Assessment, Progress and Examinations

In Year 12, you will have two rounds of exams – in-class assessments in January, and full mocks in the summer term. These assessments, along with other evidence, will contribute to the UCAS forecast grades that we will share with you at the end of the summer term. In addition, you can expect frequent feedback and low-stakes assessments in your subject lessons to help you make progress. Further details about what to expect in each subject are shared on each subject’s curriculum page on our website. In order to progress directly into Year 13, it is necessary to have completed all assigned work and demonstrated consistent progress.

In Year 13, you will have full mock exams in December, the results of which may change your Reference Grade, at your teachers’ discretion. You will also have in-class assessments in March, which are designed to assess the final content of your courses and give you the best possible preparation for your final exams.It is the Trust’s practice to enter all our students, at the school’s expense, for all examinations for which we have prepared them. This also applies to GCSE re-sit examinations in English and Mathematics.

Re-sit examinations are available at CamSF. Students will only be entered for re-sit examinations at the parents’ or student’s expense. The Head of Sixth Form can agree to enter a student for an additional examination for which the school has not provided preparation; in such a case, the entry will normally be made at the parents’ or student’s expense. In the exceptional case of a student not meeting our minimum attendance requirements or failing to prepare adequately, we reserve the right not to make the entry. This will always be discussed with the student and parents, who will then have the option to make the entry at their own expense.