--- title: "Exams Information" url: "https://willowbank.st-helens.sch.uk/parents-carers/exams-information" school: "Willow Bank School" --- # Exams Information - Information - KS2 SATs Dates - KS4 Exam Dates - JCQ Rules & Notices - DfE Updates - Policies Parent/Carer information regarding KS2 and KS4 exams at Willow Bank school can be found on the following tab pages. - Parent/Carer letters - Exam dates and timetables - JCQ rules and regulations notices - DfE government updates - School exams policies If you require any help or have a question please do hesitate to call **Exams Manager at school on 01744 678745.** Parent/Carer correspondance for 2025/2026 exam series and results day will be posted here as and when they are sent out. ### Exam Letters Parent/Carer Letter KS4 GCSE Results Day Year 11 175 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/willowbank-st-helens-new/files/Exams/Parent_Carer_Results_Day_Letter_Year_11_August_2025.pdf) ### Learning Records Service Learning Records Service Privacy Notice [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/willowbank-st-helens-new/files/Policies/2324/GDPR/LRS_Privacy_Notice_171123.pdf) #### 2025 2026 Key Stage 2 Dates The statutory key stage 2 tests are timetabled from **Monday 11 May to Thursday 14 May 2026.** Further details to follow when published by the DfE. [KS2 National Curriculum Tests and Results Information for Parents](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/key-stage-2-national-curriculum-tests-and-results-information-for-parents/2025-key-stage-2-national-curriculum-tests-information-for-parents) [Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check Information for Parents](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/multiplication-tables-check-information-for-parents/multiplication-tables-check-information-for-parents-text-version--2) ### KS2 SATs KS2 National Curriculum Tests and Results Information for Parents 2.63 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/willowbank-st-helens-new/files/Exams/2026_key_stage_2_tests_information_for_parents.pdf) #### Exam Series Dates and Timetables - Exam dates for the January and June 2026 exams please find exam board timetables below. #### June 2026 Contingency Days Contingency days are put in place to allow resilience in the exam timetable, helping to ensure the exam series runs smoothly in the event of national or significant local disruption to exams. For summer 2026, the awarding bodies have designated contingency sessions as follows: - Wednesday 24 June 2026 – morning and afternoon sessions Students need to be available for these sessions even if they do not have an exam. ### Exam Board Timetables Summer 2026 - AQA GCSE 543 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/willowbank-st-helens-new/files/Exams/AQA-TT-GCSE-MAY-JUN26-CONFIRMED.pdf) Summer 2026 - Edexcel Pearson GCSE 283 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/willowbank-st-helens-new/files/Exams/edexcel-gcse-summer-2026-final.pdf) Summer 2026 - Edexcel Awards 148 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/willowbank-st-helens-new/files/Exams/edexcel-awards-summer-2026-final.pdf) Summer 2026 - OCR GCSE 802 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/willowbank-st-helens-new/files/Exams/OCR-june-2026-final-exam-timetable-gcse-and-cambridge-nationals.pdf) January 2026 - Edexcel Awards 373 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/willowbank-st-helens-new/files/Exams/edexcel-awards-january-2026-final.pdf) [Instructions for Candidates (2024/2025)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/-U0gqU0SuAE) ### JCQ Warning Notices JCQ Unauthorised Items Exam Notice 682 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/willowbank-st-helens-new/files/Exams/2022-Unauthorised-Items-poster-live-text_September22.pdf) JCQ Warning to Candidates 156 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/willowbank-st-helens-new/files/Exams/Warning-to-candidates-poster_2024_5.pdf) ### JCQ Information Notices JCQ Preparing to sit your exams 202 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/willowbank-st-helens-new/files/Exams/JCQ-Preparing-to-sit-your-exams-2023_24(1).pdf) JCQ Information for Candidates - Written Exams 143 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/willowbank-st-helens-new/files/Exams/IFC-Written_Examinations_2024_FINAL.pdf) JCQ Information for Candidates - Non Exam Assessment 128 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/willowbank-st-helens-new/files/Exams/IFC-NE_Assessments_2024_FINAL.pdf) JCQ Information for Candidates - Coursework 143 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/willowbank-st-helens-new/files/Exams/IFC-Coursework_Assessments_2024_FINAL.pdf) JCQ Information for Candidates Using AI - Exams and Assessments 341 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/willowbank-st-helens-new/files/Exams/JCQ-AI-poster-for-students-2.pdf) JCQ Information for Candidates Using Social Media - Exams and Assessments 452 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/willowbank-st-helens-new/files/Exams/JCQ-Social-Media-Infographic-v6(1).pdf) JCQ Information for Candidates - On-Screen Tests 142 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/willowbank-st-helens-new/files/Exams/IFC-On-Screen_Examinations_2024_FINAL.pdf) JCQ Information for Candidates - Privacy Notice 301 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/willowbank-st-helens-new/files/Exams/JCQ-Privacy_Notice.pdf) Updates on the 2025 2026 exam series from the DfE will be posted here as and when they are published. [Ofqual Student Guide to Exams 2025 2026](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ofqual-student-guide-to-exams-and-assessments-in-2025) – includes support in place when taking exams and assessments ### DfE Government Update Exams and Assessments ### Exam Policies Examinations Policy 292 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/willowbank-st-helens-new/files/Exams/1._Examinations_Policy.pdf) Examinations Review of Marking and Appeals 297 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/willowbank-st-helens-new/files/Exams/5._Review_of_Marking_and_Appeals.pdf) ### Parents & Carers - [Parent Carer Advice](https://willowbank.st-helens.sch.uk/parents-carers/parents-carers-advice) - [Our Families](https://willowbank.st-helens.sch.uk/parents-carers/our-families) - [Exams Information](https://willowbank.st-helens.sch.uk/parents-carers/exams-information) - [School Holidays](https://willowbank.st-helens.sch.uk/parents-carers/termdates) - [School Meals](https://willowbank.st-helens.sch.uk/parents-carers/school-meals) - [Home Learning](https://willowbank.st-helens.sch.uk/parents-carers/home-learning) - [Mental Wellbeing](https://willowbank.st-helens.sch.uk/parents-carers/mental-wellbeing) - [Family First Magazine](https://willowbank.st-helens.sch.uk/parents-carers/family-first-magazine) - [Magic Breakfast](https://willowbank.st-helens.sch.uk/parents-carers/magic-breakfast) ![Willow Bank School](https://files.schudio.com/willowbank-st-helens-new/images/logo/Willow-Bank-Arch-Outline-Colour.png) ### Willow Bank School Winwick Road Newton-le-Willows Merseyside WA12 8DE 01744 678745 ### Useful Links - [Ofsted](https://willowbank.st-helens.sch.uk/key-information/ofsted-reports) - [Governors](https://willowbank.st-helens.sch.uk/about-us/governors) - [Admissions](https://willowbank.st-helens.sch.uk/statutory-information/admissions) - [Policies](https://willowbank.st-helens.sch.uk/key-information/policies) © Copyright 2026 Willow Bank School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://willowbank.st-helens.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)