Exams
Examination Enquiries
For any examination enquiries please email the Examination's Officer on joanne.gallagher@pws.emat.uk.
Exam Boards
A list of all qualifications, exam boards and specifications is available to download from the bottom of this page. Please see the ‘List of Examination Specifications’ for more information.
Exam Information
This page will contain information throughout the year relating to public examinations (GCSE and A Levels), and in-school examinations (mock exams).
Examination timetables are published here ahead of examination periods.
Information Documents for Candidates
For students following GCSE, A Level and other publicly examined courses, the following documents should be read and understood by the student in advance of any examinations:
Exam information and rules for students
GCSE Exams have changed to 9 – 1 grades. For further information, click here.
A copy of our “Internal Appeals Procedure” concerning assessment of work can be found at the bottom of this page.
Exam Contingency Days
The awarding bodies have designated Wednesday 28 June 2023 as the ‘contingency day’ for examinations. The afternoons of Thursday 8 June and Thursday 15 June 2023 have been designated as ‘contingency afternoons’ for examinations. This is consistent with the qualification regulators’ document Exam system contingency plan: England, Wales and Northern Ireland Exam system contingency plan: England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The designation of ‘contingency days’ within the common examination timetable have been put in place 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.
Therefore, all students sitting public exams in Summer 2023 must remain available up to and including Wednesday 28 June 2023 should an awarding body need to invoke its contingency plan. This is not a school decision, and applies to candidates in all schools, colleges and exam centres nationally.
Mock Exams
Mock exams are a useful tool for students, teachers and parents to measure how well students are progressing in their studies. It allows students an opportunity to work under exam-like conditions and to test how well their revision strategies are working.
For schools it is a useful indication of how likely a student is to achieve a certain grade in the 'real' exams and therefore a benchmark on whether to appeal a set of results in the summer. For Year 12 and Year 13 students wishing to apply to university mock exams will determine UCAS grades.
Therefore students are expected to revise for the mock exams and undertake mock exams in exam-like conditions.
Information for students and parents on examinations, results days and post-results can be found at the bottom of this page.
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Mock Exam Dates
| Year 13 |
Mocks 1 – Mon 14 Nov to Fri 25 Nov 2022 Results: Fri 6 Jan 2023 |
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Mocks 2 – Mon 27 Feb to Fri 10 Mar 2022 Results: Given in lesson time |
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| Year 12 | Mon 4 May to Fri 12 May 2023 |
| Year 11 |
Mocks 1 – Mon 31 Oct to Wed 16 Nov 2022 Results: Thurs 08 Dec 2022 |
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Mocks 2 – Mon 06 Feb to Tues 28 Feb 2023 Results: Given in lesson time |
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| Year 10 |
Wed 21 June 2023 to Fri 30 June 2023 Results: Given in lesson time |
Due to the nature of this academic year, dates for mock exams may need to change, therefore should be considered as provisional.
Please note:
- An exam timetable will be published prior to each year mock exam so that students have sufficient time to revise
- The start and end date may be extended to allow for practical exams to take place
Public Exam Dates
GCSE / Additional Maths (FSMQ) / Cambridge National / Level 1 & 2 BTEC / Level 1 & 2 WJEC Vocational: 15 May 2023 – 23 June 2023
A Level / AS Level / BTEC Level 3 Nationals / WJEC Level 3 Applied / Level 3 Certificate: 4 May 2023 – 26 June 2023
Regardless of the date of their last exam, all candidates are to ensure they are available to sit exams up to and including Weds 28 June 2023 for the national contingency days.
Please see links to the full exam timetable at the bottom of the page.
Results Day 2023
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A Level / AS Level / BTEC Level 3 Nationals / WJEC Level 3 Applied / Level 3 Certificate: |
Thursday 17 August 2023 |
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GCSE / Additional Maths (FSMQ) / Cambridge National / Level 1 & 2 BTEC / Level 1 & 2 WJEC Vocational: |
Thursday 24 August 2023 |
Post Results 2022 - 2023
Following the publication of results for each examination series, the exam boards offer a range of post-results services relating to reviews of marking and access to examination scripts.
Services include:
| Service | Type | What happens? |
| 1 | Clerical check | The adding up of marks is checked. |
| 2 | Review of marking | The exam paper is checked to make sure it was marked correctly according to the mark scheme. Marks are changed if the new examiner feels there has been a clear marking error. |
| 3 | Access to script (original) | You get our original exam paper back, but cannot ask for a review of marking afterwards. |
| 4 | Priority review of marking |
The exam paper is checked in a shorter timeframe to make sure it was marked correctly according to the mark scheme. Marks are changed if the new examiner feels there has been a clear marking error. This can take up to 15 calendar days. |
| 5 | Priority Access to Script (copy) | You get a copy of your exam paper back quickly so you can decide whether to apply for a review of marking. |
If you are unhappy with your results:
Please consult your subject teacher/head of department in the first instance, and also take a look at the grade boudnaries for your subject and post results information (available on the exam board websites). If you wish to undertake a review of marking, please complete the form included in your results envelope and return it to school. Copies of the forms are located in the downloads section at the bottom of this page. The forms detail the charges and deadlines for application. There is a form for AS/A Level/Level 3, and a separate form for GCSE / BTEC L1 & L2.
