Exams
Welcome to our Exams page. Please check this page regularly for updated exams/assessment information and guidance. Information is also available on the Exams notice board in H Block.
Year 10 GCSE French Speaking Test Mocks - Wednesday 3rd and Thursday 4th July
French Speaking Test mocks will take place in the PLC on Wed 3rd and Thurs 4th July in the PLC (the bungalow).
Students should check the Exams notice board in H block for their timeslot to attend.
Results Day - Thursday 22 August 2024
Our Year 11 leavers are invited to collect their GCSE results from school on Thursday 22 August, between 9am and 11am.
Students should collect their results from the School Hall, where they will be asked to sign for their results. Please note that we are unable to release results to anyone other than the student unless we have a signed letter of consent from the student. We cannot accept screenshots of text messages or emails for this purpose.
Senior staff will be available in school on Results Day should you have any queries about your results, and information regarding the awarding bodies' post results services will be issued with result slips.
Please also see this letter for more information about Results Day.
GCSE Certificates
Our Summer '24 Leavers certificates will be available for collection in November, date to be confirmed.
Pre Summer 24 Leavers - uncollected certificates are retained for a maximum of 5 years after the date of issue. If you have any queries regarding your uncollected certificates please contact Mrs Charles, the Exams Officer, at exams@ridgewood.dudley.sch.uk
Information for students and parents and/or carers
UPDATE 04/05/23 - The Ofqual guide for schools and colleges brings together information schools and colleges need to know about exams and assessments. It explains what you can expect from awarding organisations regulated by Ofqual and covers qualifications which are typically taken in an academic year in centres, including the Technical Qualification (within a T Level). Changes in place to arrangements for qualifications in 2023, including grading and new actions to support the issuing of level 3 Vocational Technical Qualification results, used for progression to higher education, are included.
Ofqual’s Chief Regulator Dr Jo Saxton has also written an open letter to parents to explain arrangements and the support in place for exams this summer, as well as the information available to students.
Ofqual have also updated their blog on everything you need to know about this exams season, including the latest information on what support is in place for students and how grading will work.
This link will take you to a letter, recently published by the Head of Ofqual (Office for Qualifications and Standards) regarding exams taken in Summer 2023. Please be reassured that all of the measures mentioned in this letter are in place at Ridgewood for both the upcoming Mock Series, January 2023 exams, and the exams in Summer 2023.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mr Cannon.
Top tips for parents/carers - helping children prepare for exams
For helpful guidance to support your child throughout the exam period please click here.
Non Examination Assessments and Coursework
Information for students taking qualifications that include a non-examination assessment unit (Cambridge National or GCSE qualifications) is available below; please also refer to the important 'JCQ information for candidates' documents within our 'examination and assessment guidance' section below.
Examination and Assessment Guidance
All students taking GCSE/Cambridge National examinations and assessments must ensure that they have read the appropriate guidance regarding their assessments. Please click on the link below to access the latest JCQ information for candidates:
Policies - Exam
Exam policies can be found via the Examination Policies page.
In accordance with the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) regulations, Ridgewood High School has in place a range of policies to support the delivery and administration of assessments and exams. For more information regarding these policies, please contact the Exams Officer at exams@ridgewood.dudley.sch.uk