Examinations for 2025-2026 

The DfE provides students with a number of guidance documents that students should also read in advance of completing their NEA and sitting their external exams. We will provide a link to the Ofqual Student Guide to Exams and Assessments in 2026 when it is available. 

The provisional dates for the Summer Exams at St Catherine’s College this year are from 8 May until 18 June 2026.   

In addition to the set dates, there is an additional date which has been allocated as National ‘Contingency Exam Day.  This is to provide an opportunity for Examination Boards to reschedule exams in the event of unforeseen cancellations, such as a Covid outbreak or national disasters. 

It is important that parents and students understand that holiday plans should not be made during the exam period or on the contingency date below: 

• Wednesday 24 June (All day) 

Students will receive an individual exam timetable nearer the time.

In addition to the Summer Exam period, throughout the year students may have structured Internal or External Assessments (NEA’s) for some qualifications.  We will continue to update this page with exact dates as they are arranged. It is important that parents and students also make themselves available for these additional dates. 

• 23 October 2025 All Day – Yr 11 GCSE Dance performance Exam 

• 15 January 2026 All Day – Yr 11 GCSE Dance Choreography Exam 

• 12 February 2026 All Day – Yr 11 GCSE Dance Set Phrases Exam 

• 3 March 2026 All Day – Yr 11 GCSE Drama Practical Exam 

• 27 March All Day – Yr 11GCSE Dance Practical Exam 

• 16 April 2026 to 21 May 2026 inclusive - Modern Foreign Language Speaking Exams (exact dates will be shared directly with the students) 

NCFE subject NEAs (non-examination assessments) will take place over a period of time and Heads of Department will communicate this with students.