Exams

Exams

 

Penketh High School is committed to supporting pupils through their examinations and assessments. This page will provide you with the key information to assist you through the examination process.

If you have any queries about Exams, you can contact the Exams Team by emailing: Exams@penkethhigh.org

 

Exam Timetables

The following exam timetables are available here:

 

Key Dates

In September, we sent a letter to Y11 Parents with information about key dates for 2022/2023. A copy of this letter can be viewed here.

 

Subject Information

This table shows the Awarding Organisations for each subject offered at Penketh High School. To find more information, including the subject specification and past exam papers, click on the subject name. These are external links to each Awarding Organisation’s webpage for each subject.

Subject Specification Year Group Awarding Organisation
Art and Design Art, Craft and Design Year 10 and Year 11 AQA
Art and Design Graphic Communication Year 10 and Year 11 AQA
Biology – Year 10 and Year 11 AQA
Chemistry – Year 10 and Year 11 AQA
Computer Science Trilogy Year 10 and Year 11 AQA
Combined Science – Year 10 and Year 11 OCR
Constructing the Built Environment New Specification Year 10 WJEC / Eduqas
Designing the Built Environment Legacy Specification Year 11 WJEC / Eduqas
Drama – Year 10 and Year 11 WJEC / Eduqas
Economics – Year 10 and Year 11 OCR
English Entry Level Designated Provision AQA
English Language – Year 10 and Year 11 AQA
English Literature – Year 10 and Year 11 AQA
Enterprise and Marketing Legacy Specification Year 11 OCR
Enterprise and Marketing New Specification Year 10 OCR
Geography – Year 10 and Year 11 AQA
Health and Social Care Legacy Specification Year 11 Pearson
Health and Social Care New Specification Year 10 Pearson
History – Year 10 and Year 11 Pearson
Hospitality and Catering Legacy Specification Year 11 WJEC / Eduqas
Hospitality and Catering New Specification Year 10 WJEC / Eduqas
Humanities Entry Level Designated Provision WJEC / Eduqas
ICT – Year 10 and Year 11 NCFE
Life and Living Skills – Designated Provision OCR
Mathematics Entry Level Designated Provision AQA
Mathematics Further Year 10 and Year 11 AQA
Mathematics GCSE Year 10 and Year 11 Pearson
Music Technology Legacy Specification Year 11 NCFE
Music Technology New Specification Year 10 NCFE
Physics – Year 10 and Year 11 AQA
Psychology – Year 10 and Year 11 OCR
Science Entry Level Year 10 and Designated Provision AQA
Spanish – Year 10 and Year 11 AQA
Sport Legacy Specification Year 11 Pearson
Sport New Specification Year 10 Pearson
Statistics – Year 10 and Year 11 Pearson
Travel and Tourism Legacy Specification Year 11 Pearson
Travel and Tourism New Specification Year 10 Pearson

JCQ Information for Candidates

Written Exams
On-Screen Tests
Social Media
Non-Examination Assessment
Coursework
Preparing To Sit Your Exams

Non-Examination Assessments (NEA) / Coursework

When completing NEA / Coursework, it is important that you observe good academic practices. You can find information on ‘Good Academic Practice’ and how to avoid committing Malpractice, Plagiarism and Collusion on these slides.

Good Academic Practice

When you receive your NEA/Coursework results, you may not be happy with the mark you receive. You can find information about our appeals process on these slides.

Appeals Process

Results Day 2023

All pupils will be able to collect their results:

 

            On:      Thursday 24 August 2023

            At:       8:30am – 10:30am

            In:        Sports Hall

 

School staff will be available on results day to discuss your results, offer support and advise you about progression opportunities.

 

If you are not able to collect your results, you can either:

  • Ask a named person to collect your results.
  • Have your results posted home.

If a named person is collecting your results, you need to email Exams@penkethhigh.org from your school email account by no later than 3pm on Tuesday 22 August 2023. You must name the person who will be collecting your results. The person who collects your results will need to bring some Photo ID with them. We will not be able to issue your results without this.

 

If you would like your result to be posted home, you need to email Exams@penkethhigh.org from your school email account by no later than 3pm on Tuesday 22 August 2023. You must also send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to school reception before 3pm on Tuesday 22 August 2022. We will not be able to issue your results without this. We will post your results home on Thursday 24 August which may take a couple of days to arrive.

Results cannot be given out by telephone.

 

 Exam Certificates

Certificates are important legal documents that validate the qualifications you have earned during your time at Penketh High School. Consequently, you will need to collect your certificates from school.

Certificates can usually be collected from early December.

We usually retain certificates for two years. However, because of Covid, we have kept hold of certificates for 2019 and 2020 so pupils weren’t disadvantaged by not being able to collect them during lockdown. So if you left between 2019 and 2022, please contact Exams@penkethhigh.org to arrange your certificate collection.

If you left Penketh before Summer 2019, or have lost your certificates, you can find information on obtaining replacement certificates from the Awarding Organisation websites:

AQA also have some useful information on where results from predecessor Awarding Organisations are now held. This information can be found here:

Please note, Penketh High School is not liable for the application or payment of confirmation of results from Awarding Organisations.

Other Information

Examination and Qualifications Management Policy 2022/2023
JCQ Privacy Notice