Exam Information

Summer Results 2024

All exam certificates from Summer 2024 will be available to collect from school from the week beginning the 18th November. These are your official results and should be collected as soon as possible after this date. 

Examination JCQ Documents, Rules and Policies

General Exam Requirements

You must arrive at school 20 minutes prior to an examination at the latest.

It is much better to leave yourself a safety margin on timings in case of problems with the journey.

Students must not have mobiles phones (either on or off), notes, MP3/4 players, iPods, earphones/ Airpods/ earbuds, wrist watches, any technological/web enabled sources of information, reading pens, etc. in their possession. This is very important because if unauthorised items are found in your possession, you will be reported to the Awarding Body who may penalise you. Please make sure your pockets are empty.

You should bring two black pens and any other equipment needed for your examination.

Only clear pencil cases are allowed on your desk.

Do not use gel or any correcting pens. Highlighter pens must not be used in your answers.

You are allowed to use a scientific calculator, unless the question paper states otherwise.

Calculators must be free of lids, cases and covers. The memory should be cleared before the exam.

No food or chewing gum is allowed in the examination hall.

Water bottles are allowed and you are encouraged to bring one. These should be clear bottles with a spill-proof cap. There should be no label or any markings on the bottle.

You must do any rough work in the answer booklet provided. Cross out anything that you do not wish to be marked.

There is absolutely no talking or communication between students once you enter the examination room. If you have any questions, you should raise your hand once seated and an invigilator will come to you. You must remain silent until you are outside the exam room.

What to do if you are ill on the day of an examination

If a student is unwell, it is better for them to attend school for the examination where a member of the Senior Leadership Team will discuss with them whether they are in a position to be able to sit the examination properly; where they are not able to, the centre will be able to make a stronger case when applying for Special Consideration due to illness than if they had not attended at all.

However, if a student is too ill to get into school, and therefore unable to attend an examination:

the school must be informed by 8.30am. Parent/Carers must call the school reception to report that the student is too ill to attend the exam.

Ideally on the day of the absence, but within three days of the examination missed the Exams Officer must also be notified in writing of the reason for absence by emailing exams@marriotts.herts.sch.uk . The Exams Officer will then send any paperwork that needs to be completed.

It is the Parent/Carer's and Student's responsibility to contact the Exams Officer to provide a reason for absence. If the Exams Officer is not contacted within the timescales given it will be assumed that the student does not have a valid reason for missing the exam, which will eliminate any chances for any special consideration.

If you do not attend an examination without a valid reason, you will be charged for that examination.

 Misreading the timetable will not be accepted as a satisfactory explanation for absence.