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

exams@st-birinus.oxon.sch.uk

 

Students for A Level and GCSE Entries in Summer 2025 will receive their Candidate Statement of Entry for checking in early February 2025.  Final seated Timetables will be issued during April.

Results Day Summer 2025

A Level Results: Thursday 14th August 2025

8am - 9:30am, SBS Main Hall 

Emails will be sent out around 10:30am to students' school email accounts only

GCSE Results: Thursday 21st August  2025

9am - 10am, SBS Main Hall

Emails will be sent out around 11:30am to students' school email accounts only

 

Helpful info for Summer Exams 2025

Ofqual Student Guide to Exams and Assessments in 2025

Changes to the assessment of mathematics, physics and combined science GCSEs in 2025, 2026 and 2027

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Student Checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/articles/food_exam_performance

JCQ-Post-Results-Services-2024.pdf

Letter to students from Ofqual and UCAS - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2024/08/20/gcse-results-day-2024-number-grading-system/

 

Exam 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 OF SUMMER 2024 CERTIFICATES

GCSE:  Monday 9th December 2024 - 3:30 - 5pm SBS Main Foyer

A Level:  Monday 16th December 2024 3:30 - 5pm 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 (£7.85) UK postal service for Certificates to be posted.  This has been added to the SBS Parent Pay Shop.  Please email exams@st-birinus.oxon.sch.uk to let us know you have placed an order.
SBS Parent Pay Shop

Exam Certificates for students that took Y11 qualifications in 2023 will be retained in school and will be destroyed at the end of January 2025

GCSE Year 10 2024: We will hold your Certificates and Issue with your Year 11 Summer 2025 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

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