Exams

Joint Council for Qualifications

The JCQ is a membership organisation comprising the eight largest providers of qualifications in the UK. The JCQ provides a single voice for its members on issues of examination administration and, when appropriate, qualification and wider education policy.  Holy Cross ensures that all examinations are conducted in line with the rules and regulations stipulated by the JCQ:

JCQ – Instructions for Conducting Examinations

Information for Candidates

Written Examinations – Information for Candidates

JCQ Information for Candidates

Holy Cross Guide to External Examinations

JCQ – Preparing to sit your exams 2025_2026

JCQ ICE Warning to candidates 2025

Summer 2026 GCSE Timetable

Dates for the Summer GCSE examination season have been confirmed by the awarding bodies as follows:

Thursday 7 May – Wednesday 17 June 2026

Pupils should be available up to and including Wednesday 24 June 2026 as this is the contingency date set by the awarding bodies.

GCSE 2026 Results Day

Results Day will take place on Thursday 20 August 2026