Exams

Penketh High School is committed to supporting all pupils through their examinations and assessments. This page will provide you with the key information to assist you through the examination process.

If you have any queries about Exams, you can contact the Exams Team by emailing: Exams@penkethhigh.org

If you have any safeguarding or wellbeing concerns relating to a pupil, you can contact the Safeguarding Team by emailing worrybox@penkethhigh.org

 

Exam Timetables

The following exam timetables are available here:

• November 2025 – Year 11 Mock Exams
• November 2025 – Year 10 Mock Exams
• January 2026 – Year 11 Digital Functional Skills
• March 2026 – Year 11 Mock Exams (Coming Soon)
• March 2026 – Year 10 Mock Exams (Coming Soon)
• March 2026 – Year 9 Mock Exams (Coming Soon)
• March 2026 – Year 8 Mock Exams (Coming Soon)
• March 2026 – Year 7 Mock Exams (Coming Soon)
• Summer 2026 – Year 11 Exams
• Summer 2026 – Year 10 Mock Exams (Coming Soon)

 

Communications

In May 2025, we sent a letter to Y11 Pupils with a copy of the final timetable for Summer 2026 and information about the National Contingency Days. A copy of this letter can be viewed here.

 

Subject Information

This table shows the Awarding Organisations for each subject offered at Penketh High School. To find more information, including the subject specification and past exam papers, click on the subject name. These are external links to each Awarding Organisation’s webpage for each subject.

Subject	Specification	Awarding Organisation
Art and Design	Art, Craft and Design	AQA
Art and Design	Graphic Communication	AQA
Art and Design	Photography	AQA
Biology	–	AQA
Business Studies	–	OCR
Chemistry	–	AQA
Child Development	–	Pearson
Combined Science	Trilogy	AQA
Computer Science	–	OCR
Construction and the Built Environment	–	WJEC / Eduqas
Digital Functional Skills	–	Pearson
Drama	–	Pearson
Economics	–	OCR
English Language	–	AQA
English Literature	–	AQA
Film Studies	–	WJEC / Eduqas
Geography	–	AQA
German (Year 11)	Legacy Specification	AQA
Health and Social Care	–	Pearson
History	–	Pearson
Hospitality and Catering	–	WJEC / Eduqas
Mathematics	Further	AQA
Mathematics	GCSE	Pearson
Music	–	AQA
Physics	–	AQA
Psychology	–	OCR
Sociology	–	AQA
Spanish (Year 10)	New Specification	AQA
Sport	–	Pearson
Travel and Tourism	–	Pearson

Pupils in our Designated Provision will access the following qualifications, in addition to their mainstream subjects and, in some cases, before progressing to the GCSE:

Subject	Specification	Awarding Organisation
Arts Award	Discover and Explore	Trinity College London
Digital Functional Skills	Entry Level	Pearson
English	Entry Level	AQA
Humanities	Entry Level	WJEC / Eduqas
Mathematics	Entry Level	AQA
Science	Entry Level	AQA

Non-Examination Assessments (NEA) / Coursework

When completing NEA / Coursework, it is important that you observe good academic practices. You can find information on ‘Good Academic Practice’ and how to avoid committing Malpractice, Plagiarism and Collusion on these slides.

When you receive your NEA/Coursework results, you may not be happy with the mark you receive. You can find information about our appeals process on these slides.

When completing your NEA/Coursework, you must follow the JCQ Regulations. All candidates completing NEA/Coursework are expected to read the following Information for Candidate booklets.

Access Arrangements

JCQ have prepared Guidance for Parents, Carers and Students about Access Arrangements.

There are strict regulations in place regarding Access Arrangements for exams. If you would like to discuss the Access Arrangements available for your child, you should speak to the SENDCO, Mrs Ogg (EOgg@penkethhigh.org)

Revision Techniques and Support

We tend to think of revision as a process of putting things into our heads, hoping it will stick.  But the research tells us that this method is flawed. This guide will help you learn how to retrieve facts from your head.

Coping With Exams

It is natural for anyone to feel a little stressed or anxious before an exam. We have developed a guide for pupils which details how to cope with exams and how to manage the symptoms of anxiety and exam stress. This can be accessed here.

There are a vast array of resources available to support parents and young people around exam time:

• NHS
• Young Minds
• Anxiety UK
• Student Minds
• MHST

For more information about Mental Health and Wellbeing Support at Penketh High School, please click here.

If you need to speak to someone, you can email the Safeguarding Team at  worrybox@penkethhigh.org

You can also find information on other support services on our website here.

Results Day 2026

All pupils will be able to collect their results:

            On:      Thursday 20 August 2026

            At:       8:30am – 10:30am

            In:        Sports Hall

 

School staff will be available on results day to discuss your results, offer support and advise you about progression opportunities.

Information about results day, Post Results Services and Certificates can be found here.

 

Can’t Attend Results Day?

If you are not able to collect your results, you can either:

 

• Ask a named person to collect your results.
• Have your results posted home.

If a named person is collecting your results, you need to email Exams@penkethhigh.org from your school email account by no later than 3pm on Tuesday 18 August 2026. You must name the person who will be collecting your results. The person who collects your results will need to bring some Photo ID with them. We will not be able to issue your results without this.

If you would like your result to be posted home, you need to email Exams@penkethhigh.org from your school email account by no later than 3pm on Tuesday 18 August 2026. You must also send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to school reception before 3pm on Tuesday 18 August 2026. We will not be able to issue your results without this. We will post your results home on Thursday 20 August which may take a couple of days to arrive.

Results cannot be given out by telephone.

 

 Exam Certificates

Certificates are important legal documents that validate the qualifications you have earned during your time at Penketh High School. Consequently, you will need to collect your certificates from school.

Certificates can usually be collected from early December.

We usually retain certificates for three years. So if you left between Summer 2023 and Summer 2025, please contact Exams@penkethhigh.org to arrange your certificate collection.

If you left Penketh High School in 2022 or earlier, or have lost your certificates, you can find information on obtaining replacement certificates from the Awarding Organisation websites:

• AQA
• OCR
• NCFE
• Pearson
• WJEC

There is some useful information on GOV.UK about obtaining replacement exam certificates, including if your exam board no longer exists. There is also some useful information on the AQA website about where CSE results (1965-1987) will be kept and where other qualification results may be kept.

Please note, Penketh High School is not liable for the application or payment of confirmation of results from Awarding Organisations.

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