCSE resits for Maths and English, that a small number of our Yr12 and Yr13 students will be taking in November.
PPE Exam Timetable October November 2026 Year 11 & Year 13
PPE Exam Timetable October November 2026 Year 11 & Year 13 xls
January 2027
There is a small external exam season in January 2027 for some specific vocational courses at Level 2 and Level 3. Entries are taking place in the coming weeks and the overall timetable for this will be posted below after October half-term. Students will receive their personalised individual timetables, including rooming and seating information before Christmas.
The final period of fully timetabled internal exams (PPE's) will then take place in February/March 2027, wrapped around the February half-term for Year 11 and Year 13. Exam dates are Tuesday 9th February to Thursday 4th March 2027.
The overall timetable for this period will be posted below after Christmas. Students will receive their personalised timetables, including rooming and seating information by the end of January 2027.
Summer 2027 – External GCSE’s and GCE’s
The overall general exam timetable for summer 2027, showing all subjects relevant to our centre, will be posted below in the lead up to Christmas. Each exam board also has full details on their websites for reference as the external timetable is fixed and already available.
Initial entries take place during January and February and students will be issued with a provisional statement of entry in the first instance after February half-term. Final confirmed entry timetables will then be issued in March with final confirmed personal timetables including rooming and seating being issued in April 2027.
Written exams fully begin on the week commencing 10th May 2027, but with some BTEC subject exams the previous week. GCSE and A Level exams run until Friday 18th June, but this depends on the subjects taken. Please note though that this final exam for GCSE is a final core subject, Physics and Combined Physics, so this includes all Yr11 students.
There are, however, other exams in the weeks leading up to the written exam season, such as Art, Photography, Music, French, German and Spanish-speaking tests, Drama, Dance and PE assessments etc that students should be prepared for, with relevant departments notifying them of the specific dates. All these additional dates will also be showing on the overall timetable.
The awarding bodies have designated Wednesday 23rd June 2027 as the ‘contingency day’ for examinations.
The designation of ‘contingency days’ within the common examination timetable is in the event of national or significant local disruption to examinations in the United Kingdom. It is part of the awarding bodies’ standard contingency planning for examinations. We must therefore remind candidates and parents that students must remain available until Wednesday 23rd June 2027 should an awarding body need to invoke its contingency plan.
The Elizabethan Academy – GCE and GCSE results day arrangements Summer 2027
The JCQ have released and confirmed the dates for results days in the summer. Details of our specific timings are below:
A Levels – Thursday 12th August 2027– in Main Hall
9am to 12pm
GCSEs – Thursday 19th August 2027 – in Main Hall
9.30am to 12.30pm
Any student who cannot, or does not wish to come into school, will also have the option of receiving their results remotely – if this method is required, then the student must contact Mrs Miller, the Exams Officer, directly at:
millerp@elizabethan.notts.sch.uk
This should be done well before the end of the summer term to ensure this request can be actioned, and the email verified well in advance of either results day. Students can use a personal or school email address for this.
If students want their results posted, they need to provide school with a stamped addressed envelope before the end of the summer term, but we will not be able to post out their results until the actual day itself.
Results can only be issued to students (not their parents) and any follow-up requests must also come from them. Other people are allowed to collect students' results if they have a signed note of authority from the student – this must clearly state who is collecting the results and the person must be able to show ID to support this.
Information regarding enquiries about results processes, procedures and fees are posted below for Summer 2026 and will be updated with the information relevant to Summer 2027 during the summer term, students will also receive details in their results envelopes.
Deadline and Fee info for EAR & ATS GCSE Summer 2026
Deadline and Fee info for EAR & ATS Sixth Form A Level Summer 2026
JCQ Post Results Services Infographic Summer 2026
Exams Internal Appeal Procedures EA 2025-2026
The Exam boards and Ofqual have lots of information to support students and parents before, during and after results day. Please see the various links below for Summer 2026 which will be updated with information relevant for Summer 2027 during the summer term:
Exams Explained - Exam to results day (OCR Video)
FAQ's regarding Results - Pearson
Understanding results guide for students and parents - Pearson
Student and parent support re results - AQA
Eduqas - Results day support 2026
OCR Post Results - which service do you need?
Pearson - Understanding your results & guide to Post Results Services
Exam Certificates
Exam certificates from previous years are still available for any past students, but please email or phone the Exams Officer in the first instance to make suitable arrangements to receive them. Any remaining exam certificates from 2024-2025 were posted home in January 2026.
Arrangements for the issue of this year’s certificates for qualifications achieved during the Academic Year 2025-2026.
Once certificates are received in November 2026 and after collation and checking, we will be arranging the issue of as many certificates as possible via our Year 11 and Year 13 Celebration/Presentation/Awards Evening, which will take place on Thursday 17th December 2026. Further details will be communicated to you in the Autumn term on these arrangements.
Any remaining certificates will then be issued by post in January 2027, as in previous years. Please therefore ensure you contact us if your address changes following the end of the summer term 2026 to ensure you receive them via the correct address at that time. You can notify Mrs Miller Exams Officer of any address change relating to certificates at that time by emailing millerp@elizabethan.notts.sch.uk
A further communication will be sent regarding these arrangements on results day and later in the Autumn 2026 term.
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If you require any further information regarding exams, timetables, results and certificate collection, please email the Exams Officer: millerp@elizabethan.notts.sch.uk