Exam Information
All students in years 11 12 & 13 were issued with an email with links to JCQ exam rules and regulations for this year.
Here is the link for 2025-2026 Information for candidates documents - JCQ Joint Council for Qualifications
Please also read carefully the information around Malpractice and AI use with regards to exams:
JCQ AI information poster for students 2025
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 2025-2026:
The next fully timetabled internal exams (PPE's) will take place in October/November 2025 for Year 11 and Year 13.
These timetabled exams will commence on Thursday 9th October and continue after half-term until Friday 7th November.
The overall timetable is posted below:
PPE Exam Timetable Oct & Nov 2025 Yr11 & Yr13 PDF
PPE Exam Timetable Oct & Nov 2025 Yr11 & Yr13 xls
Personalised individual timetables, including rooming and seating information will be issued to candidates via email by Tuesday 7th October.
Year 11 and Year 13 will have a further period of internal exams (PPE's) taking place from 9th February and then continuing after half-term until Friday 27th February.
Summer 2026 – External GCSE’s and GCE’s
The overall general exam timetable for summer 2026, showing all subjects relevant to our centre, will be posted below, before Christmas, but each exam board also has full details on their websites for reference.
Written exams begin week commencing 5th May 2026, but with some BTEC subject exams the previous week. GCSE exams run to 16th June but this is depending on subjects taken. A Level exams run to 18th June again depending on subjects/levels taken. 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 and PE assessments etc that students should be prepared for, with relevant departments notifying them of the specific dates.
The awarding bodies have designated Wednesday 24th June 2026 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 24th June 2026 should an awarding body need to invoke its contingency plan
The Elizabethan Academy – GCE and GCSE results day arrangements Summer 2026
The JCQ have released and confirmed the dates for results days in the summer. Details of our specific timings are below:
A Levels – Thursday 13th August 2026– in main hall
9am to 12pm
GCSEs – Thursday 20th August 2026 – 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 on
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 posting out they need to provide a stamped addressed envelope before the end of the summer term, but would need to understand we are not allowed to post out until results 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 from Summer 2025 and will be updated prior to results day in Summer 2026 and students will also receive details in their results envelopes.
Deadline and Fee info for EAR & ATS GCSE Summer 2025
Deadline and Fee info for EAR & ATS Summer 2025 Sixth Form A Level
JCQ Post Results Services Leaflet Summer 2025
JCQ Infographic for Post Results Services Summer 2025
Exams Internal Appeal Procedures EA 2024-2025
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 from Summer 2025, these will be updated in the summer term 2026:
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 2025
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. Exam certificates from 2023-2024 were posted out in December 2024.
Arrangements for the issue of this year’s certificates for qualifications achieved during the Academic Year 2024-2025
Once certificates are received in November 2025 and after collation and checking, we will be arranging the issue of as many certificates as possible via our Yr11/13 Celebration/Presentation/Awards evening on Thursday 18th December. 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 2026, as in previous years. Please therefore ensure you contact us if your address changes following the end of the summer term 2025 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 2025 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