Examination Information
2025 Examinations - Collection of Exam Certificates
You will be able to collect your exam certificates on Tuesday 16th December 2025 between 3.30pm and 6.30pm from the main school reception.
Please note that you must bring a photographic ID with you, for example a passport. We can not release your certificates to you without a photographic ID.
If you are unable to collect your certificates in person and would like them to be collected on your behalf, please email exams@nsg.northants.sch.uk from your NSG email account. The email should include the following:
- Your name and date of birth
- The name of the person collecting the certificates on your behalf
- That you give your permission for that person to collect your certificates on your behalf
The person collecting the certificates on your behalf will need to bring their own photographic ID with them.
Please note that any certificates not collected must, according to JCQ guidelines, be destroyed after a year (therefore 16th December 2026).
If you do not arrange collection of your certificates at the allocated time, an admin fee of £10 will be charged. This is up to and including 16th December 2026, after which time they will be destroyed, as stated above.
Replacing destroyed certificates will incur a charge of approximately £50 per certificate. This is charged by the exam boards.
2025 PPE Examinations
The Year 11 PPE timetable is on Edulink with seating allocations and a pdf can be downloaded from the link below.
Provisional Summer 2026 Exam Timetable - KS4
Please be aware that this timetable maybe subject to change
| Date | Time | Board | Level | Subject | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2026 | AM | Pearson | BTEC Tech Awards |
Sport Developing Fitness to Improve Other Participants Performance in Sport and Physical Activity | 1h 30m |
| 7 May 2026 | AM | Pearson | GCSE | Turkish Paper 1: Listening and understanding in Turkish Foundation Tier | 35m |
| 7 May 2026 | AM | Pearson | GCSE | Turkish Paper 1: Listening and understanding in Turkish Higher Tier | 45m |
| 7 May 2026 | AM | Pearson | GCSE | Turkish Paper 3: Reading and understanding in Turkish Foundation Tier | 50m |
| 7 May 2026 | AM | Pearson | GCSE | Turkish Paper 3: Reading and understanding in Turkish Higher Tier | 1h 05m |
| 7 May 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | German Paper 2: Listening and understanding in German Foundation Tier | 50m |
| 7 May 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | German Paper 2: Listening and understanding in German Higher Tier | 1h 05m |
| 8 May 2026 | AM | WJEC | GCSE | Film Studies Component 1 (Eduqas) | 1h 30m |
| 8 May 2026 | PM | AQA | GCSE | Drama | 1h 45m |
| 11 May 2026 | AM | OCR | GCSE | English Literature Exploring modern and literary heritage texts | 2h 00m |
| 11 May 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Chinese Paper 1: Listening and understanding in Chinese Foundation Tier | 35m |
| 11 May 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Chinese Paper 1: Listening and understanding in Chinese Higher Tier | 45m |
| 11 May 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Chinese Paper 3: Reading and understanding in Chinese Foundation Tier | 50m |
| 11 May 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Chinese Paper 3: Reading and understanding in Chinese Higher Tier | 1h 05m |
| 12 May 2026 | AM | AQA | GCSE | Religious Studies A Paper 1 | 1h 45m |
| 12 May 2026 | PM | AQA | GCSE | Biology Paper 1 (both tiers) | 1h 45m |
| 12 May 2026 | PM | AQA | GCSE | Combined Science: Trilogy Biology Paper 1 (both tiers) | 1h 15m |
| 13 May 2026 | AM | AQA | GCSE | Geography Paper 1 | 1h 30m |
| 13 May 2026 | PM | OCR | GCSE | Computer Science Computer systems Written Paper | 1h 30m |
| 14 May 2026 | AM | Pearson | GCSE | Mathematics Paper 1 (Non-Calculator) Foundation Tier | 1h 30m |
| 14 May 2026 | AM | Pearson | GCSE | Mathematics Paper 1 (Non-Calculator) Higher Tier | 1h 30m |
| 14 May 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | German Paper 3: Reading and understanding in German Foundation Tier | 45m |
| 14 May 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | German Paper 3: Reading and understanding in German Higher Tier | 1h 00m |
| 15 May 2026 | AM | Pearson | GCSE | History Paper 1: Thematic study and historic environment | 1h 20m |
| 18 May 2026 | AM | AQA | GCSE | Chemistry Paper 1 (both tiers) | 1h 45m |
| 18 May 2026 | AM | AQA | GCSE | Combined Science: Trilogy Chemistry Paper 1 (both tiers) | 1h 15m |
| 18 May 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Chinese Paper 4: Writing in Chinese Foundation Tier | 1h 20m |
| 18 May 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Chinese Paper 4: Writing in Chinese Higher Tier | 1h 25m |
| 18 May 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Urdu Paper 1: Listening and understanding in Urdu Foundation Tier | 35m |
| 18 May 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Urdu Paper 1: Listening and understanding in Urdu Higher Tier | 45m |
| 18 May 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Urdu Paper 3: Reading and understanding in Urdu Foundation Tier | 50m |
| 18 May 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Urdu Paper 3: Reading and understanding in Urdu Higher Tier | 1h 05m |
| 19 May 2026 | AM | OCR | GCSE | English Literature Exploring poetry and Shakespeare | 2h 00m |
| 19 May 2026 | PM | OCR | GCSE | Computer Science Computational Thinking, Algorithms and programming written paper | 1h 30m |
| 20 May 2026 | AM | AQA | GCSE | French Paper 1 Foundation | 35m |
| 20 May 2026 | AM | AQA | GCSE | French Paper 1 Higher | 45m |
| 20 May 2026 | AM | AQA | GCSE | French Paper 3 Foundation | 45m |
| 20 May 2026 | AM | AQA | GCSE | French Paper 3 Higher | 1h |
| 20 May 2026 | PM | AQA | GCSE | Religious Studies A Paper 2 | 1h 45m |
| 21 May 2026 | AM | AQA | GCSE | English Language Paper 1 | 1h 45m |
| 21 May 2026 | PM | WJEC | GCSE | Film Studies Component 2 (Eduqas) | 1h 30m |
| 22 May 2026 | AM | Pearson | GCSE | Arabic Paper 1: Listening and understanding in Arabic Foundation Tier | 35m |
| 22 May 2026 | AM | Pearson | GCSE | Arabic Paper 1: Listening and understanding in Arabic Higher Tier | 45m |
| 22 May 2026 | AM | Pearson | GCSE | Arabic Paper 3: Reading and understanding in Arabic Foundation Tier | 50m |
| 22 May 2026 | AM | Pearson | GCSE | Arabic Paper 3: Reading and understanding in Arabic Higher Tier | 1h 05m |
| 22 May 2026 | AM | Pearson | GCSE | Turkish Paper 4: Writing in Turkish Foundation Tier | 1h 20m |
| 22 May 2026 | AM | Pearson | GCSE | Turkish Paper 4: Writing in Turkish Higher Tier | 1h 25m |
| 1 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | German Paper 4: Writing in German Foundation Tier | 1h 15m |
| 1 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | German Paper 4: Writing in German Higher Tier | 1h 20m |
| 1 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | GujaratiPaper 1: Listening and understanding in Gujarati Foundation Tier | 35m |
| 1 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Gujarati Paper 1: Listening and understanding in Gujarati Higher Tier | 45m |
| 1 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Gujarati Paper 3: Reading and understanding in Gujarati Foundation Tier | 50m |
| 1 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Gujarati Paper 3: Reading and understanding in Gujarati Higher Tier | 1h 05m |
| 2 June 2026 | AM | AQA | GCSE | Combined Science: Trilogy Physics Paper 1 (both tiers) | 1h 15m |
| 2 June 2026 | AM | AQA | GCSE | Physics Paper 1 (both tiers) | 1h 45m |
| 2 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Arabic Paper 4: Writing in Arabic Foundation Tier | 1h 20m |
| 2 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | ArabicPaper 4: Writing in Arabic Higher Tier | 1h 25m |
| 2 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Persian Paper 1: Listening and understanding in Persian Foundation Tier | 35m |
| 2 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Persian Paper 1: Listening and understanding in Persian Higher Tier | 45m |
| 2 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Persian Paper 3: Reading and understanding in Persian Foundation Tier | 50m |
| 2 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Persian Paper 3: Reading and understanding in Persian Higher Tier | 1h 05m |
| 2 June 2026 | PM | AQA | GCSE | Polish Paper 1 Foundation | 35m |
| 2 June 2026 | PM | AQA | GCSE | Polish Paper 1 Higher | 45m |
| 2 June 2026 | PM | AQA | GCSE | Polish Paper 3 Foundation | 45m |
| 2 June 2026 | PM | AQA | GCSE | Polish Paper 3 Higher | 1h |
| 2 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Russian Paper 1: Listening and understanding in Russian Foundation Tier | 35m |
| 2 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Russian Paper 1: Listening and understanding in Russian Higher Tier | 45m |
| 2 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Russian Paper 3: Reading and understanding in Russian Foundation Tier | 50m |
| 2 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Russian Paper 3: Reading and understanding in Russian Higher Tier | 1h 05m |
| 2 June 2026 | PM | AQA | GCSE | Statistics Paper 1 Foundation | 1h 45m |
| 2 June 2026 | PM | AQA | GCSE | Statistics Paper 1 Higher | 1h 45m |
| 2 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Urdu Paper 4: Writing in Urdu Foundation Tier | 1h 20m |
| 2 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Urdu Paper 4: Writing in Urdu Higher Tier | 1h 25m |
| 3 June 2026 | AM | Pearson | GCSE | Mathematics Paper 2 (Calculator) Foundation Tier | 1h 30m |
| 3 June 2026 | AM | Pearson | GCSE | Mathematics Paper 2 (Calculator) Higher Tier | 1h 30m |
| 3 June 2026 | PM | AQA | GCSE | Bengali Paper 1 Foundation | 35m |
| 3 June 2026 | PM | AQA | GCSE | Bengali Paper 1 Higher | 45m |
| 3 June 2026 | PM | AQA | GCSE | Bengali Paper 3 Foundation | 45m |
| 3 June 2026 | PM | AQA | GCSE | Bengali Paper 3 Higher | 1h |
| 3 June 2026 | PM | AQA | GCSE | Geography Paper 2 | 1h 30m |
| 3 June 2026 | PM | OCR | CAMBRIDGE NATIONAL |
Health and Social Care Principles of care in health and social care settings:Written Paper | 1h 15m |
| 4 June 2026 | AM | Pearson | GCSE | History Paper 2: Period study & British depth study | 1h 50m |
| 4 June 2026 | PM | AQA | GCSE | French Paper 4 Foundation | 1h 10m |
| 4 June 2026 | PM | AQA | GCSE | French Paper 4 Higher | 1h 15m |
| 5 June 2026 | AM | AQA | GCSE | English Language Paper 2 | 1h 45m |
| 5 June 2026 | PM | WJEC | GCSE | Music Component 3 (Eduqas) | 1h 15m approx. |
| 8 June 2026 | AM | AQA | GCSE | Biology Paper 2 (both tiers) | 1h 45m |
| 8 June 2026 | AM | AQA | GCSE | Combined Science: Trilogy Biology Paper 2 (both tiers) | 1h 15m |
| 8 June 2026 | PM | AQA | AQA Cert | Further Mathematics Paper 1 | 1h 45m |
| 8 June 2026 | PM | OCR | CAMBRIDGE NATIONAL |
Creative iMedia in the media industry:Written Paper | 1h 30m |
| 9 June 2026 | AM | AQA | GCSE | Spanish Paper 1 Foundation | 35m |
| 9 June 2026 | AM | AQA | GCSE | Spanish Paper 1 Higher | 45m |
| 9 June 2026 | AM | AQA | GCSE | Spanish Paper 3 Foundation | 45m |
| 9 June 2026 | AM | AQA | GCSE | Spanish Paper 3 Higher | 1h |
| 9 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Gujarati Paper 4: Writing in Gujarati Foundation Tier | 1h 20m |
| 9 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Gujarati Paper 4: Writing in Gujarati Higher Tier | 1h 25m |
| 9 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | History Paper 3: Modern depth study | 1h 30m |
| 10 June 2026 | AM | Pearson | GCSE | Mathematics Paper 3 (Calculator) Foundation Tier | 1h 30m |
| 10 June 2026 | AM | Pearson | GCSE | Mathematics Paper 3 (Calculator) Higher Tier | 1h 30m |
| 10 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Design and Technology Component 1: Papers and boards | 1h 45m |
| 10 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Design and Technology Component 1: Textiles | 1h 45m |
| 10 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Russian Paper 4: Writing in Russian Foundation Tier | 1h 20m |
| 10 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Russian Paper 4: Writing in Russian Higher Tier | 1h 25m |
| 11 June 2026 | AM | AQA | GCSE | Bengali Paper 4 Foundation | 1h |
| 11 June 2026 | AM | AQA | GCSE | Bengali Paper 4 Higher | 1h 15m |
| 11 June 2026 | AM | AQA | GCSE | Geography Paper 3 | 1h 30m |
| 11 June 2026 | PM | AQA | GCSE | Food Preparation and Nutrition | 1h 45m |
| 12 June 2026 | AM | AQA | GCSE | Chemistry Paper 2 (both tiers) | 1h 45m |
| 12 June 2026 | AM | AQA | GCSE | Combined Science: Trilogy Chemistry Paper 2 (both tiers) | 1h 15m |
| 12 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Persian Paper 4: Writing in Persian Foundation Tier | 1h 20m |
| 12 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | GCSE | Persian Paper 4: Writing in Persian Higher Tier | 1h 25m |
| 12 June 2026 | PM | AQA | GCSE | Polish Paper 4 Foundation | 1h |
| 12 June 2026 | PM | AQA | GCSE | Polish Paper 4 Higher | 1h 15m |
| 12 June 2026 | PM | AQA | GCSE | Statistics Paper 2 Foundation | 1h 45m |
| 12 June 2026 | PM | AQA | GCSE | Statistics Paper 2 Higher | 1h 45m |
| 15 June 2026 | AM | AQA | GCSE | Combined Science: Trilogy Physics Paper 2 (both tiers) | 1h 15m |
| 15 June 2026 | AM | AQA | GCSE | Physics Paper 2 (both tiers) | 1h 45m |
| 15 June 2026 | PM | AQA | AQA Cert | Further Mathematics Paper 2 | 1h 45m |
| 16 June 2026 | AM | AQA | GCSE | Spanish Paper 4 Foundation | 1h 10m |
| 16 June 2026 | AM | AQA | GCSE | Spanish Paper 4 Higher | 1h 15m |
| 24 June 2026 | All Day |
Provisional Summer 2026 Exam Timetable - KS5
Please be aware that this timetable maybe subject to change
| Date | Time | Board | Level | Subject | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2026 | TBC | Pearson | RQF BTEC Nationals |
Sport Fitness Training & Programming for Health & sport welbeing. | TBC |
| 07 May 2026 | PM | Pearson | RQF BTEC Nationals |
Business Developing Market Campaign | 2h |
| 08 May 2026 | AM | Pearson | RQF BTEC Nationals |
Business Developing Market Campaign | 3h |
| 11 May 2026 | AM | Pearson | A-level | English Language Paper 1: Language Variation | 2h 15m |
| 11 May 2026 | PM | Pearson | AS Level | Further Maths Paper 1: Core Pure Mathematics | 1h 40m |
| 11 May 2026 | PM | Pearson | RQF BTEC Nationals |
Health and Social Care Human Lifespan Development | 1h 30m |
| 12 May 2026 | AM | AQA | L3 Cert | Level 3 Mathematical Studies Paper 1 | 1h 30m |
| 12 May 2026 | AM | AQA | A-level | Geography Paper 1 | 2h 30m |
| 13 May 2026 | AM | Pearson | RQF BTEC Nationals |
Applied Psychology Psychological Approaches and Applications | 1h 30m |
| 13 May 2026 | AM | AQA | A-level | English Language and Literature Paper 1 | 3h |
| 13 May 2026 | AM | Pearson | A-level | English Literature Paper 1: Drama | 2h 15m |
| 13 May 2026 | PM | Pearson | A-level | Business Paper 1: Marketing, people and global businesses | 2h 00m |
| 13 May 2026 | PM | Pearson | RQF BTEC Nationals |
Sport Anatomy and Physiology | 1h 30m |
| 14 May 2026 | PM | Pearson | RQF BTEC Nationals |
Business Personal and Business Finance | 2h |
| 14 May 2026 | PM | WJEC | Applied Certificates & Diplomas |
Criminology Unit 2 Criminological Theories (on paper) | 1h 30m |
| 14 May 2026 | PM | Pearson | A-level | Further Maths Paper 1: Core Pure Mathematics 1 | 1h 30m |
| 15 May 2026 | AM | AQA | A-level | Psychology Paper 1 | 2h |
| 15 May 2026 | PM | Pearson | AS Level | Further Maths Paper 2: Further Mathematics Options | 1h 40m |
| 15 May 2026 | PM | Pearson | RQF BTEC Nationals |
Health and Social Care Working in Health and Social Care | 1h 30m |
| 18 May 2026 | AM | AQA | A-level | Sociology Paper 1 | 2h |
| 19 May 2026 | AM | Pearson | A-level | Business Paper 2: Business activities, decisions and strategy | 2h 00m |
| 19 May 2026 | AM | AQA | A-level | Dance | 2h 30m |
| 19 May 2026 | PM | Pearson | A-level | Arabic Paper 1: Translation into English, reading comprehension and writing (research question) in Arabic | 2h 30m |
| 19 May 2026 | PM | OCR | GCE | History Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964:Written Paper | 2h 30m |
| 20 May 2026 | AM | AQA | L3 Cert | Level 3 Mathematical Studies Paper 2 (options A to C) | 1h 30m |
| 20 May 2026 | AM | AQA | A-level | Psychology Paper 2 | 2h |
| 20 May 2026 | PM | Pearson | RQF BTEC Nationals |
Applied Psychology Health Psychology | 2h |
| 20 May 2026 | PM | AQA | A-level | Physics Paper 1 | 2h |
| 21 May 2026 | AM | Pearson | RQF BTEC Nationals (AAQ) |
Early Childhood Development Children's Development | 1h 45m |
| 21 May 2026 | AM | AQA | GCE | Polish Paper 1 | 2h 30m |
| 21 May 2026 | AM | Pearson | A-level | Politics Paper 1: UK Politics and Core Political Ideas | 2h 00m |
| 21 May 2026 | PM | Pearson | A-level | Further Maths Paper 2: Core Pure Mathematics 2 | 1h 30m |
| 21 May 2026 | PM | AQA | A-level | Geography Paper 2 | 2h 30m |
| 22 May 2026 | AM | Pearson | A-level | English Language Paper 2: Child Language | 1h 15m |
| 22 May 2026 | AM | WJEC | GCE | Film Studies A Level Component 1 (Eduqas) | 2h 30m |
| 01 June 2026 | AM | Pearson | A-level | Arabic Paper 2: Translation into Arabic and written response to works | 2h 40m |
| 01 June 2026 | AM | AQA | A-level | English Language and Literature Paper 2 | 2h 30m |
| 01 June 2026 | AM | Pearson | A-level | English Literature Paper 2: Prose | 1h 15m |
| 01 June 2026 | AM | AQA | A-level | Physics Paper 2 | 2h |
| 01 June 2026 | PM | AQA | GCE | Polish Paper 2 | 2h |
| 02 June 2026 | AM | AQA | A-level | Chemistry Paper 1 | 2h |
| 02 June 2026 | AM | WJEC | GCE | Film Studies A Level Component 2 (Eduqas) | 2h 30m |
| 02 June 2026 | PM | OCR | GCE | History England 1485-1558: the Early Tudors:Written Paper | 1h 30m |
| 03 June 2026 | AM | AQA | A-level | Sociology Paper 2 | 2h |
| 03 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | A-level | English Language Paper 3: Investigating Language | 1h 45m |
| 03 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | A-level | Mathematics Paper 1: Pure Mathematics 1 | 2h 00m |
| 04 June 2026 | AM | AQA | A-level | Spanish Paper 1 | 2h 30m |
| 04 June 2026 | PM | AQA | A-level | Biology Paper 1 | 2h |
| 04 June 2026 | PM | WJEC | Applied Certificates & Diplomas |
Criminology Unit 4 Crime & Punishment (on paper) | 1h 30m |
| 05 June 2026 | AM | AQA | A-level | Psychology Paper 3 | 2h |
| 05 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | A-level | Further Maths Paper 3C: Further Mechanics 1 | 1h 30m |
| 08 June 2026 | AM | AQA | A-level | Physics Paper 3 | 2h |
| 08 June 2026 | AM | Pearson | A-level | Politics Paper 2: UK Government and Non-core Political Ideas | 2h 00m |
| 08 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | A-level | Music Component 3: Appraising | 2h 10m |
| 09 June 2026 | AM | AQA | A-level | Chemistry Paper 2 | 2h |
| 09 June 2026 | AM | AQA | GCE | Polish Paper 3 | 2h 30m |
| 09 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | A-level | Business Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environment | 2h 00m |
| 10 June 2026 | AM | Pearson | A-level | English Language Paper 3: Poetry | 2h 15m |
| 10 June 2026 | PM | OCR | GCE | Computer Science Computer systems Written Paper | 2h 30m |
| 11 June 2026 | AM | OCR | GCE | History Democracy and Dictatorships in Germany 1919-1963:Written Paper | 1h 00m |
| 11 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | A-level | Mathematics Paper 2: Pure Mathematics 2 | 2h 00m |
| 12 June 2026 | AM | AQA | A-level | Biology Paper 2 | 2h |
| 12 June 2026 | AM | Pearson | A-level | Italian Paper 1: Listening, reading and translation | 2h 00m |
| 12 June 2026 | PM | AQA | A-level | Sociology Paper 3 | 2h |
| 12 June 2026 | PM | AQA | A-level | Spanish Paper 2 | 2h |
| 15 June 2026 | AM | AQA | A-level | Chemistry Paper 3 | 2h |
| 16 June 2026 | AM | AQA | A-level | Biology Paper 3 | 2h |
| 16 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | A-level | Politics Paper 3A: Comparative Politics USA | 2h 00m |
| 17 June 2026 | AM | OCR | GCE | Computer Science Algorithms and programming Written Paper | 2h 30m |
| 18 June 2026 | PM | Pearson | A-level | Mathematics Paper 3: Statistics & Mechanics | 2h 00m |
| 19 June 2026 | AM | Pearson | A-level | Italian Paper 2: Written response to works and translation | 2h 40m |
| 24 June 2026 | All Day |