Examinations and Assessments
Welcome to the Examinations and Assessments page. This page will be updated regularly with the latest information regarding exams and assessments taking place throughout the year.
Examinations
Examination Key Dates
- Monday 3rd November - Wednesday 12th November - External Exams
- GCSE English Language Unit 2 - Monday 3rd November - AM
- GCSE Mathematics-Numeracy Unit 1 - Tuesday 4th November - AM
- GCSE English Language Unit 3 - Wednesday 5th November - AM
- GCSE Mathematics-Numeracy Unit 2 - Thursday 6th November - AM
- GCSE Mathematics Unit 1 - Monday 10th November - AM
- GCSE Mathematics Unit 2 - Wednesday 12th November - AM
- Monday 24th November - Friday 28th November - GCSE Applied Science (Double Award) Unit 4 (Task Based Assessment)
- Monday 24th November – Friday 12th December – Year 11, 12 & 13 Pre-Public Exams
- Wednesday 5th January – Friday 9th January – External Exams
- Monday 19th January - Friday 23rd January - GCSE Science (Practical Assessment)
- Biology Unit 3
- Chemistry Unit 3
- Physics Unit 3
- Science (Double Award) Unit 7
- Applied Science (Double Award) Unit 5
- Monday 2nd February – Friday 6th February – Year 10 Pre-Public Exams
- Tuesday 10th March - Thursday 12th March - GCSE Welsh Unit 1 (Oral Exams)
- Monday 16th March - Friday 27th March - Years 7, 8 & 9 Internal Exams
- Tuesday 17th March - Thursday 19th March- GCSE Welsh Unit 2 (Oral Exams)
- Tuesday 21st April - Thursday 23rd April - GCE Art & Design Unit 3 (Practical Exam)
- Tuesday 21st April & Thursday 23rd April - GCSE Art & Design Unit 2 (Practical Exam)
- Monday 27th April - Wednesday 29th April - GCSE French Unit 1 (Oral Exams)
- Tuesday 5th May – Wednesday 24th June – External Exams
Exam Timetables
- GCSE Examination Timetable - November 2025
- Year 11, 12 & 13 Pre-Public Exams - November & December 2025
- Year 11
- Year 12 & 13
- GCSE Examination Timetable - January 2026
- Year 10 Pre-Public Exams - February 2026
- Year 7, 8 & 9 Internal Exams - March 2025
- GCE & GCSE Examination Timetable - Summer 2026
- GCE Examination Timetable - Summer 2026
- GCSE Examination Timetable - Summer 2026
- Year 11
- Year 10
Information for Candidates
- IFC - Written Examinations 2025-2026
- IFC - Coursework Assessments 2025-2026
- IFC - Non-Examination Assessments 2025-2026
- IFC - On-Screen Examinations 2025-2026
- IFC - Preparing to sit your exams
- IFC - Social Media
- Unauthorised Items Poster
- Warning to Candidates
Results Days
November 2025 Results
Thursday 8th January
January 2026 Results
Thursday 5th March
Summer 2026 Results
Results Day Arrangements
GCE - Thursday 13th August
GCSE - Thursday 20th August
Exam Certificates
Exam Certificates are delivered to school late October/early November. Once certificates have been recorded and enveloped, students will be informed that they are ready for collection.
Assessments
KS3 Testing September 2025
During the three weeks commencing Monday 15th September, students in Years 7, 8 and 9 will be completing a number of online tests in school. These will help us in planning to meet your child’s needs in the classroom. The timetable for these tests can be found below.
If for any reason a student misses any of the tests we will arrange a time for them to catch up.
KS3 Testing January 2026
During the week commencing Monday 12th January, students in Years 7, 8 and 9 will complete the National Reading and Numeracy Tests for the first time. The timetable for these tests will be added below.
If for any reason a student misses any of the tests we will arrange a time for them to catch up.
KS3 Testing Timetable
Letter to Parents
KS3 Testing June 2026
During the week commencing Monday 29th, students in Years 7, 8 and 9 will complete the National Reading and Numeracy Tests for the second time. The timetable for these tests will be added below.
If for any reason a student misses any of the tests we will arrange a time for them to catch up.
KS3 Testing Timetable
Letter to Parents
National Reading and Numeracy Tests (Personalised Assessments)
Personalised assessments are online assessments of learners’ skills in reading and numeracy. They are taken by learners in Years 2 to 9 in maintained schools in Wales.
The assessments will be taken twice this year in the following subjects:
- Reading
- Numeracy (Procedural)
- Numeracy (Reasoning)
Cognitive Abilities Tests (CAT4)
The Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT4) is an assessment that is designed to help students and their teachers understand how they learn and what their academic potential might be. It assesses how students think in areas that are known to make a difference to learning.
Tasks involve thinking about shapes and patterns (Non-Verbal Reasoning), words (Verbal Reasoning), numbers (Quantitative Reasoning) and some questions are answered by mentally generating and transforming visual images (Spatial Ability).
New Group Reading Test (NGRT)
New Group Reading Test (NGRT) is a formative assessment that is used to assess a students’ level of reading. Formative means that it does not count towards any final grade or result but is used to find out your child’s current ability level as compared to the national average and allow for identification of students who may benefit from interventions or from being stretched further.
Key Contacts
Miss R Minney (Exams Officer and Data Manager)
@BedwasHSExams
