Exam Information
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Exam Stress
Exam Stress - advice for students and parents and carers
Internal Examinations
KS4 Internal Exams
Year 11 students will be sitting a further mock exam in maths and English Literature on 4th and 5th March 2025.
Year 10 will sit assessments in formal conditions during the summer term. We will share the timetable for these exams with students and parents/carers well in advance of these exams. In the run-up to these exams, revision strategies will be shared through assemblies, tutors and subject teachers to help students to prepare.
KS5 Internal Exams
Year 13 students will be sitting a formal mock exams in all subjects with a written exam starting on Monday 23rd February through to Friday 27th February 2026. Please see below the link to the timetable.
Year 13’s will be issued with a timetable and some important information. Booklet to follow
Public Examinations
The public exams for year 11 GCSEs start on Thursday 7th May through to Wednesday 17th June 2026. The public exams for year 13 A Levels start on Monday 11th May through to Tuesday 23rd June 2026.
The exam timetable can be found (to follow once completed)
The contingency exam day is on Wednesday 24th June 2026. This day will be used if an exam, in the event of a serious national or local incident, needs to be rearranged for a later date to allow all students a fair and equal chance. All exam candidates should be available to sit exams from the start of the exams through to 24th June 2026. This decision is not a school decision and does apply to all candidates in all schools.
Results dates 2026
A Level and Level 3 Vocational subject results will be published on Thursday 13th August 2026
GCSE and Level 1/ 2 Vocational subject results will be published on Thursday 20th August 2026
The Results and post results guidance booklet will be published here once it is ready.
Click here to read the Results and post results guidance booklet
There are a number of important regulation documents that all examination students should be aware of. These set out the rules that have to be followed. If you do not follow the regulations then you could be at risk of disqualification.
Please read important documents below:
Preparing to sit your exams 2025/26.pdf
Written examination regulations:
IFC Written Examination 2025/26.pdf
Warning to candidates poster 2025/26.pdf
Coursework and non-examined assessment (NEA) regulations:
IFC NE Assessments 2025/26.pdf
JCQ Social Media Infographic.pdf
Appeals against internal assessments of work
Guidance on AI:
JCQ-AI-poster-for-students.pdf
JCQ-AI-and-Assessments-quick-guide-for-students.pdf
Please also read this Privacy Notice which explains how the exam boards use and store your information.
If you have any questions regarding examinations please don’t hesitate to contact the exam's office at: exams@highfield.herts.sch.uk
Revision
Throughout their time at The Highfield School key revision strategies are used with the students.
