If parents have any questions or concerns about the examination then our exams officer Mrs de Valmency can be contacted via e-mail jdevalmency@oriel.w-sussex.sch.uk
Please note that we are unable to accommodate private candidates at Oriel.
Exam Dates 2027
The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) have now published the common exam timetable for this summer’s GCSE and VTQ examination series. This has now allowed us to finalise some key dates for our exam students.
Date of first GCSE examination on the common timetable: 10th May 2027
Date of last GCSE examination on the common timetable: 18th June 2027
Exam contingency day in the event of national or local disruption 23rd June 2027
Candidates must remain available until Wednesday 23rd June 2027 should examinations need to be rescheduled.
2026/27 Examinations
November 2026 Mock Timetable
January 2027 Vocational Examination Timeable
January 2027 Year 13 Mock Timetable
Exam Results Days
A Levels
A Level results will be made available at 8.30am on Thursday 12th August 2027 for Year 13 and Year 12 students who sat external Level 3 exams.
GCSEs
GCSE results will be made available on Thursday 19th August 2027 for Year 11 and Year 10 or 9 students that sat external exams.
Exam Specification Pencil Cases
These can be purchased from the school reception at the cost of £5.
Exam Information
Top tips for coping with exam pressure:
Coping with exam pressure – a guide for students – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Important Candidate Exam Information
To view our policy for Access arrangements
Useful Links
GCSE Bitesize: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/
Top tips for exam preparation this summer
https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2022/04/28/top-tips-for-exam-preparation-this-summer/
Replacement certificates
If you cannot locate your certificates, you will need to contact the individual exam boards directly –
Pearson/Edexcel https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/Services/replacement-certificates.html
AQA https://www.aqa.org.uk/contact-us/past-results-and-lost-certificates
OCR https://www.ocr.org.uk/students/replacement-certificates/
Eduqas (WJEC) https://www.eduqas.co.uk/students/exams-and-results/certificates