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St Wilfrid's Catholic School

Public Examinations

Examination Dates for Summer 2026. Full exam timetables will be available nearer to the Summer 2026 Exam series. 

  • GCSE

    • First exam: Thursday 07th May
    • Final exam: Wednesday 17th June
  • A-Level

    • First exam: Monday 11th May
    • Final exam: Tuesday 23rd June
  • Contingency Days

    • Wednesday 24th June (all day)

EXAM CONTINGENCY DAYS 2026

For the June 2026 exams, the awarding bodies have designated all day on Wednesday 24th June 2026 as the contingency days for examinations. 

Candidates must remain available until Wednesday 25 June 2025 should examinations need to be rescheduled.


EXAM CLASHES

A “clash” means that you have multiple exams timetabled on the same day at the same time. In this case one of your exams will be moved to an earlier or later time, and you will receive an amended timetable. For more information about what will happen on the day please read the Clash Information document below. 

Exam Start Times

  • MORNING exams start at 9.15am
  • AFTERNOON exams start at 1.15pm

Students should arrive at least 15 minutes before the exam start time.