GCSE Exam Timetable
Some pupils may have exams clashes (more than one exam scheduled at the same time on the same day) in these circumstances pupils will be informed by the Examinations Officer the arrangements for start times prior to the start of the exams.
Important notice to parents: For the June 2024 exams season, the awarding bodies have introduced two additional half-day contingency sessions. These are on Thursday 6th June and Thursday 13th June 2024. The standard contingency day remains at the end of the timetable being scheduled on Wednesday 26th June 2024.
Candidates should be encouraged to remain available until Friday 28th June 2024 should examinations need to be rescheduled.
| Date | Start Time | Subject | Length of Exam |
|
22nd April - 3rd May |
All Day |
French, Spanish, Arabic, Italian, Urdu, Bengali & Polish, German & Panjabi Speaking Exams |
Pupils will be allocated time slots |
|
Tuesday 23rd & Wednesday 24th April |
All Day | Art & Design Assessment | 10 hours in total |
| Thursday 9th May | 9:00am | Religious Studies Paper 1 | 1hr 45mins |
| Thursday 9th May | 1:30pm | Italian Listening & Reading Higher |
Listening - 45mins Reading - 1hr |
| Thursday 9th May | 1:30pm | Urdu Listening & Reading Higher |
Listening - 45mins Reading - 1hr |
| Friday 10th May | 9:00am | Triple Science Biology Paper 1 | 1hr 45mins |
| Friday 10th May | 9:00am | Combined Science Trilogy Biology Paper 1 | 1hr 15mins |
| Friday 10th May | 1:30pm |
German Listening & Reading Higher |
Listening - 45mins Reading - 1hr |
| Monday 13th May | 9:00am | English Literature Paper 1 | 1hr 45mins |
| Monday 13th May | 1:30pm | Sports Studies | 1hr 15mins |
| Tuesday 14th May | 9:00am | French Listening & Reading Foundation |
Listening - 35mins Reading - 45mins |
| Tuesday 14th May | 9:00am | French Listening & Reading Higher |
Listening - 45mins Reading - 1hr |
| Tuesday 14th May | 1:30pm | Business Studies Paper 1 | 1hr 45mins |
| Wednesday 15th May | 9:00am | History Paper 1 (Medicine in Britain) | 1hr 15mins |
| Wednesday 15th May | 1:30pm | Arabic Listening & Reading Higher |
Listening - 45mins Reading - 1hr |
| Wednesday 15th May | 1:30pm | Computer Science Paper 1 | 1hr 30mins |
| Thursday 16th May | 9:00am | Mathematics Paper 1 (Non-Calculator) | 1hr 30mins |
| Thursday 16th May | 1:30pm | Religious Studies Paper 2 | 1hr 45mins |
| Friday 17th May | 9:00am | Triple Science Chemistry Paper 1 | 1hr 45mins |
| Friday 17th May | 9:00am | Combined Science Trilogy Chemistry Paper 1 | 1hr 15mins |
| Friday 17th May | 1:30pm | Geography Paper 1 | 1hr 30mins |
| Monday 20th May | 9:00am | English Literature Paper 2 | 2hrs 15mins |
| Monday 20th May | 1:30pm | Italian Writing Higher | 1hr 15mins |
| Tuesday 21st May | 9:00am | Citizenship Studies Paper 1 | 1hr 45mins |
| Tuesday 21st May | 9:00am | German Writing Higher | 1hr 15mins |
| Tuesday 21st May | 1:30pm | Urdu Writing Higher | 1hr 15mins |
| Tuesday 21st May | 1:30pm | Computer Science Paper 2 | 1hr 30mins |
| Wednesday 22nd May | 9:00am | Triple Science Physics Paper 1 | 1hr 45mins |
| Wednesday 22nd May | 9:00am | Combined Science Trilogy Physics Paper 1 | 1hr 15mins |
| Thursday 23rd May | 9:00am | English Language Paper 1 | 1hr 45mins |
| Thursday 23rd May | 1:30pm | Arabic Writing Higher | 1hr 25mins |
| Friday 24th May | 9:00am | French Writing Foundation | 1hr |
| Friday 24th May | 9:00am | French Writing Higher | 1hr 15mins |
| Half Term | |||
| Monday 3rd June | 9:00am | Mathematics Paper 2 (Calculator) | 1hr 30mins |
| Monday 3rd June | 1:30pm | Citizenship Studies Paper 2 | 1hr 45mins |
| Tuesday 4th June | 9:00am | Spanish Listening & Reading Higher |
Listening - 45mins Reading - 1hr |
| Tuesday 4th June | 9:00am | Spanish Listening & Reading Foundation |
Listening - 35mins Reading - 45mins |
| Tuesday 4th June | 1:30pm | History Paper 2 (Superpower & Elizabethan) | 1hr 45mins |
| Wednesday 5th June | 9:00am | Geography Paper 2 | 1hr 30mins |
| Wednesday 5th June | 1:30pm | Bengali Listening & Reading Higher |
Listening - 45mins Reading - 1hr |
| Wednesday 5th June | 1:30pm | Business Studies Paper 2 | 1hr 45mins |
| Wednesday 5th June | 1:30pm | Health & Social Care | 1hr 15mins |
| Thursday 6th June | 9:00am | English Language Paper 2 | 1hr 45mins |
| Friday 7th June | 1:30pm | Triple Science Biology Paper 2 | 1hr 45mins |
| Friday 7th June | 1:30pm | Combined Science Trilogy Biology Paper 2 | 1hr 15mins |
| Monday 10th June | 9:00am | Mathematics Paper 3 (Calculator) | 1hr 30mins |
| Monday 10th June | 1:30pm | Spanish Writing Higher | 1hr 15mins |
| Monday 10th June | 1:30pm | Spanish Writing Foundation | 1hr |
| Monday 10th June | 1:30pm | Creative iMedia | 1hr 30mins |
| Tuesday 11th June | 9:00am | Triple Science Chemistry Paper 2 | 1hr 45mins |
| Tuesday 11th June | 9:00am | Combined Science Trilogy Chemistry Paper 2 | 1hr 15mins |
| Tuesday 11th June | 1:30pm | History Paper 3 (USA) | 1hr 20mins |
| Wednesday 12th June | 1:30pm | Panjabi Listening & Reading Higher |
Listening - 45mins Reading - 1hr |
| Wednesday 12th June | 1:30pm | Polish Listening & Reading Higher |
Listening - 45mins Reading - 1hr |
| Wednesday 12th June | 1:30pm | Construction | 1hr 30mins |
| Thursday 13th June | 9:00am | Bengali Writing Higher | 1hr 15mins |
| Friday 14th June | 9:00am | Geography Paper 3 | 1hr 30mins |
| Friday 14th June | 1:30pm | Triple Science Physics Paper 2 | 1hr 45mins |
| Friday 14th June | 1:30pm | Combined Science Trilogy Physics Paper 2 | 1hr 15mins |
| Tuesday 18th June | 1:30pm | Panjabi Writing Higher | 1hr 15mins |
| Tuesday 18th June | 1:30pm | Polish Writing Higher | 1hr 15mins |
| Wednesday 19th June | 9:00am | Food Preparation & Nutrition |
1hr 45mins |
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