Assessment, Progress and Examinations

JCQ Information for Candidates can be found on the CamVC website

Year 12 - June 2026 mock exams

See here for the June 2026 mock exam timetable

You will receive an individual timetable closer to the time

There are likely to be a number of exam clashes – Please see your individual timetable for further details on exams that have been moved

Summer 2026 GCSE & A Level Exams

The written summer exams will run from May 7^th – June 18^th

Study leave for Year 13 will begin on Friday 8^th May

Please see the below timetables:

Timetable by date 

Timetable by subject 

You will receive an individual timetable in the summer term

The speaking exams for A Level Spanish will happen in the week beginning April 20^th – your teacher will let you know your timeslot.

All other speaking exams will be communicated to you separately

The A Level Art & Photography exams are Tuesday 21^st, Wednesday 22^nd & Thursday 23^rd April

Contingency day 2026

The Exam boards have collectively agreed a contingency day for several years now which is always scheduled at the end of the examination timetable. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, further resilience was needed within the exam timetables. Contingency day is available if a national event or incident had a significant effect on the exam timetable. For Summer 2026 the contingency day is Wednesday June 24th. When making plans for the summer please be aware of this as all candidates are encouraged to remain available until this date.

Results Days 2026 

A Level results day will be Thursday 13^th August

GCSE results day will be Thursday 20^th August

Further details about collecting your results will be given nearer the time

In Year 12, you will have two rounds of exams – in-class assessments in January, and full mocks in the summer term. These assessments, along with other evidence, will contribute to the UCAS forecast grades that we will share with you at the end of the summer term. In addition, you can expect frequent feedback and low-stakes assessments in your subject lessons to help you make progress. Further details about what to expect in each subject are shared on each subject’s curriculum page on our website. In order to progress directly into Year 13, it is necessary to have completed all assigned work and demonstrated consistent progress.

In Year 13, you will have full mock exams in December, the results of which may change your Reference Grade, at your teachers’ discretion. You will also have in-class assessments in March, which are designed to assess the final content of your courses and give you the best possible preparation for your final exams.It is the Trust’s practice to enter all our students, at the school’s expense, for all examinations for which we have prepared them. This also applies to GCSE re-sit examinations in English and Mathematics.

Re-sit examinations are available at CamSF. Students will only be entered for re-sit examinations at the parents’ or student’s expense. The Head of Sixth Form can agree to enter a student for an additional examination for which the school has not provided preparation; in such a case, the entry will normally be made at the parents’ or student’s expense. In the exceptional case of a student not meeting our minimum attendance requirements or failing to prepare adequately, we reserve the right not to make the entry. This will always be discussed with the student and parents, who will then have the option to make the entry at their own expense.