Exams information

Years 7-10 Exams Information

Year 7 

The CATS tests are usually scheduled to take place during the first half term of the academic year.

Year 8 

There are no formally timetabled exams in Year 8.

Year 9  and Year 10 

Year 9 and Year 10 mock exams take place during May and June. Timetables will be made available nearer the time.

Year 11 

Mock Exams

Mock exams are usually held in:

December: ESOL

January: All subjects (except ESOL)

March: selected subjects only

External Exams

Summer GCSEs are scheduled to take place in May and June. Final dates are confirmed after February half-term.

JCQ & Policies

JCQ Documents

The following documents can be found on the JCQ website:

• Exam Room Posters
  JCQ Unauthorised Items 
  JCQ Warning to Candidates
• JCQ Information for Candidates
  Written Exams
  On-screen Tests
  Non Exam Assessment
  Coursework
  Social Media
• JCQ Data Privacy Policy

Policies

For school policies relating to exams please contact the Exams Officer, Mrs Cawley (s.cawley@burnage.manchester.sch.uk)

Results & Certificates

Results

GCSE Results Day for Summer 2025 is taking place on Thursday 21 August 2025.  Information regarding results, collecting results and Post Results Services will be sent out in July 2025.

Certificates

Certificates for school leavers are usually available from mid-November of the year they left. 

Please be aware that the school is only obligated to hold exam certificates for 1 year.  However we may have uncollected certificates from 2022-2016 archived.  Certificates must be collected by the student where possible.  If you wish for someone else to collect them on your behalf, please contact the Exams Officer, Mrs Cawley, (s.cawley@burnage.manchester.sch.uk) to make arrangements.  We cannot post certificates.

If you left school in 2016, or before, we will not have your certificate.  Please contact the relevant Awarding Bodies to get a copy of your exam certificates. 

• AQA Replacement Certificates
• Edexcel Replacement Certificates
• OCR Replacement Certificates
• WJEC Replacement Certificates

How can you help your son to revise?

At Burnage Academy we recognise that exams can undoubtedly be nerve-racking (for both Y11 students and their parents). Often, parents will watch over their son during the holidays or 'study leave' and wonder to what degree they should be helping.

So, with that in mind, our staff at Burnage Academy have put to together some top tips (for both parents and students) on how to help your son revise effectively.