Exams

2025-26 Exams and Assessments

EXAMS / ASSESSMENTS	DATES
Year 11 GCSE/BTEC External Exams - Summer Series 2026	Fri 1st May until Wed 17th June 2026
GCSE/BTEC Results Day	Thu 20th August 2026

Joint Council For Qualifications (JCQ) And Candidate Exam Information

Candidate Exam Handbook

Information for Candidates - Written Exams

Information for Candidates - Coursework

Information for Candidates - Non Exam Assessments

Information for Candidates - On-screen Tests

Information for Candidates - Social Media

Information for Candidates - Privacy Notice

Warning To Candidates Poster

Unauthorised Items Poster

AI and Assessments Poster

Candidate Declaration Confirmation Form

Candidate Briefing Instructions Before Exams

JCQ Preparing To Sit Your Exam

OFQUAL Student Guide 2025

Year 11 GCSE/BTEC Summer Series 2026 Exam Timetable

The GCSE & BTEC Summer Exam Series will run from Fri 1st May until Wed 17th June 2026.

CCG Summer 2026 Exam Timetable

Contingency Day

The following contingency day have been timetabled by the awarding bodies:

Wednesday 24th June

This contingency day is designed to be used in the event of national or significant local disruption to examinations. Candidates need to be available for this contingency session in case their exam is rescheduled to this day.

Public Examination Start Times

Morning exams at Christ's College start at 9.00am and the afternoon sessions start at 1.00pm. Students will need to arrive at least 15 minutes before the start of the examinations. Please note that for some students the afternoon exam sessions may finish after the end of the college day and any students who are normally provided with home to school transport will have to make their own arrangements.

Absence

Any candidate who is deliberately absent from an examination, which he or she is due to take, will be liable for the cost. Justifiable absence must be explained by a parental note without delay. In cases of illness, any student who wishes this to be taken into account by the Exam Board, should submit a doctor’s note (if possible) to enable the Exams Office to apply for a Special Consideration.

Dress Code

Students will undertake examinations in full school uniform.

RESULTS DAY

Each exam series (November, January and June) has its own results day.

EXAM SERIES

AWARDING BODIES

RESULTS DAY

Summer - May/June 2026

Pearson Edexcel, AQA, OCR, WJEC EDUCAS, Pearson BTEC

Thurs 20th August 2026

09:00am- 10:00am

For the summer series of exams, if any students is unable to collect their statement of results on the day, the student MUST email the Exams Officer to give permission to nominate another individual to collect the results on their behalf. This individual must produce photo ID before we can release the results.

Exams Officer

Mrs C Mudie

Exams Officer

cmudie@christscollege.surrey.sch.uk

External Candidates

Please note that Christ's College Guildford does not take external candidates for exams.

We recommend that you contact the relevant exam board who should be able to provide a list of centres which do take external candidates.

Exam Certificates

After the Summer GCSE exam period, exam awarding bodies will send certificates after the completion of the Review of Results process. These are normally sent to Christ's College during November.

Students who will have the opportunity to collect their certificates at an Awards Evening held in November. There will also dates in December and January where certificates can be collected.

Ex-students are required to bring photo ID when collecting.
Ex-students may nominate another individual to collect on their behalf but MUST advise the Exams Officer in advance in writing/email (using their own personal email address). The nominated person must also bring photo ID.

Please do not turn up to College to collect certificates outside the advertised dates without contacting the Exams Officer. To book a pick up time please email exams@christscollege.surrey.sch.uk.

Certificates will normally only be kept for a period of one year, then they could be securely destroyed in accordance with JCQ regulations. Please be aware that some Exam Boards do not offer a replacement certificate service.

Exam Policies

You can find all the relevant Christ's College Exam Policies for here.

Access Arrangements Policy

Complaints Policy - Exams

Data Protection Policy - Exams

Equalities Policy - Exams

Escalation Process

Exam Contingency Plan

Exams Archiving Policy

Exams Policy

Internal Appeals Procedure

Lockdown Policy

Non-Examination Assessment Policy

Special Consideration Policy

Whistleblowing Policy Exams

Word Processor Policy Exams

Exam Room Emergency Evacuation Procedure

Exams Malpractice Policy

Overnight Supervision Arrangements Policy

Exam Boards

Below are links to the relevant exam boards.

The relevant exam board for each subject can be found below.

Subject	Qualification / Tier	Exam Board
3D Design	GCSE	AQA
Art	GCSE	AQA
Business	BTEC	Pearson
Computer Science	GCSE	AQA
Dance	GCSE	AQA
Drama	GCSE	Pearson
English Language	GCSE	AQA
English Literature	GCSE	AQA
Food Preparation and Nutrition	GCSE	EDUQAS (WJEC)
French	GCSE	Pearson
Further Maths	GCSE	AQA
Geography	GCSE	Pearson
History	GCSE	Pearson
Information Technology	BTEC	Pearson
Maths	GCSE	Pearson (H) & OCR (F)
Music	GCSE	Pearson
Photography	GCSE	AQA
Physical Education	GCSE	Pearson
Religious Studies	GCSE	AQA
Science	GCSE	AQA
Spanish	GCSE	Pearson
Sports Coaching Principles	GCSE	EDUQAS (WJEC)
Travel and Tourism	BTEC	Pearson

Government Education Websites

Here are the main Government Education Websites:

Department for Education (DfE)

Ofsted (Office for Standards in education)

OfQual (Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation)

GCSE Languages Entry Form - For languages not offered as part of CCG Curriculum

Christ's College Guildford firmly recommend that students sit any additional GCSE non-curriculum GCSE language exams in Year 11.

Should a parent/carer wish to apply for their child to take a non-curriculum language exam. Please fill in the following Entry Form and note all the information required including fees, then email the completed and signed form to Mrs C Mudie - Exams Officer: cmudie@christscollege.surrey.sch.uk

Non-curriculum Language Exam Entry Form