Welcome to the exam information section of our website.
You will find information here about external exams due to take place over the next academic year as it becomes available to us, as well as information for candidates.
Upcoming Examinations Information
Will be posted here as and when the information is available.
GCSE & A Level Summer Results Days 2024
As we approach the end of the school year, we would like to remind you of arrangements for results days in August.
A Level and equivalent courses Results Day is Thursday, 15th August 2024.
Students can collect their results from the Sixth Form Common Room between 8.00am and 10.00am.
GCSE and equivalent courses Results Day is Thursday, 22nd August 2024.
Students can collect their results between 9.00am and 11.00am. Please go to reception, where you be guided from there of where to go.
Staff will be on hand to offer support and advice, if required. If a student is unhappy with their results, there are a number of Post-Results Services that are available to them. Details of these are given below.
Information About Taking Your Examinations
Information for Candidates
Summer 2024 Exam Contingency Days
The awarding bodies have collectively agreed a contingency day for several years now which is always scheduled at the end of the GCSE, GCE AS and A-level exam timetables.
The contingency day is in the event of national or significant local disruption to exams in the United Kingdom, being part of the awarding bodies’ standard contingency planning for exams.
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, further resilience was needed within the exam timetables. A single contingency day was not felt to be sufficient if a national event or incident had a significant effect on the exam timetable. For example, summer exams could be affected by extremely high temperatures.
For the June 2024 exams, the awarding bodies have therefore introduced two additional half-day contingency sessions. These are on Thursday 6 June 2024 (PM) and Thursday 13 June 2024 (PM). The standard contingency day remains at the end of the timetable being scheduled on Wednesday 26 June 2024.
Candidates must remain available up to and including Wednesday 26 June 2024 should examinations need to be rescheduled.
Getting Your Results
Results Day
Now that results day is here, we hope that the awarded grades provide you (or your son/daughter) with the opportunity to be successful in the next steps of your education, employment or training. If you need to discuss your options for next year, do speak to a member of staff on results day. They will be happy to assist you.
Post-Results Services
After every results day. All awarding bodies offer a number of different Post-results Services.
If you have a University place pending, you can request a priority review of marking and a priority copy of marked papers.
If you do not have a University place pending, you can request a copy of marked papers, a clerical re-check or a review of marking.
There is no grade protection for review of marking. This means that your marks and subject grades may be lowered, confirmed or raised as a result of the review.
Not sure which Post-Results Service you require?
Access to Scripts (Service ATS)
What is it?
This is a copy of the marked exam paper that can be used to support teaching and learning.
Priority Access to Scripts (Service ATSP)
What is it?
This is a copy of the marked exam paper that you can use to decide whether to request a review of marking or clerical re-check.
These will be received by no later than 5 September. If you have a University place pending you are advised to go straight for a Priority Review of Marking.
Clerical Check (Service 1)
What is it?
A check of all clerical procedures which lead to a result being issued. This includes making sure:
· all parts of the exam paper have been marked
· marks have been recorded/added up correctly
· special consideration has been applied (where appropriate)
· the grade boundaries have been applied accurately
These will be received within 10 days of us making the application to the Awarding Body.
Review of Marking (Service 2)
What is it?
A check that examiners have marked externally assessed components correctly. This includes:
· a clerical check (Service 1)
· a review of marking of units/components by a senior examiner
This service isn’t available for internally assessed/externally moderated coursework components.
Your marks or grades can go up, down or stay the same.
These will be received within 20 days of us making the application to the Awarding Body.
Priority Review of Marking (Service 2P)
What is it?
This service is the same as Service 2 Review of Marking but is processed faster.
It should be used when your place in further/higher education depends on the outcome.
This service isn’t available for internally assessed/externally moderated coursework components.
Your marks or grades can go up, down or stay the same.
These will be received within 15 days of us making the application to the Awarding Body.
If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact the Exams Officer.
Collection of Results
If you are unable to collect your results, you may ask a family member to collect on your behalf. Your family member will need to bring in some ID before we can hand over your results to them. Please write a note giving them permission to collect on your behalf, as follows:
If results are not collected on the day, they will be posted to your home address.
It will not be possible to give results over the telephone.
Exam Boards and General Information
Our departments use the following exam boards:
The organisation with overall responsibility for all exams in England is the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ):
If you have any queries, our Exams Officer is:
Mrs C Liversidge
Email: exams@din.leap-mat.org.uk
Senior link for exams: Mrs L Booker-Parkinson
