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 2025
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: 8th May 2025
Date of last GCSE examination on the common timetable: 19th June 2025
Exam contingency day in the event of national or local disruption 25th June 2025
Exam Contingency Days 2025
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, further resilience was needed within the exam timetables. A single contingency day was not felt to be sufficient if a national event or incident had a significant effect on the exam timetable. For example, summer exams could be affected by extremely high temperatures.
For the June 2025 exams, the awarding bodies have therefore introduced an additional half-day contingency session. This is on Thursday 11th June 2025. The standard contingency day remains at the end of the timetable being scheduled on Wednesday 25th June 2025.
Candidates must remain available until Wednesday 25th June 2025 should examinations need to be rescheduled.
Mock Exam Timetable
Exam Information
To view our policy for Access arrangements
All students should read our “Student Guide to Exams” booklet below:
Top tips for coping with exam pressure:
Coping with exam pressure – a guide for students – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Using Social Media in examinations/assessments:
JCQ Social Media Infographic v4
All JCQ Information for candidates documents should be accessed and read here https://www.jcq.org.uk/exams-office/information-for-candidates-documents
Exam Specification Pencil Cases
These can be purchased from the school reception at the cost of £5.
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
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/