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Exams Office
Exams are an important part of your son or daughter's school life at St Birinus School or Didcot Sixth Form. If you have any queries regarding exams please contact:
Ms Caroline Fitzgerald - Exams and Data Manager
Mrs Jennifer Hughes - Exams and Data Administrator
Ms Alice Lee - Exams and Data Administrator
COLLECTION OF SUMMER 2026 CERTIFICATES
Exam Certificates are very valuable and can only be issued once.
Many employers will need to see them as part of their recruitment processes so please do keep them safe.
| Collection Date(s) | Venue | |
|---|---|---|
|
GCSE
|
Monday 7th December, 2026 3:30-5:00pm
|
SBS Main Foyer
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| A-Level |
Monday 14th December, 2026 3:30-5:00pm Monday 4th January, 2027 12noon - 1:30pm |
D6 Study Cafe |
If you are unable to collect at these times, please contact the Exams Team to book an appointment to collect
your Certificates during school opening hours
exams@st-birinus.oxon.sch.uk
You are also able to nominate a trusted person to collect on your behalf. The person will need to bring Photo ID to the collection.
We also offer a chargeable (£9.95) UK postal service for Certificates to be posted.
This has been added to the SBS Parent Pay Shop. SBS Parent Pay Shop
Please email exams@st-birinus.oxon.sch.uk to let us know you have placed an order.
Exam Certificates for students that took Y11 qualifications in 2025 will be retained in school and
will be destroyed at the end of January 2027
GCSE Year 10 2026: We will hold your Certificates and Issue with your Year 11 Summer 2027 Certificates
Where Exam Certificates have been lost or destroyed, it is possible to pay for certified statement of results from awarding bodies. This link will take you to the relevant information: https://www.gov.uk/replacement-exam-certificate
2027 SUMMER EXAMINATION
GCSE Examination Specification
Examination-Specification-GCSE-Summer-2027.pdf
Access Arrangements, Reasonable Adjustments and Special Consideration
https://www.jcq.org.uk/exams-office/access-arrangements-and-reasonable-adjustments/
Information about Internal Appeals
Internal-Appeals-Procedure-25-26.pdfInternal-Appeals-Form-25-26.docxInternal-Appeals-Form-25-26.pdf
Non Examination Assessment (NEA)
'NEA' includes more than just internal assessment. It also includes externally marked and/or externally set practical examinations conducted at different times across centres. Deadlines for the submission of marks (Summer 2026 exam series):
| DATE | QUALIFICATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|
| 7th May | GCSE |
Various Boards and Subjects have different deadlines, these will be shared with individual departments for AQA, OCR, WJEC, Pearson, NCFE
|
| 15th May | GCE |
Final date for submission of centre assessed marks (AQA, OCR, Pearson and WJEC)
|
IFC-NE-Assessments-2024-FINAL.pdfIFC-Coursework-Assessments-2024-FINAL.pdfNotice-to-Centres-Informing-candidates-of-their-centre-assessed-marks-2324-FINAL.pdf
