Public Exams

Summer 2027 exams start 10th May.

Contingency day 23rd June. (All candidates must be available until this date in case of a national or local disruption to the examination series.)

Exam timetables are published on the exam board websites if this information is required in advance of being published here.

Pre-public exams

See below for 2026-2027 dates for Y10, Y11, Y12 and Y13 practice exams. Timetables will be published here when available:

Y11 (maths) & Y13 Autumn PPEs: 3rd Nov to 12th Nov

Y11 Autumn PPE (English literature 1) : 23rd Nov

Y12 Autumn PPEs: 2nd Dec – 4th Dec

Y11 & Y10 (PoR) January PPEs: 5th Jan – 15th Jan

Y11 (maths, English language, science) & Y13 Spring PPEs: 23rd Feb – 10th Mar

Y11 English Literature PPE: 19th Apr

Y10-Y12 Summer PPEs: 20th Apr – 6th May

Summer 2027 Exam Dates

Summer 2027:

GCE Results – 12th August

GCSE Results – 19th August

All students will be emailed results.

Forms for post results services can be downloaded from Wisepay/ Exam payments.

 2027 KS4 Qualification codes

2027 KS5 Qualification Codes

 Detailed information about these qualifications can be found on the relevant exam board website:

 AQA                       Pearson (Edexcel)                  OCR

 WJEC

This handbook will brief candidates on the exam and assessment process at The Holt School and the JCQ regulations:

Candidate Examination Handbook

All candidates taking public examinations and assessments must read the following JCQ documents:

Information for candidates: coursework

Information for candidates: non-examination assessments

Information for candidates – written exams

Preparing to sit your exams

Information for candidates – social media

Information for candidates – privacy notice

 Unauthorised items poster

Warning to candidates poster

Information for candidates-On screen test

JCQ-AI-poster-for-students

Instructions for Candidates – AI

Certificates must be collected in person and signed for at Reception. An email will be sent when these are available.

It is very important to collect your certificates and look after them carefully, as you will need them in the future and replacements are very expensive and difficult to obtain. The Holt School is not obliged to retain certificates after a year and unclaimed certificates may be destroyed or returned to the exam board.