Exams
The Exams Office is open 8.30 am to 3.30 pm during term time.
Please note that the information on this page may relate to the current or the next academic year, depending upon when dates and deadlines become available. If in doubt, please contact the school Exams Office or the relevant Head of Year for clarification.
Internal Examinations: 2019-20
Students in Years 7 to 10 take end of year exams and Year 12 students take ‘Threshold Exams‘ in the second half of Summer Term.
Year 11 ‘Mock Exams’ will take place from 13th to 28th November, 2019. You can download the exam timetable here.
You can download a copy of the topics for revision for each subject here.
Year 13 ‘Mock Exams’ will take place from 15th to 24th January 2020. You can download the exam timetable here.
The 2020 Year 7 – 10 Internal Exams will take place in the week beginning 1st June.
Please refer any queries to your child’s Form Tutor in the first instance.
The 2020 Year 12 Threshold Exams will take place between Monday 1st and Friday 12th June.
The school’s Revision Website can be found here.
A useful Revision Booklet, written by members of the Beaumont Teaching & Learning Team, can be downloaded here.
External Examinations
Parents and student may wish to visit the DfE’s “Be Exam Smart” website for information and ‘guidance … to help students avoid making mistakes which could lose them marks or lead to disqualification from an exam’.
If you wish to contact the school’s Exams Manager, please do so via the main school telephone number 01727 854726 or exams@beaumont.school. If you have an appointment to visit the Exams Manager, please report to Reception on arrival.
Academic Year 2019 – 2020
Exam Dates: January Series
Examinations are running from 8th to 23rd January 2020. You can download a timetable here.
Exam Dates: Summer Series
Examinations are running from 11th May to 23rd June 2020 for ‘A’ level.
‘A’ level results issued to students – 13th August 2020 (9.00am – 10.00am, Sixth Form Centre)
Examinations are running from 11th May to 18th June 2020 for GCSE.
GCSE results issued to students – 20th August 2020 (9.00am – 10.00am, Sixth Form Centre)
24th June 2020 is a Contingency Day for GCSE and ‘A’ level examinations should sustained national or local disruption arise during the Summer 2020 examination series.
Reviews of Centre Marks
Candidates may request a review of the centre’s marking of non-examination units in GCSE, GCE and Project qualifications (including coursework and controlled assessment). Candidates considering this option should discuss their results with the relevant teacher and/or Head of Department and may request copies of materials to assist them in making the decision. Requests for reviews must be made to the Exams Officer, using the form which can be downloaded here. Requests must be accompanied by payment of £30 per review to cover staffing and administrative costs. Cheques should be made payable to ‘Beaumont School’.
Please ensure that individual components (papers or units) are clearly identified and listed separately on the paperwork submitted.
The final deadline for any requests for reviews in qualifications to be awarded in summer 2020 is tbc*.
* Please note that this date does not apply to Art/Graphics or Photography and P.E. because exam board submission deadlines are different for these subjects. Please refer to information provided by the individual subject teachers or Heads of Department.
Please be aware that reviews can lead to marks going down as well as up. Further information about how we conduct reviews can be found in the Exams Procedure, which is available on the Policies page of the school website.
Special Consideration
Special Consideration is a post-examination adjustment to a candidate’s mark or grade to reflect temporary illness, temporary injury or some other event outside of the candidate’s control at the time of the assessment, which has had, or is reasonably likely to have had, a material effect on a candidate’s ability to take an assessment or demonstrate his or her normal level of attainment in an assessment.
You can download a copy of the JCQ document A Guide to the Special Consideration Process 2019/20 here.
Please notify the Exams Manager, on the day of the exam, if you feel that an application for Special Consideration should be considered for submission
Results Days – 2020
‘A’ level Results Day: Thursday 13th August 2020
Results issued in the Sixth Form Centre between 9.00 am and 10.00 am
Year 12 students can collect exam outcomes for ICT and BTEC Business in the same time period. If these have an impact on your subject progression into Year 13, you will be able to discuss this with Mrs Powdrell and Mr de Kort who are available in school until 2.00pm.
GCSE Results Day: Thursday 20th August 2020
Results issued in the Sixth Form Centre between 9.00 am and 10.00 am
Please refer to the guidance on enrolment into the Sixth Form here.
Please note that there is school documentation for Post-Results Services issued with results on Results Day and also available from the Exams Office during stated times. If you do not use the correct form for an exam service request it may not be possible for it to be processed due to lack of the correct information.
Copies of the Results Days 2019 information issued to students, including fees for post-exam services, which is issued to students with their results, can be downloaded below:
- Results Day Information can be downloaded here.
- A copy of the Post-Results Service Consent Form (for GCSE & ‘A’ level) can be downloaded here.
- A copy of the Post-Results Services Fees & Deadlines (for GCSE & ‘A’ level) can be downloaded here.
Completed forms, with payment, should be returned to the Exams Office post-box, which is in the Exams Officer foyer.
Please note that Post-Results Services are subject to deadlines set by the exam board and are, therefore, not negotiable.
Collection of results
If you are unable to collect your results in person between the specified times on the appropriate Results Day, you may either:
- Write a letter to be handed in by a named person (who must provide suitable id) to a member of staff on Results Day. Or,
- Provide a stamped and addressed envelope on or prior to your Results Day. Results will be posted on the Results Day and will be received by the candidate at a later date, depending on the class of stamps supplied.
Please note that it may not be possible for candidates to collect exam results beyond the specified times on their Results Day unless prior arrangements have been agreed. Also, results are not normally given out over the telephone.
Results Day Support
Staff, including members of the Leadership Team, Heads of Department and Pastoral Leaders are typically available on GCSE and ‘A’ level Results Days to support and advise students. Our YC Hertfordshire Personal Adviser is also available on GCSE Results Day. Please be aware that staff will only be available at the times published to students and parents and the school switchboard is not operated during the Summer Holidays.
The National Careers Service operates an Exam Results Helpline between 16th and 30th of August, 7 days a week, from 8.00 am to 10.00 pm. on 0800 100 900. Their team of personal advisers can offers free, impartial and confidential support to students and their parents in all areas regarding exams (re-sits, re-marks,&c), university, Apprenticeships, Gap Years, student finance, &c.
