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.
Education Records App
This year, the Department for Education (DfE) Education Record app is being rolled out nationally, to modernise how young people access their exam results once they have left school. The app allows pupils to access their education information on their mobile phones in a secure education record, which may be helpful when they enrol at college, 6th form, etc.
If students would like to take advantage of the app, they will need to download it onto their phones this weekend, and a QR code to link the app on students' phones to their education record will be issued in school on Tuesday next week (27 April).
Further information about the app is available via the following link:
https://pp.issue-education-record.education.gov.uk/about/pupils-parents
Year 9 End of Year Examinations - Exam Hall Experience
Students will soon receive their personal examination timetable, which will include information of where they need to go for their exam (the sports hall or one of our learning support rooms), and if they are in the sports hall, where they are to sit.
If students have any questions about their timetable, please see the Exams Officer in school as soon as possible.
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.
Year 11 GCSE Practical Assessments
GCSE Practical Assessments are to take place for our Year 11 students on the following dates:
GCSE Results Day - Thursday 20 August
Students will be able to collect their GCSE results from school on Thursday 20 August, between 9am and 11.30am. Further information about Results Day and the awarding bodies' post results services will be available 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 Mrs Baldry.
Top tips for parents/carers - helping children prepare for exams
For helpful guidance to support your child throughout the exam period please click here.
Ofqual student guide to exams and assessments click here.
Policies - Exams
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
GCSE Certificates 2025
Certificates which have not been collected will be available for collection from reception from Friday 28 November.
Certificates must be signed for upon collection, and we are unable to release certificates to anyone other than the student unless they have provided written permission. An email to school or a hand written note is acceptable, however we are unable to accept text/whatsapp messages/screen shots of messages).
Any uncollected certificates will be retained for 5 years, after which they will be securely disposed of.