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.
GCSE Results Day - Thursday 21st August 2025
We are looking forward to welcoming our Year 11 leavers to GCSE Results Day at school on Thursday 21st August 2025.
Students will be able to collect their results from the library, between 9.00am and 11.00am, where senior members of staff will be available if students have any questions or concerns about their results.
Students and their parents/carers may also contact school during the first week of the autumn term to discuss any concerns that they may have by emailing the Exams Officer, Mrs S Charles, on exams@ridgewood.dudley.sch.uk
Please note that we are unable to release students results to any third party (including parents and carers) unless we have received written permission from the student concerned (an email is acceptable, however we are unable to accept text/WhatsApp messages for this purpose).
Post Results Services
Information regarding the awarding bodies' Post Results Services will be issued to all students on Results Day along with their Statement of Results.
If students or their parents/carers have any queries or concerns about their results, it’s important they speak to us as soon as possible.
Mr Cannon, Deputy Headteacher, will be available in school on Results Day to discuss any concerns; enquiries may also be emailed to school using exams@ridgewood.dudley.sch.uk where they will be dealt with as soon as possible during the first week of the new school term in September.
Post-results services: deadlines, fees and charges
Awarding bodies offer several post results services – please see the link below for more information regarding the services available, application deadlines and the fees charged by the awarding bodies for these services.
Please note it is very important that students discuss their concerns with Mr Cannon before making an application for post results services.
Summer Post Results Services - information for students and parent/carers
Certificates
Our GCSE certificates collection evening is to take place in November - full details will be available on the school website in the Autumn term. If you or your child do have any queries regarding the above arrangements, please contact the Exams Officer as soon as possible on exams@ridgewood.dudley.sch.uk.
GCSE Exams - Summer 2026
Exams begin on Friday 8 May 2026 - Exams end on Monday 15 June 2026
JCQ Contingency Day - Wednesday 24 June 2026
Please note that students MUST remain available and able to come into school up to and including Wednesday 24 June, should any exams need to be rescheduled by the awarding bodies.
A full GCSE Timetable for Summer 2026 will be available to view/download soon!
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:
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.
Awarding Bodies - Privacy Notices
Awarding bodies need to collect, store and use information to ensure that they can provide services that best meet students’ needs. Individual awarding bodies’ Privacy Notices, explaining what information they collect, what they do with it, and how they keep it secure, may be accessed via the links below:
AQA: https://www.aqa.org.uk/privacy-notice/student-privacy-notice
Pearson: https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/privacy-policy.html
Information for students and parents and/or carers
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.
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