Examinations

Year 11 Qualifications

Summer 2026

Please click HERE for the Exam Information Pack, which all candidates must read and understand prior to their first examination.

Please note that the Exam Contingency day for 2026 is Wednesday 24th June (all day).  This means that all exam candidates must be available to sit exams from the date of their first exam until Wednesday 24th June 2026.

JCQ Rules and Regulations

JCQ is the Joint Council for Qualifications (About JCQ).  They provide consistent administrative arrangements for examinations across the different exam boards.

They provide a variety of Information for Candidate documents, which cover all of the information that a candidate would need to know about the different types of exams.

They also provide the latest warning information which must be displayed for candidates to see in the examination room.

Ofqual Grading for new GCSE’s

The way GCSEs are graded changed between 2017 and 2020. They’re now graded using 9 to 1, rather than A* to G. Grade 9 is the highest grade.

The Grading new GCSEs document helps to explain how the new grading structure relates to the old one.

Contact Us

Any questions about exams should be directed to the relevant Curriculum or Subject Leader. Alternatively, you can contact our Exams Officer on 01954 234448 or by email to exams@swaveseyvc.co.uk.