Exam Centre

Welcome to Gordano School's Exam Centre. This page should provide you with important information to help you navigate the upcoming exam seasons.

Should you have any questions or concerns please email exams@gordanoschool.org.uk

We're here to help you!

Exams Officer: Mrs Sarah James

Exams Administrator: Dr Rachel Brown / Miss Laura Miller

Office opening hours: 8.00am - 4.00pm (Mon - Thurs) 8.00am, - 3.30pm (Fri) (term time only)

Important dates for 2023 - 24

Please refer to the school calendar for dates of exams taking place in 2023-24.

Statement of Entry:

A statement of entry is a list of all the exams that you have been entered for. You will be issued with a statement of entry via the exams system www.schoolworkspace.com (please see 'Exam communications to parents for instructions' on how to access the system). You will be asked to confirm that you have been entered for the correct subjects/tiers and that there are no errors or omissions.

Statement of entries for the summer series will be issued w/c: 29th January 2024

The deadline for confirmation is Friday 9th February 2024.

Exam Timetables:

Exam timetables will be issued at the start of term 5, however you will be able to see at the point of confirming your entries above, the dates the exams have been scheduled for, however timings will be provisional at this point.

Exam Contingency Dates:

There are 3 exam contingency dates that students must keep free for the summer 2024 exam season should any national emergency take place that affects exams. The afternoon of Thursday 6th and Thursday 13th June and all day on Wednesday 26th June 2024. PLEASE DO NOT MAKE ANY HOLIDAY PLANS UNTIL AFTER WEDNESDAY 26TH JUNE.

GCE (A Level) Results Day - Thursday 15th August 2024

GCSE Results Day - Thursday 22nd August 2024

Further information regarding results days will be available nearer the time.

Exam Subject / Boards 2023-24

Please click on the link below for the list of the exam boards that we are currently using. This list is correct for exams in 2023/24, but please be aware that we occasionally change exam boards from one year to the next. If your child is not taking exams in this current academic year, they may study a different specification.

Exam Boards GCSE

Exam Boards GCE

Exam Communications to Parents

Here you will find all of the communications we have sent to parents relating to Exams.

1. Exams 2023-24

2. November GCSE Resits 2023

To access your examination timetable please log into SchoolWorkSpace. Details of how to login can be found here for both parents / students:

Student instructions to login to Exam Timetables

School workspace instructions

Information for Candidates

The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) issue guidance for students taking exams. It is important that all students taking exams are familiar with the content of these documents. They are valid for all 2023/24 exam seasons.

JCQ Joint Council for Qualifications

Warning to candidates

Unauthorised items poster

Coursework Assessments

Non-examination Assessments

On-screen Tests

Written Examinations

Privacy notice

Social Media

Information About You and How We Use It

Absence / Illness on the day of an exam

If you are not able to attend an examination for whatever reason, firstly you must inform the attendance and exam teams asap:

Years 10/11 - please email attendance@gordanoschool.org.uk

Years 12/13 - please email 6thformattendance@gordanoschool.org.uk

Exams - exams@gordanoschool.org.uk

If you have temporarily experienced illness, injury or some other event outside of your control at the time of the assessment and this has had an effect on your ability to take an assessment or demonstrate your normal level of attainment please complete the application for special consideration linked below.

Applications must be submitted on the day of the assessment that is affected. Supporting evidence must be emailed separately to exams@gordanoschool.org.uk detailing the students name to support any applications made.

Applications for special consideration can only be made by the school and will only be made in exceptional circumstances, such as serious illness, bereavement or other major traumas. It is not available for long term conditions - any adjustments required in these cases should be accommodated through the provision of access arrangements if appropriate. Normal exam anxiety does not qualify for special consideration.

JCQ withhold the right to consider all the information available and make a final judgement on if and how special consideration is awarded to the assessment.

November Resits - 2023

Applications for special consideration for the November exam series can be made from Monday 6th November. The application deadline is 16th November.

Special Consideration Application - November 2023

January Series - 2024

Applications for special consideration for the January 2024 exam series can be made from Monday 8th January. The application deadline is 21st January 2024.

Special Consideration Application - January 2024 series

November GCSE Resits - Results Day - 11th January 2024

Students are able to come on site to collect their results from 8.30am on this day. Results will be available from main reception.

Students may require another person to collect their results for them. If this is the case, you must email exams@gordanoschool.org.uk to authorise who will be collecting these on your behalf. This person must bring photo ID, without which we regret that we will not be able to release the results.

Information on the 'post results services' that are available can be found below along with the relevant fees and deadlines.

Requests cannot be processed by the Exams team without the completed form / necessary payment. All deadlines are final.

Post Results Fees - November Resits 2023

The Blue Form - November 2023 Resits

Post Results Services Explained