Exams
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:
6 May – 25 Jun 2025
- GCSE and level 2 exams: 6 May – 25 June 2025
- Modern languages speaking exams that are scheduled to take place are:
- GCSE French: 22 April – 29 April 2025
- GCSE Spanish: 30 April – 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.
Revision and exam preparation
We work hard to support our students as they approach and start their exams. As part of this, Year 11 students are provided with an exam information pack including exam expectations, equipment lists and a list of revision sessions. These are also available to download below:
Year 10 mock exam dates and information
Year 10 mock exams:
Thursday 19 June – Friday 27 June 2025
Some of the resources provided to our Year 10 students are available to download:
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: 21 August 2025
If students are unable to collect their results on the official results day, students may:
- Ask someone else to collect their results. To arrange this:
- Students should complete a form giving a named person authority to collect their results and submit the form to the exams manager before results day.
- The nominated person must bring ID and a copy of the form on the day.
- Ask for their results to be posted to their home address (as shown on school records). To arrange this:
- Students should bring an A4 stamped addressed envelope to the Exams Office before results day.
- Results will not be given out over the phone or via e-mail.
Post-results services
Post-results services (such as reviews of results or access to scripts) will be available from results day. Information on post-results services will be made available prior to results day.
Certificates
Exam certificates are important documents as employers will request to see them as proof of qualification. Therefore, it is important that students collect their certificates and keep them safe.
Certificates will be available to collect from school reception, during normal school opening hours during term-time from 1 December of the year in which exams were taken.
If students are unable to collect their certificates in person, they should nominate a named person to collect them on their behalf. If it is necessary for a nominated person to collect certificates, students can let us know who this person will be by filling in this online form:
The nominated person will need to bring photo ID (such as a passport or driving licence) to prove their identity.
Note: post-16 providers will accept the statement of results received on results day in August as proof of student qualifications, prior to certificates being available.
Further information
For further information about examinations at Westfield School, please contact the Exams Office team via exams@westfield.chorustrust.org or via 0114 248 5221.