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Year 11 Exams Summer 2026

Exam Revision Information

Please see the attached files below for Exam Revision Guidance.

Exam Date

Exam Board

Qualification

Exam Code

Subject

Title

Exam Time

Exam Length

01/05/2026

Pearson

BTEC Tech Awards

BIT03/01

Digital Information Technology

Effective Digital Working Practices

PM

1h 30m

08/05/2026

OCR

CAMBRIDGE NATIONAL

R184/01

Sport Studies

Contemporary issues in Sport:Written Paper

AM

1h 15m

11/05/2026

Pearson

GCSE

1BS0 01

Business

Paper 1: Investigating Small Business

PM

1h 45m

11/05/2026

AQA

GCSE

8702/1

English Literature

English Literature Paper 1

AM

1h 45m

11/05/2026

Pearson

GCSE

1CN0

Chinese

Listening and Reading

PM

1h 25m

12/05/2026

AQA

GCSE

8464/B/1F and 1H

Combined Science: Trilogy

Combined Science: Trilogy - Biology Paper 1 (both tiers)

PM

1h 15m

12/05/2026

AQA

GCSE

8461/1F and 1H

Biology

Biology Paper 1 (both tiers)

PM

1h 45m

12/05/2026

WJEC

GCSE

C120U10-1

Religious Studies

Religious Studies (Full Course) Route A Component 1 (Eduqas)

AM

2h 00m

13/05/2026

WJEC

GCSE

C112U10-1

Geography

Geography B Component 1 (Eduqas)

AM

1h 45m

13/05/2026

OCR

GCSE (9-1)

J277/01

Computer Science

Computer Systems - Written Paper

PM

1h 30m

14/05/2026

Pearson

GCSE

1MA1 1F

Mathematics

Paper 1 (Non-Calculator) Foundation Tier

AM

1h 30m

14/05/2026

Pearson

GCSE

1MA1 1H

Mathematics

Paper 1 (Non-Calculator) Higher Tier

AM

1h 30m

15/05/2026

WJEC

GCSE

C100UA0-H0-1

History

History Component 1 (Studies A to H) (Eduqas)

AM

2h 00m

18/05/2026

AQA

GCSE

8464/C/1F and 1H

Combined Science: Trilogy

Combined Science: Trilogy - Chemistry Paper 1 (both tiers)

AM

1h 15m

18/05/2026

AQA

GCSE

8462/1F and 1H

Chemistry

Chemistry Paper 1 (both tiers)

AM

1h 45m

18/05/2026

Pearson

GCSE

1CN0

Chinese

Writing

PM

1h 20m

19/05/2026

AQA

GCSE

8702/2

English Literature

English Literature Paper 2

AM

2h 15m

19/05/2026

OCR

GCSE (9-1)

J277/02

Computer Science

Computational thinking, algorithms and programming - Written Paper

PM

1h 30m

20/05/2026

WJEC

GCSE

C120U20-1

Religious Studies

Religious Studies (Full Course) Route A Component 2 (Eduqas)

PM

1h 00m

20/05/2026

AQA

GCSE

8652/RH

French (new)

French Paper 3 (new)

AM

1h

20/05/2026

AQA

GCSE

8652/LF

French (new)

French Paper 1 (new)

AM

35m

20/05/2026

AQA

GCSE

8652/LH

French (new)

French Paper 1 (new)

AM

45m

20/05/2026

AQA

GCSE

8652/RF

French (new)

French Paper 3 (new)

AM

45m

21/05/2026

AQA

GCSE

8700/1

English Language

English Language Paper 1

AM

1h 45m

21/05/2026

Pearson

GCSE

1BS0 02

Business

Paper 2: Building a Business

PM

1h 45m

22/05/2026

Pearson

GCSE

1AA0

Arabic

Listening and Reading

AM

1h 25m

01/06/2026

WJEC

GCSE

C120U30-70-1

Religious Studies

Religious Studies (Full Course) Route A Component 3 (Options 1 to 5) (Eduqas)

PM

1h 00m

02/06/2026

AQA

GCSE

8464/P/1F and 1H

Combined Science: Trilogy

Combined Science: Trilogy - Physics Paper 1 (both tiers)

AM

1h 15m

02/06/2026

AQA

GCSE

8463/1F and 1H

Physics

Physics Paper 1  (both tiers)

AM

1h 45m

02/06/2026

Pearson

GCSE

1AA0

Arabic

Writing

PM

1h 20m

03/06/2026

WJEC

GCSE

C112U20-1

Geography

Geography B Component 2 (Eduqas)

PM

1h 30m

03/06/2026

Pearson

GCSE

1MA1 2F

Mathematics

Paper 2 (Calculator) Foundation Tier

AM

1h 30m

03/06/2026

Pearson

GCSE

1MA1 2H

Mathematics

Paper 2 (Calculator) Higher Tier

AM

1h 30m

04/06/2026

WJEC

GCSE

C100U10-80-1

History

History Component 2 (Studies A to H) (Eduqas)

AM

2h 00m

04/06/2026

AQA

GCSE

8652/WF

French (new)

French Paper 4 (new)

PM

1h

04/06/2026

AQA

GCSE

8652/WH

French (new)

French Paper 4 (new)

PM

1h 15m

05/06/2026

AQA

GCSE

8700/2

English Language

English Language  Paper 2

AM

1h 45m

05/06/2026

WJEC

GCSE

C660U30-1

Music

Music Component 3 (Eduqas)

PM

1h 15m approx.

08/06/2026

AQA

GCSE

8464/B/2F and 2H

Combined Science: Trilogy

Combined Science: Trilogy - Biology Paper 2 (both tiers)

AM

1h 15m

08/06/2026

AQA

GCSE

8461/2F and 2H

Biology

Biology Paper 2 (both tiers)

AM

1h 45m

09/06/2026

AQA

GCSE

8692/RH

Spanish (new)

Spanish Paper 3 (new)

AM

1h

09/06/2026

AQA

GCSE

8692/LF

Spanish (new)

Spanish Paper 1 (new)

AM

35m

09/06/2026

AQA

GCSE

8692/LH

Spanish (new)

Spanish Paper 1 (new)

AM

45m

09/06/2026

AQA

GCSE

8692/RF

Spanish (new)

Spanish Paper 3 (new)

AM

45m

09/06/2026

WJEC

Vocational Awards Technical Awards

E819U10-1

Construction and the Built Environment NEW

Construction and the Built Environment Unit 1 Introduction to the Built Environment (on screen) ENGLAND ONLY NEW

PM

1h 30m

10/06/2026

WJEC

GCSE

C600U10-1

Design and Technology

Design and Technology Component 1 (Eduqas)

PM

2h 00m

10/06/2026

Pearson

GCSE

1MA1 3F

Mathematics

Paper 3 (Calculator) Foundation Tier

AM

1h 30m

10/06/2026

Pearson

GCSE

1MA1 3H

Mathematics

Paper 3 (Calculator) Higher Tier

AM

1h 30m

11/06/2026

WJEC

GCSE

C112U30-1

Geography

Geography B Component 3 (Eduqas)

AM

1h 30m

11/06/2026

Pearson

Level 2 Extended Mathematics Certificate

7M20 01

Extended Mathematics

Paper 1: (Non-Calculator)

PM

1h 15m

12/06/2026

WJEC

Vocational Awards Technical Awards

5409UB0-1

Hospitality and Catering

Hospitality and Catering Unit 1 The Hospitality and Catering Industry (on paper)

PM

1h 20m

12/06/2026

AQA

GCSE

8464/C/2F and 2H

Combined Science: Trilogy

Combined Science: Trilogy - Chemistry Paper 2 (both tiers)

AM

1h 15m

12/06/2026

AQA

GCSE

8462/2F and 2H

Chemistry

Chemistry Paper 2 (both tiers)

AM

1h 45m

15/06/2026

AQA

GCSE

8464/P/2F and 2H

Combined Science: Trilogy

Combined Science: Trilogy - Physics Paper 2 (both tiers)

AM

1h 15m

15/06/2026

AQA

GCSE

8463/2F and 2H

Physics

Physics Paper 2  (both tiers)

AM

1h 45m

16/06/2026

AQA

GCSE

8692/WH

Spanish (new)

Spanish Paper 4 (new)

AM

1h 15m

16/06/2026

AQA

GCSE

8692/WF

Spanish (new)

Spanish Paper 4 (new)

AM

1h

16/06/2026

Pearson

Level 2 Extended Mathematics Certificate

7M20 02

Extended Mathematics

Paper 2: (Calculator)

PM

1h 15m

 

* (F) - Foundation
* (H) - Higher
*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.
Pupils should make themselves available should an awarding body need to invoke its contingency plan.