Exams
GCSE’s 2025
The summer 2025 exam period will run from Tuesday 6th May to Friday 20th June. However, students should be aware that as part of the summer exam series, a ‘contingency’ exam day has been announced by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ). The designated contingency day for summer 2025 is Wednesday 25th June. This means that all exam candidates must remain available to sit exams from the date of their first exam until Wednesday 25th June 2025. This is not a Heyford Park School decision and applies to all candidates in all schools. Please can students, parents and carers make a note of the contingency exam date in the event that an awarding body needs to invoke its contingency plan, as it is vital that students are not absent from any rearranged papers.
For any queries regarding examinations please do not hesitate to contact our Exams Team:
HPS-exams@heyford.epatrust.org
JCQ notices 2024-2025
The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) is the authoritative body representing the eight largest providers of examinations in the UK. Each year they update their information for candidates taking examinations. The following guidance is applicable to all students taking examinations in 2024/2025:
2024-2025-Information-for-Candidates-Written-Examinations.pdf
2024-2025-Information-for-candidates-Privacy-Notice.pdf
024-2025-Information-for-Candidates-On-screen-Tests.pdf
024-2025-Information-for-Candidates-Non-examination-Assessments.pdf
024-2025-Information-for-Candidates-Coursework-Assessments.pdf
024-2025-Preparing-to-sit-Exams.pdf
2024-2025-Warning-to-Candidates-Notice.pdf
024-2025-Warning-to-Candidates-Poster.pdf
Certificates from Summer 2024 will be available from November 2024 to collect; confirmation of this will be sent to candidates once they are available.
Please note the following when collecting certificates:
You will need to sign for them.
If you are unable to collect your own certificates you can ask someone to collect for you. Please email the exams team at HPS-exams@heyford.epatrust.org giving your authorisation for a third party to collect your certificates and include their details. The certificates will not be released without prior emailed authorisation from you.
We strongly recommend you collect your certificates as replacements can only be obtained from the Awarding Bodies and cost approximately £50.00 each to replace.
We currently have many old uncollected certificates so please check with us first if you haven’t ever collected them and now need them from previous years.
· OCR: https://www.ocr.org.uk/students/replacement-certificates/
· AQA: Past results and lost certificates (aqa.org.uk)
· Pearson Edexcel: https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/support/Services/certificate-services.html
Performance Tables can be found here:
Heyford Park School will make every effort to ensure that our students receive the best possible preparation for their exams, that the administrative arrangements run smoothly, and that exams are conducted in a way that will cause as little stress as possible and help our students achieve their best.
Year 11 students receive an exam handbook; this contains useful information on how the school run public exams and the expectations on our students. The handbook also contains links to the JCQ (Joint Council for Qualifications) exam documents and notices. An electronic copy of the handbook is available to download and can be accessed below.
Information for candidates documents - JCQ Joint Council for Qualifications
If you have any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to contact us via email:
HPS-exams@heyford.epatrust.org
Exam Invigilator Vacancy
We are looking to expand our current team of invigilators and are seeking to recruit honest, trustworthy & reliable individuals who are calm, responsible and methodical to help supervise our GCSEs and mock exams.
Flexibility and availability are required regarding working hours/days particularly in December, May and June. Applicants must also be able to work from 8.00 am and part of the role will involve standing for long periods.
Full training will be provided.
