Exams Information Summer 2024

On this page you will find the dates for official summer 2024 exams for students in years 11-13. Please note that in some subjects additional assessments may take place throughout the academic year – students will be informed of these dates by subject teachers. Occasionally exam boards change their published exam dates - our documents were last updated on 9th January when the date of the 1DT0 Design & Technology GCSE exam was updated to Tuesday 18th June, as it had previously been listed incorrectly as Thursday 18th June. 

The Joint Council of Qualifications (JCQ) have stated that for this academic year Thursday 6th June (afternoon only), Thursday 13th June (afternoon only) & Wednesday 26th June 2024 has been designated by the Exam Boards as a ‘contingency day’ for examinations.

These contingency days may be used if there is any disruption to a day of examinations - in this case examinations may be rescheduled. Therefore, students need to make sure they are available on all three dates and should not be away / on holiday on Wednesday 26^th June.

The JCQ go on to say, if students are not available because they are on holiday and one of their exams is rescheduled to a contingency day, they will not eligible for special consideration by the exam boards. For this reason, the JCQ request all schools inform parents and students of this date so that it can be taken into account when making plans for the summer.

As a school, we hope that the use of the contingency day will not be necessary. However, we feel duty bound to pass on the JCQ information and request that students be available on 26^th June, in case it is required.

Working with your daughter/son, please use official exam dates to start to think about how they will plan for, and manage, their revision as they prepare for their exams. Student specific timetables, including specific exam start times, exam room and seating information will be issued late April – early May 2024.

The JCQ also wish to draw your attention to the information and guidance sheets below, which relate to examinations and assessments during 2023-2024: