Please note that these dates are provisional. Parents should regularly check the school calendar and weekly bulletin or contact departments to confirm details if required.

NEA means ‘non-examined assessment’ - similar to ‘coursework’ - contributes towards final grade but marked by teaching staff and moderated by exam boards

ART & DESIGN

• Coursework unit 60% completes in December 2026
• Externally Set Assignment 40% starts in January 2027
• Exam hours for practical completion of ESA in April 2027
• Trial exams during trial exam period

COMPUTER SCIENCE and iMEDIA

• Assessments at the end of each unit and assessments during the trial exam period. Recall tasks will be administered as required for Computer Science.
• iMedia – NEAs to complete, plus one exam. NEAs released from the exam board in the June of Year 10, to be completed in a timed environment. (Exam will be sat in Summer of Year 11)

BUSINESS and ECONOMICS

• Assessments at the end of each unit and during the trial exam period

DRAMA

Year 11

• Component Two: Devising Drama NEA - 40% of final grade
• 20 October 2026 or 21 October 2026: Dress and Tech Rehearsals - all day
• 23 October 2026 Component Two Final Performance and Assessment – all day (may run after school hours)
• Devising Log (Written Coursework) Deadline: TBC
• Component Three: Texts in Practice NEA – 20% of final grade
• Week beginning 24 March 2027: Component Three Texts in Practice Dress Rehearsals and Final Exam x2 days in that week to be confirmed by AQA in February 2027
• Component One: Understanding Drama written exam - 40% final grade
• Written GCSE Exam, 1 hour 45 mins: 14 May 2027

ENGINEERING

• Year 10 Practice papers, mock exams and focused practical tasks in preparation for Year 11
• Year 11 Engineering – all three units completed by summer 2027
• Unit 1 Assessment W/C 1 September 2026 - Deadline W/C 7 December 2026
• Unit 2 Assessment W/C 4 January 2027 - Deadline W/C 8 February 2027
• Unit 3 Exam Summer 2027

ENGLISH

Year 10

• English Literature Paper 2 (Section C) W/C Monday 21 September 2026
• English Literature Paper 2 (Section B Modern texts) W/C Monday 23 November 2026
• Trial Exam English Language Paper 2 (Section A Only) W/C Monday 11 January 2027
• Trial Exam English Language Paper 1 (Whole Paper) W/C Monday 5 March 2027
• English Spoken Language Presentations WC Monday 10 May 2027
• English Literature Paper 2 (Anthology poetry) W/C Monday 7 June 2027

Year 11

• English Literature Paper 1 Section B (19th Century Novel) W/C Monday 12 October 2026
• English Language Paper 2 (Whole Paper) W/C Monday 11 November 2026
• English Literature Paper 1 Section A (Shakespeare) W/C Monday 18 January 2027
• English Language Paper 1 (Whole Paper) W/C Monday 9 February 2027

GEOGRAPHY

• Assessments will take place in class at the end of each topic.
• Students also need to complete two sets of compulsory fieldwork - one in a physical geography setting and one in a human geography setting. Letters will be sent home with further details of when these will take place
• Students also need to complete two sets of compulsory fieldwork - one in a physical geography setting and one in a human geography setting. Letters will be sent home with further details of when these will take place. Both occasions will be in Year 11 (usually around March)

HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE

Year 10 

• Ongoing class assessments throughout the year
• Component 2: Health and Social Care services and value to be completed by May 2027 (NEA each worth 30% of the final grade)

Year 11

• Ongoing class assessments throughout the year
• Component 2: Health and Social Care services and value to be completed by May 2027
• Component 3: Health and Wellbeing, 2-hour external exam worth 40% of the final grade. The exam is a written synoptic and incorporates content from component 1 and 2. The exam is in May 27 (Date TBC)

HISTORY

Year 10

• Ongoing small assessments throughout the year

Year 11

• Trial Exam 1 - w/c Monday 10 November 2026: 
  • Germany 1890-1945
  • Conflict and Tension 1945-1972
• Trial Exam 2 - w/c Monday 08 February 2027:
  • Migration, Empire and people c. 790-present day  
  • Elizabethan England 1568-1603

Formal GCSE Examinations: Paper 1 and Paper 2 - May/June 2027

MATHEMATICS

Year 10

• Assessment: Chapters 1,2, 3, 4 Friday 9 October 2026
• Assessment: Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8 Wednesday 9th December 2026
• Assessment: Chapters 9, 10 ,11 Wednesday 3rd February 2027
• Two assessments: Chapters 1 - 13 Year 10 Assessment Weeks
• Assessment: Chapters 14, 15, 16 Thursday 17th June 2027

Year 11

• Assessment: Chapter 14 Thursday 24 September
• Paper 1 Chapters 1-17, Paper 2 Full GCSE paper November Trial Exam Period
• Three full GCSE papers February Trial Exam period

MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Year 10

• Reading/Writing Assessment W/C Monday 12 October 2026 (2 weeks)
• Y10 Listening Assessment W/C Monday 14 December 2026
• Reading/Writing Assessment W/C Monday 22 March 2027 (2 weeks)
• Speaking exams W/C Monday 7 June 2027 (2 weeks)

Year 11

• Reading/Writing Assessment W/C Monday 21 September 2026 (2 weeks)
• Speaking Exams W/C Monday 23 November 2026 (2 weeks)
• Listening, Reading, Witing Exams November
• Trial Exam Period Speaking Exams W/C Monday 1 March 2027 (2 weeks)
• Listening, Reading, Writing Exams February Trial Exam Period

MUSIC

Year 10

• Composition NEA W/C February 2027
• Deadline Composition 1 Friday 26 March 2027
• Mock Performance Recording W/C 5 July 2027

Year 11

• Composition NEA W/C 12 January 2027
• Performance Recording W/C 1 February 2027
• Deadline for BOTH compositions Friday 26 March 2027

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

• Year 11 NEA: Practical performance in Physical Activity and sport final deadline 24 March 2027 (10% of final grade)
• Year 11 - Module R182 The Body's response to physical activity and how technology informs this final submission of coursework week commencing Jan 2027
• Year 11 - Module R180 Reducing the risk of sports injuries and dealing with common medical conditions - exam May 2027

PHOTOGRAPHY

• Project for NEA 60% overall grade September 2026 - December 2026
• Exam unit 40% of grade January 2027- April 2027 including 10 hours-controlled assessment in exam conditions

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

• 100% Exam 
• Assessments will take place in class at the end of each topic.

Year 10 Assessments

• W/C 11 Jan 2027
• W/C 15 March 2027

Year 11

Trial exam - Paper 2: Thematic studies W/C Monday 9 November 2026

• Religion and life
• Relationships and families
• Crime and punishment
• Human rights and social justice

Trial exam - Paper 1: Beliefs, teachings and practices W/C Monday 9 February 2027

Formal GCSE Examinations: Paper 1 and Paper 2 May 2027

SCIENCE

Year 10

• End of year Assessments W/C Monday 14 June 2027

Year 11

• Science Trial Exam 1 W/C Monday 9 November 2026
• Science Trial exam 2 W/C Monday 08 February 2027
• Science Formal GCSE Examinations: May/ June 2027

OTHER IMPORTANT DATES

YEAR 10

• Information Evening Thursday 10 September 2026
• Parents’ Evening Tuesday 10 February 2026
• Review 1 W/C Monday 2 November 2026
• Review 2 W/C Monday 25 January 2027
• Review 3 W/C Monday 3 May 2027
• Trial Examinations Monday 15 March to Friday 26 March 2027
• Work Experience Monday 21 June 2027 to Friday 2 July 2027

YEAR 11

• Information Evening Thursday 24 September 2026
• Parents’ Evening Thursday 15 October 2026
• Parents’ Revision Evening Wednesday 3 March 2027
• Review 1 W/Monday 12 October 2026
• Review 2 W/C Monday 14 December 2026
• Review 3 W/C Monday 22 March 2027
• Trial Examinations Monday 9 to Friday 20 November 2026
• Trial Examinations Monday 8 February to Friday 26 2027
• Leavers’ Prom TBC nearer summer 2027
• YEAR 10 and YEAR 11 Sports Day 2026 Monday 5 July 2027
• GCSE Results Day 2026 Thursday 19 August 2027