Exams

Welcome to our Exams page. Please check this page regularly for updated exams/assessment information and guidance. Information is also available on the Exams notice board in H Block.

Summer 2024 - Exams

Year 11 will sit exams during W/B 6th May. A full timetable can be found here.

Students have now also received their individual exam timetable, which shows the room each exam is in, and, if in the main hall, the student's seat number for each exam.

Individual exam timetables may also now be accessed by students and parents via Edulink.

If students or their parents/carers have any queries regarding their exam timetable, please contact Mrs Charles, the Exams Officer, as soon as possible.

GCSE practical assessments and speaking tests are also taking place over the coming weeks - assessment dates can be found here.

Please note that students MUST remain available and able to come into school up to and including Wed 26 June (JCQ contingency day), should any exams be re-scheduled by the awarding body. 

Please see the short exam guidance/information video for students below:

Results Day - Thursday 22 August 2024

Students will be able to collect their GCSE results from school on Thursday 22 August.  

Further information regarding the arrangements for the day will be available soon.

Summer '23 Leavers - Certificates

Certificate collection evening took place on Thursday 23 November; if you were unable to collect your certificates, please arrange to collect them as soon as possible from school reception.  

Please note we are unable to release certificates to anyone other than the student, unless we have received the student's prior written authorisation.

Please keep your certificates safe - they are important documents!  If you lose your certificates, the awarding bodies will charge you a fee to issue any replacements.

Please note that any uncollected certificates will be retained at school for a maximum of 5 years, after which they will be securely disposed of.

Information for students and parents and/or carers

UPDATE 04/05/23 - The Ofqual guide for schools and colleges brings together information schools and colleges need to know about exams and assessments. It explains what you can expect from awarding organisations regulated by Ofqual and covers qualifications which are typically taken in an academic year in centres, including the Technical Qualification (within a T Level). Changes in place to arrangements for qualifications in 2023, including grading and new actions to support the issuing of level 3 Vocational Technical Qualification results, used for progression to higher education, are included.

Ofqual’s Chief Regulator Dr Jo Saxton has also written an open letter to parents to explain arrangements and the support in place for exams this summer, as well as the information available to students.

Ofqual have also updated their blog on everything you need to know about this exams season, including the latest information on what support is in place for students and how grading will work.

This link will take you to a letter, recently published by the Head of Ofqual (Office for Qualifications and Standards) regarding exams taken in Summer 2023. Please be reassured that all of the measures mentioned in this letter are in place at Ridgewood for both the upcoming Mock Series, January 2023 exams, and the exams in Summer 2023. 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mr Cannon. 

Top tips for parents/carers - helping children prepare for exams

For helpful guidance to support your child throughout the exam period please click here.

Non Examination Assessments and Coursework

Information for students taking qualifications that include a non-examination assessment unit (Cambridge National or GCSE qualifications) is available below; please also refer to the important  'JCQ information for candidates' documents within our 'examination and assessment guidance' section below.

Examination and Assessment Guidance

All students taking GCSE/Cambridge National examinations and assessments must ensure that they have read the appropriate guidance regarding their assessments. Please click on the link below to access the latest JCQ information for candidates:

Policies - Exam

Exam policies can be found via the Examination Policies page.

In accordance with the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) regulations, Ridgewood High School has in place a range of policies to support the delivery and administration of assessments and exams. For more information regarding these policies, please contact the Exams Officer at exams@ridgewood.dudley.sch.uk