Exams
Exams are one of the main goals of students whilst they are at school. With this is mind this area of the school web site will be used to keep parents and students up-to-date with both exam timetables and regulations.
Please keep referring back to this page as it will evolve over time.
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Exam Dates 2025-26
A Level and Level 3 BTEC Results Day
Thursday 13th August 2026
GCSE and Level 2 BTEC Results Day
Thursday 20th August 2026
A Level and L3 BTEC Results Day Letter Summer 2026
GCSE and L2 BTEC Results Day Letter Summer 2026
General Reminder
Exam room details will be displayed in the foyer near the Exams Office. Please check prior to each exam.
Candidates Must:
- Arrive at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the exam;
- Wear the correct school uniform;
- Enter the exam room in silence;
- Hand in all notes and potential technological/web enabled sources of information such as iPods, smart watches, mobile phones, mp3/4 players or wrist watches with data storage devices on entry to the exam room;
- Provide their own equipment for example pens, pencils, calculators, using a transparent pencil case or clear plastic bag. Calculators must be clear of anything stored in its memory;
- Provide their own text when required for English exams which must be free from comments/annotations;
- Check that they have the correct question paper and tier and that they have all materials detailed on the question paper e.g. a working calculator, anthology;
- Write clearly and in black ink, except for multiple choice questions, drawings and rough notes where pencils may be used. Any rough work must be carried out on the exam paper and crossed through with a single line – no separate paper can be provided for this purpose;
- Write their name on the exam paper and any additional sheets, using their legal name and any middle names;
- Remain in silence at the end of the exam until all exam papers have been collected. When advised to do so by Invigilators they must leave the exam room in silence and remain silent until well away from the exam room as other candidates will often still be taking exams.
Candidates Must Not:
- Have anything written on their hands/arms;
- Wear hoodies except for the Sixth form dark blue school hoodie;
- Bring a calculator into a maths or computing non-calculator exam, or a calculator back into the exam room;
- Bring food into the exam room. They may however bring water into the exam in a clear see-through plastic bottle with no label on it;
- Attempt to communicate with, or distract, other candidates;
- Write inappropriate, obscene or offensive comments or draw graffiti on the examination papers;
- Use correcting pens, fluid or tape, erasable pens, blotting paper, highlighters or gel pens in the answers;
- Wear charity wrist bands;
- Leave before the official finish time.
General Notes:
- Candidates who disobey the exam board regulations may find themselves disqualified from one or more exams;
- Candidates who know they are going to arrive late, or are ill, or who cannot attend for some reason must telephone the school. Absence on medical grounds MUST be followed by either a Doctor’s note or a form JCQ/ME (which can be obtained from Mrs Bailey, Examinations Manager) within 7 days of the exam;
- Any candidate who arrives late (after the exam has started) must sign in at Reception and then go straight to the Examinations Manager who will arrange a late start if possible. This may not be possible for short exams, and for longer exams the full time cannot be guaranteed. Exam boards will refuse to mark a paper where candidates arrive very late;
- Any candidate needing the toilet WILL be accompanied by an invigilator. No extra time will be allowed for this;
- In the event of the fire alarm sounding, candidates must follow the instructions given by an invigilator.
The Woodroffe School follows the examining body rules and expects all students to abide by those rules.
All statutory information should be read by all students in Years 10 – 13, and their parents, to ensure that they fully understand all relevant internal and regulatory information about their exams and assessments.
Please email the Examinations Manager if you have any queries exams@woodroffe.dorset.sch.uk.
Please use the links below to download our exams policies. All files are in PDF format and require a PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.
Post-Results Services – Summer 2026
After receiving your exam results, you may wish to request a post-results service. The exam boards offer several services, outlined below.
Please note: Post-results services are only available to students. Parents or carers cannot submit requests on a student’s behalf.
- If you wish to request your script to support a review of results or clerical check, please complete and return the JCQ Access to Scripts Summer 2026 form to the Exams Manager.
- If you wish to request a review of results or clerical check, please complete and return the Post-Results Summer 2026 form to the Exams Manager. By signing the form, you confirm that you understand and accept that your mark and grade may go down, stay the same, or go up following a clerical check, review of marking, or subsequent appeal.
All requests must clearly state the subject and individual paper code. These details can be found on your results slip. Forms can be emailed to: exams@woodroffe.dorset.sch.uk. Coursework, NEAs, and Art, Graphics and Photography exams are not eligible for the review of marking services listed below.
Fees
Applications for reviews will not be submitted to the exam boards until the payment has been received. Details of the fees are on the second page of the application form. Fees are per paper and not per subject.
- Former students: You will be sent a payment link via SMS. Please include a phone number on the form.
- Current students: The fee will be added to your Wisepay account on the ‘Payment on Account’ tab. You will be notified when this has been set up.
Your checklist
- Speak to your teachers at the start of the Autumn term. They may be able to offer advice.
- Decide which post-results service you wish to request.
- Complete the relevant consent form, which includes details of the applicable fees.
- Ensure that your completed form and payment are received by the relevant deadline.
- Check your email regularly for updates and the outcome of your request.
Available Post-Results Services:
Priority Review of Marking (for A Level and BTEC Level 3 only)
- For students whose university or college place depends on the outcome.
- Includes a clerical re-check.
- A second examiner reviews the marking to identify marking errors or unreasonable marking. Please note that the paper is not re-marked.
- Your mark and grade may go down, stay the same, or go up.
- Students must inform their university or college if they have requested a priority review of marking.
- The outcome is normally provided within 15 calendar days.
- Deadline: 12 noon on Monday 17th August 2026.
- Complete the Post-Results Summer 2026 form.
Review of Marking (available for all qualifications)
- Includes a clerical re-check.
- A second examiner reviews the marking to identify marking errors or unreasonable marking. Please note that the paper is not re-marked.
- Your mark and grade may go down, stay the same, or go up.
- The outcome is normally provided within 20 calendar days.
- Requests will be accepted from Tuesday 1st September 2026 until 12 noon on Monday 22nd September 2026.
- Complete the Post-Results Summer 2026 form.
Clerical Re-check (available for all qualifications)
- The exam board checks that all pages were marked and that all marks have been recorded correctly.
- Your mark and grade may go down, stay the same, or go up.
- The outcome is normally provided within 20 calendar days.
- Requests will be accepted from Tuesday 1st September 2026 to Monday 22nd September 2026.
- Complete the Post-Results Summer 2026 form.
Access to Scripts – to support a review of marking (available for all qualifications)
- Allows you to view your script before deciding whether to request a review of marking.
- The script shows the marks awarded but does not include examiner comments or the mark scheme.
- Scripts are not guaranteed to be returned before the deadline for requesting a review of marking.
- Complete the JCQ Access to Scripts Summer 2026 form.
- The outcome is normally provided within 7 calendar days.
- To support a priority review of marking: requests for scripts must be received by 12 noon Friday 14th August.
- To support a review of marking: Requests will be accepted from Tuesday 1st September to Friday 19th September.
- There is no charge for this service. However, please request a script only if you are considering a review of marking or clerical re-check. Priority will be given to requests where a student is three marks or fewer from the next grade boundary.
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JCQ Access to Scripts Summer 2026 Form 1 3 downloads |
Exams Post Results | July 10, 2026 | Download |
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JCQ Post-Results Infographics Summer 2026 1 3 downloads |
Exams Post Results | July 10, 2026 | Download |
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Post-Results Summer 2026 Form 1 2 downloads |
Exams Post Results | July 10, 2026 | Download |