Examinations

Access Arrangements

Students who are eligible for Examination Access Arrangements are required to sign a Data Protection Notice/Candidate Data Personal Consent Form prior to their Public Examinations to confirm that they consent to personal information being shared with the Exam boards.  These forms will be issued by the SENCo and should be signed and returned promptly. 

Examination Certificates

Examination certificates are distributed as soon as they are received by the Exams Office.  We are unable to post these home as they are considered to be legal documents and have to be collected in person and signed for.

Replacement Certificates

If you have lost or misplaced your Exam Certificates, you will need to apply to the relevant exam boards for replacements. Unfortunately, the school does not hold duplicate copies.

Exam boards will not replace lost certificates with further original copies (exceptional circumstances will be considered). Only damaged or destroyed certificates will be replaced and, in these circumstances, the originals must be returned or evidence provided that they have been destroyed (e.g. by fire, theft or flood). Candidates who have lost certificates may apply for a “Certified statement of results” from the relevant awarding body for their own use or request that a confirmation of results be sent to external bodies (employers, etc.). Details may be found on the exam boards’ websites at the following links:

AQA   http://www.aqa.org.uk/help-and-contacts/past-results

EDEXCEL   https://www.edexcel.com/i-am-a/student/replace-certs-secure/Pages/default.aspx

OCR   http://www.ocr.org.uk/ocr-for/learners-and-parents/lost-or-incorrect-certificates/

WJEC   http://www.wjec.co.uk/uploads/publications/1500.pdf?language_id=1

The following charges will be passed on to parents/carers:

• The Charge made by an examining board where a parent/carer asks for a review of marking;
• The cost of entering the student for an examination where the governing body agrees to enter a student for a prescribed public examination for which he or she has not been prepared by The Skinners' School;
• The examination fee where a student, with parental agreement, is entered for a public examination which is not prescribed by the Secretary of State;
• The examination fee where a parent insists on entering a student against the advice of The Skinners' School;
• The examination fee for entering a student to re-sit an examination where The Skinners' School has already paid for the original entry, and
• Where a student fails, without good reason, to complete the examination requirements for any public examination for which the governing body has paid, or is liable to pay a fee, then the fee will be recovered from the parents.

Year 11 mock GCSE examinations

Monday 9th December to Friday 20th December 2024

Year 13 mock A level examinations

Monday 24th February to Friday 28th February 2025

Year 10 examinations

Thursday 27th March to Thursday 3rd April 2025

Year 9 examinations

Wednesday 7th May to Friday 9th May 2025

Year 7 & 8 examinations

Monday 9th June to Friday 13 June 2025

Year 12 UCAS examinations

Monday 23rd June to 1st July 2025

Examinations Policy & Procedures

Examinations Evacuation and Contingency Planning Policy

Malpractice and Conflict of Interests in Examinations Policy

JCQ Candidate Information

Important information to be read by ALL candidates in advance of exams, controlled assessments, and coursework;

https://www.jcq.org.uk/exams-office/information-for-candidates-documents

Non Examined Assessments

Details of our NEA procedure can be found here

Examinations Complaints and Appeals Procedure

Details of our Examinations Complaints and Procedure Policy can be found here