Y11 Summer Exams
Final GCSE timetable
(*please note, your child(ren) will not sit every examination listed below and this is the full list. Your child(ren) will only sit the exams for the qualifications they opted to take. Individual timetables will be sent to you later in the year).
Please click here to download the Timetable
Academic Year 2025-2026 External Examination Timetable
Tuesday 5th May 2026 to 16th June 2026
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AM Exams 09:00am Start |
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PM Exams 13:00pm Start |
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Pearson Edexcel BTEC Tech Award Health and Social Care 2hrs |
Tuesday 05th May 2026 |
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Wednesday 6th May 2026 |
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Pearson Edexcel BTEC Tech Award Sports Studies 1hr 30mins
Pearson Edexcel Turkish Listening & Reading 1hr 50mins
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Thursday 07th May 2026 |
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AQA Sociology – Sociology Paper 1 1hr 45mins
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Friday 08th May 2026 |
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AQA English Literature Paper 1 1hr 45mins |
Monday 11rdMay 2026 |
Pearson Edexcel Chinese Reading & Listening 1hr 50mins
AQA Chinese Mandarin Reading & Listening 1hr 45mins
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WJEC Religious Studies – In the Modern World 2hrs |
Tuesday 12th May 2026 |
AQA Combined Science Biology Paper 1 – 8464/B/1F/H 1hr 15mins AQA Biology 8462/1H/1F 1hr 45mins |
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AQA Geography Paper 1 – Living with the Physical Environment 8035/1 1hr 30mins |
Wednesday 13th May 2026 |
OCR Computer Science – Computer Systems 1 hr 30mins
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AQA Maths Written (non-calculator) 8300/1F/1H
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Thursday 14th May 2026 |
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Pearson Edexcel History Paper 1 –Migrants in Britain 1hr 20mins |
Friday 15th May 2026 |
AQA Sociology – Sociology Paper 2 1hr 45mins
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AQA Combined Science Chemistry Paper 1 – 8464/C/1F/H 1hr 15mins AQA Science Chemistry Paper 1 – 8462/1H 1hr 45mins |
Monday 18th May 2026 |
EDUQAS Media Studies Component 2 C680U10-1 1hr 30mins
Pearson Edexcel Urdu Reading and Listening 1hr 50mins
Pearson Edexcel Chinese Writing 1hr 50mins
AQA Chinese Mandarin Writing 1hr 15mins
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AQA English Literature Paper 2 –702/2 2hrs 15mins
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19th Tuesday May 2026 |
OCR Computer Science – Computational Thinking, Algorithms and Programming. 1hr 30 mins
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AQA French Listening & Reading F – 1hr 20mins H -1hr 45mins |
20th Wednesday May 2026 |
WJEC Religious Studies – Study of Christianity 1hr
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AQA English Language Paper 1 – 1hr 45mins
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21st Thursday May 2026 |
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Edexcel Pearson Arabic Listening and Reading 1 hr 50mins
AQA Italian Listening and Reading 1hr 45mins
Pearson Edexcel Turkish Writing 1hr 25mins
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Friday 22nd May 2026 |
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AQA Italian Writing 1hr 15mins
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Monday 1st June 2026 |
WJEC Religious Studies – Study of Islam 1hr
Edexcel Pearson Gujarati Listening and Reading 1hr 50mins
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AQA Combined Science Physics Paper 1 – 8464/P/1F/H 1hr 15mins AQA Science Physics Paper 1 – 8463/1/F/H 1hr 45mins
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Tuesday 2nd June 2026 |
EDUQAS Media Studies Component 2 C680U10-1 1hr 30mins
Edexcel Pearson Portuguese Reading and Listening 1hr 45mins
Edexcel Pearson Persian Reading and Listening 1hr 50mins
Pearson Edexcel Russian Reading and Listening 1hr 50mins
AQA Polish Reading and Listening 1hr 45mins
Pearson Edexcel Arabic Writing 1hr 25mins
Pearson Edexcel Urdu Writing 1hr 25min
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AQA Maths Written (Calculator) 8300/2F/2H 1hr 30mins
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Wednesday 3rd June 2026 |
AQA Geography Paper 2 –8035/2 1hr 30mins
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Pearson Edexcel History Paper 2– Early Elizabeth & Superpower Relations. 1hr 50mins
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Thursday 4th June 2026 |
AQA French Writing F – 1hr H -1hr 15 mins
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AQA English Language Paper 2 – 8700/2 1hr 45mins
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Friday 5th June 2026 |
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AQA Science Biology Paper 2 – 8464/B/2F/H 1hr 15mins AQA Science Biology Paper 2 – 8461/2/F/H 1hr 45mins
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Monday 8th June 2026 |
AQA Further Mathematics – Paper 1 1hr 45mins
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AQA Spanish Listening 8698/L F/H F-35mins / H-45mins AQA Spanish Reading 8698/R F/H F-45mins / H-1hr
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Tuesday 9th June 2026 |
Pearson Edexcel History Paper 3 –Weimar & Nazi Germany 1hr 30mins
Pearson Edexcel Gujarati Writing 1hr 25 mins
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AQA Maths Written (Calculator) 8300/3F/3H 1hr 30mins
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Wednesday 10th June 2026 |
AQA Design and Technology 8552 2 Hours
Pearson Edexcel Russian Writing 1hr 25 mins
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AQA Geography Paper 3 – 8035/3 1hr 30mins
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Thursday 11th June 2026 |
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AQA Combined Science Chemistry Paper 2 – 8464/C/2F/H 1hr 15mins AQA Science Chemistry Paper 2 – 8462/2/F/H 1hr 45mins |
Friday 12th June 2026 |
EDUQAS Hospitality & Catering Industry Paper Unit 1 1hr 20mins
AQA Polish Writing 1hr 15mins
Pearson Edexcel Portuguese Writing 1hr 20mins
Pearson Edexcel Persian Writing 1hr 25min
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AQA Combined Science Physics Paper 2 – 8464/P/1F/H 1hr 15mins AQA Science Physics Paper 2 – 8463/2/ F/H 1hr 45mins
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Monday 15th June 2026 |
AQA Further Mathematics – Paper 1 1hr 45mins
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AQA Spanish Writing 8698/W F/H F-1hr 10 mins / H-1hr 20mins
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Tuesday 16th June 2026 |
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