Forthcoming Exams
EXAMS 2019-20
The coronavirus pandemic has obviously had a huge impact on both the public exams (A level, GCSE, Cambridge Nationals and BTEC) and the school’s internal assessment procedures (or ‘end-of-year’ exams).
The Year 11 and Year 13 will receive their GCSE and A level results, despite not having sat any public exams. This also applies to GCSE Religious Studies for Year 10. Year 13 will be able to collect their results from school on 13th August, and Year 11 on 20th August. Year 10 will receive their result for GCSE Religious Studies when they return to school in September.
Ofqual (the body which oversees and regulates all exam boards) has produced a video letter for students which explains how their grades will be awarded. It can be found here - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/awarding-qualifications-in-summer-2020/letter-to-students-summer-2020-grading-bsl-signed
The process used to award the students their grades is also fully explained in the following documents - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-cancellation-of-gcses-as-and-a-levels-in-2020/coronavirus-covid-19-cancellation-of-gcses-as-and-a-levels-in-2020
Please see below a summary of our arrangements for the other year groups.
KS3 Online Assessment Timetables
Year 7
A report will be sent home at the end of the year detailing an effort grade and a rank order for each subject, based on a combination of the work completed prior to and during lockdown, and an assessment completed remotely.
Year 7 Assessment Booklet 2020
Year 8
A report will be sent home at the end of the year detailing an effort grade and a rank order for each subject, based on a combination of the work completed prior to and during lockdown, and an assessment completed remotely.
Year 8 Assessment Booklet 2020
Year 9
A report will be sent home at the end of the year detailing an effort grade and a rank order for each core subject and the option subjects the student has chosen for KS4, based on a combination of the work completed prior to and during lockdown, and an assessment completed remotely.
Year 9 Assessment Booklet 2020
Year 10
All Year 10 pupils will undergo assessments in school before the end of term. These assessments will be in English (Language and Literature), Mathematics, Science, Geography, History and Physical Education. They will take place from Monday 6th July to Wednesday 15th July inclusive. The year-group has been divided into five groups for these assessments. Please see the attached timetable for details of which group is required in school on which day(s), and the exams to be sat on those days. The group lists showing which pupils are in each group has been emailed out separately to parents and pupils, and is also available on the Year 10 Google Classroom page.
Year 10 Examinations - Summer 2020
Year 12
A report will be sent home at the end of the year detailing an effort grade and an achievement grade for each subject, based on a combination of the work completed prior to and during lockdown, and an assessment completed remotely. Departments will also be setting Year 12 students summer work which will be assessed and graded on their return to school. All of the above will be taken into account to inform the students’ predicted grades for UCAS.
