Examinations & Assessments - Secondary School
On this page you will find useful information about exam preparation and expectations, as well as key exam dates. For details of our exam results please see our Exams Results page.
Laura Smith is the Academy Exams Manager. Laura Smith is located in office SG04a and can be emailed on L.Smith@chobhamacademy.org.uk.
Supporting your child
Click HERE to view and download Supporting Your Child At Exam Time, produced by OCR, one of the awarding bodies.
Awarding bodies
The main four awarding bodies we use for GCSE and A Level exams are AQA, Edexcel, OCR and WJEC. You can get useful information on the exams process from their websites and all will allow you to download free copies of past exam papers. Their websites are:
When looking for past papers you should be aware that the awarding bodies refer to A Level papers as GCE - do not confuse this with GCSE which are the exams students do in Year 10 and 11. You may need to search within different GCSE date categories to find the subject you are looking for.
Every subject has a course code and each paper has a component code - you will find it helpful to have this code to help you identify the correct exam papers. You will find it on your child's exam timetable under Component.
Ofqual exams information
OFQUAL is the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. Their website contains useful information for students and parents/carers on the exams process at www.ofqual.gov.uk. In particular you may find the following links useful:
- GCSEs, AS and A levels: a guide for students in England
- Resources to help with test anxiety
- Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students
Exam regulations
There are very strict rules about public exams which are enforced by the awarding bodies. You can download copies of the notices via the links below.
Information for candidates and policies
The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) policies below are used in addition to our examinations policies, which can be found on our Teaching and Learning page. The policies listed below are also all available at www.jcq.org.uk.
