Exams
The examinations office at Oaks Park works closely with staff and students to ensure that all necessary arrangements are made for examinations, for both public and mock exams.
This page and the documents below should provide you with the information you need about examinations.
If you have any questions, please contact the exams office.
Examinations Officer: Miss D Patel
exams@oaksparkhigh.org.uk
Centre Number: 14731
Exam Timetables
GCSE-GCE Vocational External Examination Timetable - Summer 2025 (PDF)
Practical Exam Timetable 2025 (PDF)
Year 9 Mock Timetable 2025 (PDF)
EXTERNAL EXAMINATIONS 2025:
L1/2, GCSE, L3 and GCE external written examinations will take place from Wednesday 7th May to Friday 20th June. Practical examinations will take place in the weeks leading up to 7th May and students will be informed by their teacher.
Individual Timetables will be issued towards the end of the Spring Term.
The awarding bodies have designated Wednesday 25th June as a ‘contingency day’ for examinations. The designation of a ‘contingency day’ is in the event of national or local disruption to examinations. We must therefore remind candidates that they must remain available until Wednesday 25th June should an awarding body need to invoke its plan.
Results Days
L3 and GCE Thursday 14th August 2025
L1/2 and GCSE Thursday 21st August 2025
You will be sent information about collecting results via email before the end of the academic year.
Exam Information
All exam centres and candidates must abide by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) regulations or be subject to consequences including withdrawal from all examinations.
All public examination guidelines can be found below or from the JCQ website at www.jcq.org.uk
Warning to Candidates (PDF)
Coursework (PDF)
Unauthorised Items (PDF)
On Screen Tests (PDF)
Privacy Notice (PDF)
Social Media (PDF)
Written Exams (PDF)
AI Guide (PDF)
Social Media Infographic (PDF)
JCQ Guide to the Special Consideration Process (PDF)
CERTIFICATES:
There is a collection day for certificates following the end of each academic year (usually during the December following summer exams). Students are informed of collection arrangements by post.
Students are reminded that the results that they are issued in August are provisional and the only proof of grades are certificates.
PAST RESULTS AND CERTIFICATE ENQUIRIES:
Any student who missed their allocated collection day can collect these within 1 year of their last exam.
Collection
Students and ex-students may collect their certificates by appointment only. To book an appointment please email exams@oaksparkhigh.org.uk and specify your preferred date and time for collection (during school hours and term time only).
Important Information:
- The candidate named on the certificate must collect their certificates in person and show valid photo ID on collection. Alternatively, students can nominate someone to collect on their behalf. This must be done in advance via email and then that named individual must show valid photo ID when collecting
- You will be asked to sign for receipt of your certificates
- Once collected, ensure you certificates are kept safe and secure. These are important documents that you will need in the future
Please note we do not Post certificates to individuals and these must be collected in person by the student or a nominated person
Uncollected Certificates
Please note that Oaks Park are only required to retain uncollected certificates for a period of one year, after which point they will be securely destroyed in accordance with JCQ regulations.
Replacement certificates will need to be requested via exam boards directly. Please note not all Exam Boards offer a replacement certificate service and in such circumstances will issue a Certifying Statement of Results. These services will likely incur a fee.
LOST CERTIFICATES:
Oaks Park do not keep copies of certificates. The government website gives advice and information for what to do if you have lost examination certificates – https://www.gov.uk/replacement-exam-certificate
This page also contains a link of what to do if your exam board no longer exists – https://www.gov.uk/replacement-exam-certificate/if-your-old-exam-board-no-longer-exists