Students access public examinations during every year of their study at Portchester.
A general outline of these is as follows:
| Month | Examination Type | Who |
| September | Cognitive Ability Tests | Year 7 plus new year 8 and 9 students |
| November/December | Mock GCSE's | Year 11 |
| January | GCSE modular (incl Maths, Science, Geography & Applied Business) |
Years 10 & 11 |
| March | GCSE modular Maths | Years 10 & 11 |
| March/April | GCSE Art & Drama practical | Year 11 |
| May(beginning) | GCSE Modern Foreign Language Oral examinations |
Year 11(and some Year 10) |
| May(beginning) | KS3(SATS) | Year 9 |
| May(3rd week onwards) | GCSE | Years 10 & 11 |
| June | GCSE | Years 10 & 11 |
| June | QCA examinations in English & Maths | Years 7 & 8 |
Timetables
Mock Exam Timetable 2009
Spring Timetable 2010
School expectations during examinations
Uniform
Students must wear full school uniform to all examinations.
Equipment
Students are responsible for bringing all the required equipment for every examination.
Absence & Emergency Special Consideration
Students must make every effort to attend all examinations even if they are ill.
If a student is too ill or incapacitated to sit an examination then they must contact the school office immediately and, in the case of GCSE examinations, obtain written evidence from a GP or approved medical professional.
For full details of the procedure then pleased refer to the Candidate Special Consideration by clicking here
GCSE Results
2009 – Results
2008 - Results
Certificates
Certificates
Exams Policy
The exams policy is currently under review
Student Handbook
Portchester School GCSE Student Handbook
| Examination board websites | ||
| AQA | www.aqa.org.uk | |
| OCR | www.ocr.org.uk | |
| Edexcel | www.edexcel.org.uk | |
| Enquiries: | exams@portchester.bournemouth.sch.uk | |
