Exams

Summer Exams 2026

In the unlikely event there is a situation where a student cannot attend an exam or is experiencing difficulties then we ask:

• Parents/Carers to report the absence on MCAS before 8:30am if a student is unable to attend on the day explaining the reason why.
• Where a student is able to attend exams but is impacted by something such as injury, family bereavement etc please inform the exams team as soon as possible by emailing j.elliott@finhampark2.co.uk 

The Exams team will then be in touch to discuss how we can support and to liaise regarding any paperwork and evidence that would be needed if it was appropriate to make a request for special consideration to the awarding body, in line with the guidance.

The awarding of special consideration for circumstances at the time of the assessment is at the discretion of the awarding body, in line with the  JCQ Guidance for Special Consideration and only goes a small way to compensating for any situation rather than replicating necessarily the student’s full capability. Wherever possible it is usually in the best interest of a student to sit the examination.

All examinations measure what a student knows and can do at the time of the assessment, and awarding bodies do not consider longer term circumstances that may have prevented a student from reaching the standards they may otherwise have done.

Year 13

• Results day for Year 13 is on Thursday 13th August 2026
• Results are available from 8:15am from the Sixth Form Centre.

Year 11

• Results day for Year 11 is on Thursday 20th August 2026
• Results are available from 8:15am in Edwards Keep
• On results day we will be enrolling students to our Sixth Form. Internal students should report to Mr Werner in Sixth Form centre from 9:00am and external students from 10:30am

If you have any queries, please email the Exams Officer j.elliott@finhampark2.co.uk 

There are many different ways that students can revise for their mock and real GCSE examinations. Below you will find a collection strategies from The Learning Scientists. These strategies re: based on educational research and the science of how we learn.

The Learning Scientists have shared six approaches to studying that can help students to revise:

• Elaboration – explaining ideas in detail
• Retrieval practice – practice ‘remembering’ what they have been taught
• Spaced practice – spacing out your studying over time.
• Dual coding – combining pictures and words to help you remember things.
• Interleaving – switching between the topics that you study.
• Concrete examples – using specific examples to understand abstract ideas.

Please click to download a booklet that gives you more information about each strategy:
Learning Scientists study skill booklet

Self-testing with revision cards (flash cards) is one of the most effective revision techniques to include. This video shows a revision system that students can use to help them remember key information for their GCSE subjects:

Other useful revision links:

• https://www.senecalearning.com/
• https://mathsapp.pixl.org.uk/
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/
• https://quizlet.com/

If you have a query with your results, the awarding bodies offer the following Review of Results services:

Review of Marking

• Available for any externally assessed written examination
• A second examiner will review the paper/recording again to identify genuine marking errors or unreasonable marking
• Includes a clerical re-check to ensure all marks are counted and recorded correctly
• Your grade can go down as well as up.
• Requests will only be processed upon receipt of a completed consent form and full payment as outlined below.
• The outcome will be available within 20 calendar days of the awarding body receiving the request and will be emailed to the candidate via their school e-mail address.

Priority Review:  only available if an A-level candidate’s University place is dependent on the outcome.

• There will be a fee payable for this service, dependant on the result and exam board.
• The candidate must also complete the Post-results – Candidate consent form and return it to the Exams Office.
• The deadline for requests is Monday 17th August 2026 at noon.

Standard Review – for all other candidates

• There will be a fee payable for this service.
• The candidate must also complete the Post-results – Candidate consent form available from Exams office.
• The deadline for requests is Friday 4^th September 2026 at noon.

Access to script

You can request a copy of the marked script prior to a review of marking or clerical re-check by completing the cream Access to Scripts – Candidate consent form and returning it to the Exams Office. This is free of charge but can take up to 2 weeks depending on the board and paper, so is not advisable if your next step destination depends on the outcome of a Review of Marking.

Clerical re-check

• This is a check by the awarding body that they have counted all marks correctly. It will not look at the accuracy of the marking.
• This service is available for externally assessed written components and takes up to 10 calendar days.
• Your grade can go down as well as up.
• Candidate consent is required.  Students must complete and return the blue Post-results – Candidate consent form to the Exams Office.
• There will be a fee for this service
• The deadline for requests is Friday 4^th September 2026 at noon.

If you have any queries please email the Exams Office: j.elliott@finhampark2.co.uk