Year 11  External GCSE Examination Timetable 2023

Morning Exam

Day/Date

Afternoon Exam

Start 9am

 

Start 1pm

Food Preparation & Nutrition

NEA Final Practical

3hrs

5 morning sessions:

Monday 6th March – Friday 10th March

 

DRAMA

Practical:  Externally –assessed

Unit 3: Texts in practice

Friday 10th March

DRAMA

Practical:  Externally –assessed

Unit 3: Texts in practice

ART Final Practical Exam

2 DAYS

23rd March-24th March

ART Final Practical Exam

2 DAYS

PE

Unit 3: Practical Performance Moderation

Wednesday 29th March

PE

Unit 3: Practical Performance Moderation

Spanish Speaking Exams

Student X min slots

To be confirmed

17th April – 19th May

Spanish Speaking Exams

Student X min slots

Spanish Speaking Exams

Student X min slots

To be confirmed

17th April – 19th May

Spanish Speaking Exams

Student X min slots

Polish Speaking Exam

Student X min slots

To be confirmed

3rd April – 19th May

Polish Speaking Exam

Student X min slots

Portuguese Speaking Exams

Student X min slots

To be confirmed

17th April – 19th May

Polish Speaking Exams

Student X min slots

Algebra (2hr)

Level 3

Wednesday 10th May

 

RE (1hr)

Unit 1: In the Modern World

Monday 15th May

DRAMA (1hr45)

W: Understanding Drama

BIOLOGY P1: Triple Science (1hr45)

BIOLOGY P1: Combined Science (1hr15)

Tuesday 16th May

 

ENGLISH LITERATURE (2hr)

P1: Shakespeare & Poetry

Wednesday 17th May

PE (1hr)

P1: Physical Factors Affecting Performance

HISTORY (1hr15)

P1: Medicine in Britain

Thursday 18th May

 

MATHS

Edexcel P1: Non-Calculator (1hr30) F

OCR P4: Calculator (1hr30) H

Friday 19th May

 

COMPUTER SCIENCE (1hr30)

Unit 1: Computer Systems

CHEMISTRY P1: Triple Science (1hr45)

CHEMISTRY P1: Combined Science (1hr15)

Monday 22nd May

GEOGRAPHY (1hr30)

P1: Living with the Physical Environment

 

Tuesday 23rd May

RE (1hr)

Unit 2: Study of Christianity

ENGLISH LITERATURE (2hr30)

P2: Prose/Drama & Unseen poetry

Wednesday 24th May

Sports Science (1hr)

Risk of Sports Injuries

PHYSICS P1: Triple Science (1hr45)

PHYSICS P1: Combined Science (1hr15)

Thursday 25th May

COMPUTER SCIENCE (1hr30)

Unit 2: Algorithms & Programming

ENGLISH LANGUAGE (1hr45)

Paper 1

Monday 5th June

 

SPANISH

Unit 1: Listening (45m)

Unit 3: Reading (1hr)

Tuesday 6th June

RE (1hr)

Unit 3: Islam

MATHS

Edexcel P2: Calculator (1hr30) F

OCR P4: Non-Calculator (1hr30) H

Wednesday 7th June

HISTORY (1hr45)

P2: American West & Early Elizabethan England

PE (1hr)

P2: Socio-Cultural Issues and Sports Psychology

Thursday 8th June

 

GEOGRAPHY (1hr30)

P2: Challenges in the Human Environment

Friday 9th June

BIOLOGY P2: Triple Science (1hr45)

BIOLOGY P2: Combined Science (1hr15)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE (2hr)

Paper 2

Monday 12th June

 

CHEMISTRY P2: Triple Science (1hr45)

CHEMISTRY P2: Combined Science (1hr15)

Tuesday 13th June

SPANISH

Unit 4: Writing (1hr20)

MATHS

P3: Calculator (1hr30)

OCR P6: Calculator (1hr30) H

Wednesday 14th June

POLISH

Unit 1: Listening (45m)

Unit 3: Reading (1hr)

 

PORTUGUESE

Unit 1: Listening (45m)

Unit 3: Reading (1hr)

 

MUSIC

(1hr15) W: Appraising

HISTORY (1hr20)

P3: Weimar & Nazi Germany

Thursday 15th June

 

PHYSICS P2: Triple Science (1hr45)

PHYSICS P2: Combined Science (1hr15)

Friday 16th June

GEOGRAPHY (1hr15)

P3: Geographical Applications

FOOD Preparation and Nutrition (1hr45)

Written paper

Tuesday 20th June

 

POLISH

Unit 4: Writing (1hr15)

 

PORTUGUESE (1hr)

Unit 4: Writing

Wednesday 21st June

 

JCQ GCSE Exam Contingency Days

ALL students must be available

Thursday 8th June

Thursday 15th June

Wednesday 28th June

JCQ GCSE Exam Contingency Days

ALL students must be available

GCSE Examination Results Day

9:30am

Thursday 24th August

GCSE Examination Results Day

9:30am

 

 

 


Year 11 student assembly and information - GCSE examinations


 

Revision 

Class teachers will be providing our students with the necessary material and links to prepare for these assessments through their lessons and via ClassCharts and Google Classroom. 

General revision advice and techniques are available below.

Revision and Study Guide for Parents and Students 

 


Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students 

Click here to view the online guide


Ofqual Student Guide to Exams 2023 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ofqual-student-guide-2023/ofqual-student-guide-2023

Student Guide 2023 - presentation slides for teachers (PowerPoint)

Student Guide 2023 condensed (PDF)


JCQ Information for Candidates