Exams information & results
Examinations Team
Mrs Carole Whittingham, Data and Examinations Manager (cwhittingham@corsham.wilts.sch.uk)
Mr Oliver Morris, Examinations Officer (omorris@corsham.wilts.sch.uk)
Miss Toni Jackson, Exams and Data Administrator (tjackson@corsham.wilts.sch.uk)
Please find all the information that you might need with regard to Examinations within The Corsham School. If the information below does not answer the questions that you have please feel free to email Mr Morris or Miss Jackson on the emails above, and they will endeavour to answer your questions.
Upcoming Exam Dates for Y13 and Y11 - 2023
A-Level
- 3 January - 17 January – Full Pre-Public Exams (PPE)
- 12 January – Cambridge Technicals Sport LIVE EXAM
- March - May - Art Exams LIVE EXAM
- April/May - Modern Foreign Language Orals LIVE EXAM
- 15 May - 28 June - Formal Written Exam Season LIVE EXAM
GCSE
- January/February – PPEs in English Literature, History, Drama and Food Preparation and Nutrition
- 9 January – Cambridge Nationals Sport Science - resit LIVE EXAM
- 1 February – BTECH IT LIVE EXAM
- February/March – Modern Foreign Language Oral PPEs
- February/March – PPEs in English, Mathematics and all Sciences
- 17 March - vCerts Business and Enterprise - resit LIVE EXAM
- March - May - Art Exams LIVE EXAM
- April/May - Modern Foreign Language Orals LIVE EXAM
- 15 May - 28 June - Formal Written Exam Season LIVE EXAM
Provisional Summer Exam Timetable
Please find the link below to a provisional timetable that we have for all the Summer 2023 examinations, this may be subject to change when the final timetable is release by the Exam Boards.
Provisional Summer Exam Timetable
Students will receive their individual, personalised timetables for the Summer examination in March 2023.
JCQ Candidate Information and Instructions 2022/2023
Please find the links to important information and instructions from the JCQ, Joint Council for Qualifications, these documents outline different aspects of the examinations.
For any specific questions that you cannot find answered in the documents below please refer to the JCQ website, https://www.jcq.org.uk, or please email Mr Morris or Miss Jackson.
Information for Candidates - On your Exam Day
Information for Candidates - Written Exams
Information for Candidates - NEA
Information for Candidates - Privacy Notice
Exam Regulations and Requirements
JCQ Exam Room Regulations
For further information regarding the regulations of the exam room, please follow this link to the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) website, where you can view a range of documents that outline what is and isn’t permitted in an exam.
For any specific questions that you cannot find answered on the JCQ website, please email Mr Morris or Miss Jackson.
Equipment Required for Exams
All students must be aware that it is their own responsibility to bring with them to their exams all the stationery/equipment that might be required. The Exams Office does have spare stationery/equipment for use in emergencies but students must make every effort to bring their own equipment with them in order to ensure that they have everything they might need to complete their exam. Depending on the exam being sat, this would include:
- A pen (plus a back-up pen in case it runs out)
- A pencil, eraser and pencil sharpener
- A ruler
- A calculator, compass, protractor (for Maths and Science exams)
- Coloured pencils
Students may also bring highlighter pens in order to highlight important parts of the question; however, they should note that their written answers may not be highlighted in any way.
If students bring a pencil-case into the exam-room then it must be 100% see-through and with no writing on it at all.
Lastly, students may bring a drink into the exam-room; however, this must be in a see-through bottle and all labelling on that bottle must have been removed prior to entering the exam-room.
Certificate Information 2022
Summer 2022 Certificates
These will be sent to the school, from the exam boards, in late 2022. As such, they will be issued to students in early 2023. This will be in the following way:
Y11 and Y13 leavers
Certificates will be posted out, by ‘Signed For’ delivery, to the student’s home address. If a student prefers for them to be sent to a different address, they should notify the Exams Officer by email (omorris@corsham.wilts.sch.uk) before the end of 2022. All certificates posted by ‘Signed For’ delivery will have to be signed for at the point of delivery.
Y11 students who progress into Y12 at The Corsham School
Certificates will be available for collection in school in early 2023. Details of when this will be will follow in due course.
Examination Certificates Prior to Summer 2022
Please email Mr Morris or Miss Jackson who will check if the school still has copies of your exam certificates and advise accordingly. If the school does still have copies of your certificates then the three options for collection will be the same as those listed above.
Lost Certificates
Each Exam Board has a different system for dealing with lost certificates. You should not assume that you will be able to buy replacements, so please keep them safe! Any applications for replacements must be made by the candidate and cannot be made by the school on the candidate’s behalf.
It is becoming increasingly important that you keep your original certificates safe to show future further education establishments or future employers. We can provide you with a letter (on headed paper) confirming your grades and signed by a member of the Examinations Team. This may satisfy an employer who has asked for confirmation of your results.