Examinations

Summer 2025 Examinations

External Exam Timetable 2025

Date	Start	Len	Board	Comp Code	Component Title	Level
Thu 08 May	09:00	01:45	EDEXL	1DR0 3A	Set Text A-Theatre Makers	GCSE/9FC
Thu 08 May	13:30	00:45	AQA	8668/RF	German Reading Test Tier F	GCSE/9FC
Thu 08 May	13:30	01:00	AQA	8668/RH	German Reading Test Tier H	GCSE/9FC
Thu 08 May	13:30	00:45	AQA	8668/LH	German Listening Test Tier H	GCSE/9FC
Thu 08 May	13:30	00:35	AQA	8668/LF	German Listening Test Tier F	GCSE/9FC
Mon 12 May	09:00	01:45	AQA	8702/1	English Literature Paper 1	GCSE/9FC
Mon 12 May	09:00	02:00	EDEXL	9EC0 01	Markets & Bus.Behaviour	GCE/A
Mon 12 May	09:00	01:30	OCR	H020/01	Biology A: Breadth in Biology Wrtn	GCE/ASB
Mon 12 May	13:30	01:30	OCR	J277/01	Comp Sci: Computer Systems Wrtn	GCSE/9FC
Mon 12 May	13:30	01:30	AQA	7181/1	Psychology AS Paper 1	GCE/ASB
Tue 13 May	09:00	00:00	AQA	8062/14	Religious Studies A P1-4 Hinduism	GCSE/9FC
Tue 13 May	09:00	00:00	AQA	8062/16	Religious Studies A P1-6 Judaism	GCSE/9FC
Tue 13 May	09:00	02:15	EDEXL	9GE0 01	Geography Paper One	GCE/A
Tue 13 May	09:00	01:30	EDEXL	8EC0 01	Markets & Market Failure	GCE/ASB
Tue 13 May	13:30	01:45	AQA	8461/1H	Biology Paper 1 Tier H	GCSE/9FC
Tue 13 May	13:30	01:15	AQA	8464/B/1H	Combined Sci Trilogy Biology P1H	GCSE/9DA
Wed 14 May	09:00	01:30	AQA	1350/1	Mathematical Studies Paper 1	L3/B
Wed 14 May	09:00	02:00	AQA	7132/1	Business ADV Paper 1	GCE/A
Wed 14 May	09:00	01:45	EDEXL	8PL0 01	Politics: UKI Politics	GCE/ASB
Wed 14 May	09:00	01:30	AQA	8035/1	Geography Paper 1	GCSE/9FC
Wed 14 May	13:30	02:30	OCR	H472/01	Eng Lit: Drama & Poetry PRE-1900 Wtn	GCE/A
Thu 15 May	09:00	01:30	EDEXL	1MA1 1F	Mathematics Non Calculator [F]	GCSE/9FC
Thu 15 May	09:00	01:30	EDEXL	1MA1 1H	Mathematics Non Calculator [H]	GCSE/9FC
Thu 15 May	13:30	01:00	AQA	8668/WF	German Writing Test Tier F	GCSE/9FC
Thu 15 May	13:30	01:15	AQA	8668/WH	German Writing Test Tier H	GCSE/9FC
Fri 16 May	09:00	01:30	AQA	7131/1	Business AS Paper 1	GCE/ASB
Fri 16 May	09:00	01:20	EDEXL	1HI0 10	Crime & Punishment	GCSE/9FC
Fri 16 May	09:00	02:00	AQA	7182/1	Psychology ADV Paper 1	GCE/A
Fri 16 May	09:00	01:45	AQA	7651/1	French AS Paper 1 List Read & Writ	GCE/ASB
Mon 19 May	09:00	01:45	AQA	8462/1H	Chemistry Paper 1 Tier H	GCSE/9FC
Mon 19 May	09:00	01:15	AQA	8464/C/1H	Combined Sci Trilogy Chemistry P1H	GCSE/9DA
Mon 19 May	09:00	01:30	EDEXL	8EC0 02	Economics: The UK Economy	GCE/ASB
Mon 19 May	13:30	01:15	AQA	8582/1	Physical Education Paper 1	GCSE/9FC
Mon 19 May	13:30	02:00	EDEXL	9EC0 02	National & Global Economy	GCE/A
Mon 19 May	13:30	02:15	WJEC	A680U10-1	Media Studies Comp 1 Media Products	GCE/A
Tue 20 May	09:00	02:30	AQA	7662/1	German ADV Paper 1 List Read & Writ	GCE/A
Tue 20 May	09:00	02:00	AQA	7132/2	Business ADV Paper 2	GCE/A
Tue 20 May	09:00	02:15	AQA	8702/2	English Literature Paper 2	GCSE/9FC
Tue 20 May	13:30	02:00	EDEXL	9PL0 01	Politics: UK Politics	GCE/A
Tue 20 May	13:30	01:30	OCR	J277/02	Comp Sci: Comp Thnk Algrthm Prgrm Wtn	GCSE/9FC
Tue 20 May	13:30	02:00	EDEXL	9CN0/01	Chinese: Manderin Listen/Read & translate	GCE/A
Tue 20 May	13:30	01:30	AQA	7181/2	Psychology AS Paper 2	GCE/ASB
Wed 21 May	09:00	00:45	AQA	8658/RF	French Reading Test Tier F	GCSE/9FC
Wed 21 May	09:00	01:00	AQA	8658/RH	French Reading Test Tier H	GCSE/9FC
Wed 21 May	09:00	00:35	AQA	8658/LF	French Listening Test Tier F	GCSE/9FC
Wed 21 May	09:00	00:45	AQA	8658/LH	French Listening Test Tier H	GCSE/9FC
Wed 21 May	09:00	02:00	AQA	7182/2	Psychology ADV Paper 2	GCE/A
Wed 21 May	13:30	01:45	AQA	8062/2A	Religious Studies A P2A Excl Text	GCSE/9FC
Thu 22 May	09:00	02:30	AQA	7687/1	Polish ADV Paper 1 R/W	GCE/A
Thu 22 May	09:00	01:30	AQA	1350/2A	Mathematical Studies Paper 2 Opt A	L3/B
Thu 22 May	09:00	01:45	EDEXL	8PL0 02	Politics: UK Government	GCE/ASB
Thu 22 May	09:00	01:45	AQA	8463/1H	Physics Paper 1 Tier H	GCSE/9FC
Thu 22 May	09:00	01:45	AQA	8463/1F	Physics Paper 1 Tier F	GCSE/9FC
Thu 22 May	09:00	01:15	AQA	8464/P/1H	Combined Sci Trilogy Physics P1H	GCSE/9DA
Thu 22 May	09:00	02:30	OCR	H472/02	Eng Lit: Cmprtve & Cntxtl Stdy Wtn	GCE/A
Thu 22 May	09:00	01:30	AQA	7651/2	French AS Paper 2 Writing	GCE/ASB
Thu 22 May	09:00	01:30	OCR	H020/02	Biology A: Depth in Biology Wrtn	GCE/ASB
Thu 22 May	13:30	01:30	AQA	7131/2	Business AS Paper 2	GCE/ASB
Thu 22 May	13:30	02:15	EDEXL	9GE0 02	Geography: Paper Two	GCE/A
Thu 22 May	13:30	02:00	OCR	H418/01	Law: Legal Systm & Crmnl Law Wrtn	GCE/A
Thu 22 May	13:30	02:40	OCR	Y420/01	Frthr Mthmtcs B [Mei] : Core Pure Wtn	GCE/B
Fri 23 May	09:00	02:30	AQA	7042/1H	History ADV Paper 1 Option H	GCE/A
Fri 23 May	09:00	01:45	AQA	8700/1	English Language Paper 1	GCSE/9FC
Fri 23 May	09:00	01:45	EDEXL	9PH0 01	Physics: Advanced Physics I	GCE/A
Fri 23 May	09:00	02:00	OCR	H555/01	PE: Physlgcl Fctr Afct Perf Wtn	GCE/A
HALF TERM
Mon 02 Jun	09:00	02:30	EDEXL	9DR0 03	Drama: Theatre Makers in Prac.	GCE/A
Mon 02 Jun	09:00	03:00	WJEC	A602U10-1	D & T Proddesign COMP1 D & T21ST Century	GCE/A
Mon 02 Jun	13:30	02:00	AQA	7687/2	Polish ADV Paper 2 W	GCE/A
Mon 02 Jun	13:30	01:45	EDEXL	1AS0 01	Naked-Eye Astronomy	GCSE/9FC
Tue 03 Jun	13:30	02:00	OCR	H418/02	Law: Law Making & the Law of Tort Wtn	GCE/A
Tue 03 Jun	13:30	02:40	EDEXL	9CN0/02	Chinese: Manderin Writ Resp. Works & Trans	GCE/A
Tue 03 Jun	13:30	01:15	OCR	Y433/01	Frthr Math B [Mei] : Mdlg Algrthms Wtn	GCE/B
Wed 04 Jun	09:00	01:30	EDEXL	1MA1 2F	Mathematics: Calculator [F]	GCSE/9FC
Wed 04 Jun	09:00	01:30	EDEXL	1MA1 2H	Mathematics: Calculator [H]	GCSE/9FC
Wed 04 Jun	09:00	01:00	OCR	H555/02	PE: Psychlgcl Fctr Afct Perf Wtn	GCE/A
Wed 04 Jun	13:30	02:00	OCR	H640/01	Maths B [Mei] : Pure Mthmtc Mchnc Wtn	GCE/A
Thu 05 Jun	09:00	00:00	EDEXL	1HI0 B4	History: Early Elizabethan	GCSE/9FC
Thu 05 Jun	09:00	00:00	EDEXL	1HI0 P4	History: Superpower Relations	GCSE/9FC
Thu 05 Jun	09:00	01:50	EDEXL	1HI0 2R	History: Superpower Elizabethan	GCSE/9FC
Thu 05 Jun	09:00	02:00	EDEXL	9EC0 03	Economics: Micro & Macro Economics	GCE/A
Thu 05 Jun	13:30	01:00	AQA	8658/WF	French Writing Test Tier F	GCSE/9FC
Thu 05 Jun	13:30	01:15	AQA	8658/WH	French Writing Test Tier H	GCSE/9FC
Thu 05 Jun	13:30	02:00	EDEXL	9PL0 02	Politics: UK Government	GCE/A
Thu 05 Jun	13:30	02:15	OCR	H420/01	Biology A: Biological Processes Wtn	GCE/A
Thu 05 Jun	13:30	02:30	WJEC	A680U20-1	Media Studies Comp 2 Media Forms	GCE/A
Fri 06 Jun	09:00	02:30	AQA	7652/1	French ADV Paper 1 List Read & Writ	GCE/A
Fri 06 Jun	09:00	01:45	AQA	8700/2	English Language Paper 2	GCSE/9FC
Fri 06 Jun	09:00	02:15	EDEXL	9GE0 03	Geography: Paper Three	GCE/A
Fri 06 Jun	13:30	02:30	AQA	7042/2S	History ADV Paper 2 Option S	GCE/A
Fri 06 Jun	13:30	01:30	AQA	8035/2	Geography Paper 2	GCSE/9FC
Mon 09 Jun	09:00	02:00	AQA	7662/2	German ADV Paper 2 Writing	GCE/A
Mon 09 Jun	09:00	01:45	AQA	8461/2H	Biology Paper 2 Tier H	GCSE/9FC
Mon 09 Jun	09:00	01:15	AQA	8464/B/2H	Combined Sci Trilogy Biology P2H	GCSE/9DA
Mon 09 Jun	09:00	01:45	EDEXL	9PH0 02	Physics: Advanced Physics II	GCE/A
Mon 09 Jun	09:00	02:00	AQA	7182/3	Psychology ADV Paper 3	GCE/A
Mon 09 Jun	13:30	02:00	AQA	7132/3	Business ADV Paper 3	GCE/A
Mon 09 Jun	13:30	01:15	AQA	8582/2	Physical Education Paper 2	GCSE/9FC
Tue 10 Jun	09:00	02:30	AQA	7687/3	Polish ADV Paper 3 L/R/W	GCE/A
Tue 10 Jun	09:00	02:00	EDEXL	9PL0 3B	Politics: Compar. Politics-Global	GCE/A
Tue 10 Jun	09:00	02:00	OCR	H418/04	Law: the Ntre Law & Law Cntrct Wrtn	GCE/A
Tue 10 Jun	09:00	02:15	OCR	H432/01	Chem A: Prdc Tble Elmnt Phy Chm Wtn	GCE/A
Tue 10 Jun	13:30	01:30	EDEXL	1HI0 31	History: Weimar & Nazi Germany	GCSE/9FC
Tue 10 Jun	13:30	02:00	OCR	H573/01	Rel Stud: Philosophy of Religion Wtn	GCE/A
Wed 11 Jun	09:00	01:30	EDEXL	1MA1 3F	Mathematics: Calculator [F]	GCSE/9FC
Wed 11 Jun	09:00	01:30	EDEXL	1MA1 3H	Mathematics: Calculator [H]	GCSE/9FC
CONTINGENCY AFTERNOON - Wednesday 11th June PM
Thu 12 Jun	09:00	01:30	AQA	8035/3	Geography Paper 3	GCSE/9FC
Thu 12 Jun	13:30	01:45	AQA	8365/1	Further Mathematics Paper 1	L2/FC
Thu 12 Jun	13:30	01:45	EDEXL	1AS0 02	Astronomy: Telescopic Astronomy	GCSE/9FC
Thu 12 Jun	13:30	02:00	OCR	H640/02	Maths B [Mei] : Pure Mthmtcs Stats Wtn	GCE/A
Fri 13 Jun	09:00	01:45	AQA	8462/2H	Chemistry Paper 2 Tier H	GCSE/9FC
Fri 13 Jun	09:00	01:15	AQA	8464/C/2H	Combined Sci Trilogy Chemistry P2H	GCSE/9DA
Fri 13 Jun	09:00	02:15	OCR	H420/02	Biology A: Biological Diversity Wtn	GCE/A
Fri 13 Jun	13:30	02:15	OCR	Y422/01	Frthr Mthmtcs B [Mei] : Stat Major Wtn	GCE/B
Mon 16 Jun	09:00	02:00	AQA	7652/2	French ADV Paper 2 Writing	GCE/A
Mon 16 Jun	09:00	01:45	AQA	8463/2H	Physics Paper 2 Tier H	GCSE/9FC
Mon 16 Jun	09:00	01:45	AQA	8463/2F	Physics Paper 2 Tier F	GCSE/9FC
Mon 16 Jun	09:00	01:15	AQA	8464/P/2H	Combined Sci Trilogy Physics P2H	GCSE/9DA
Mon 16 Jun	09:00	02:15	OCR	H432/02	Chem A: Synths & Anlytcl Tchnqs Wtn	GCE/A
Mon 16 Jun	13:30	01:30	OCR	J536/05	Music: Listening and Appraising-Wtn	GCSE/9FC
Tue 17 Jun	09:00	02:30	EDEXL	9PH0 03	Principles in Physics	GCE/A
Tue 17 Jun	09:00	01:00	OCR	H555/03	PE: Socio-Cltrl Physl Actv Sprt Wtn	GCE/A
Tue 17 Jun	13:30	02:00	OCR	H573/02	Rel Stud: Religion and Ethics Wtn	GCE/A
Tue 17 Jun	13:30	01:45	WJEC	C560UA0-1	Foodprp & Ntrition COMP1 Written Princ	GCSE/9FC
Wed 18 Jun	09:00	01:45	EDEXL	1DT0 1B	DT: Papers and Boards	GCSE/9FC
Wed 18 Jun	09:00	01:45	EDEXL	1DT0 1F	DT: Timbers	GCSE/9FC
Wed 18 Jun	09:00	01:30	OCR	H420/03	Biology A: Unified Biology Wtn	GCE/A
Wed 18 Jun	13:30	01:45	AQA	8365/2	Further Mathematics Paper 2	L2/FC
Thu 19 Jun	13:30	02:00	OCR	H640/03	Maths B [Mei] : Pure Mthmtcs Comp Wtn	GCE/A
Fri 20 Jun	09:00	01:30	OCR	H432/03	Chem A: Unified Chemistry Wtn	GCE/A
Fri 20 Jun	09:00	02:00	OCR	H573/06	Rel Stud: Dvlpmnts Bddhst Thght Wtn	GCE/A
					CONTINGENCY DAY - Wednesday 25th June

Mock Exams - April 2025 (Year 12)

Year 12 Exam Mock Timetable - April 2025

Mock Exams - November 2025 (Year 11)

Timetables are unavailable at present

General Rules

In any exam assessment (this includes coursework), you must not:

Submit work which is not your own
Make available your work to other candidates through any medium
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Including inappropriate, offensive or obscene material

Certificates

Due to Data Protection, Plymouth High School for Girls are no longer able to keep exam certificates for longer than 12 months or issue statements of results.

Exam Boards will need to be contacted directly to be able to obtain a statement of results.

AQA https://www.aqa.org.uk/contact-us
Edexcel/Pearson https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/contact-us.html
OCR https://www.ocr.org.uk/students/replacement-certificates/
WJEC/EDUQAS https://www.wjec.co.uk/home/student-support/replacement-exam-certificates

If you have any questions regarding examination please contact our Examinations Officer, Mrs Karen James.

Exam & Performance Data

In schools in England and Wales student performance data is compared by government agencies such as Ofsted and the Department for Education (DfE). This helps parents and carers to see how well students are likely to achieve in Plymouth High School, compared to students in other similar schools.

View the latest data for Plymouth High Schools

We hope you find this information helpful. If you would like to discuss it further with us please contact the school on office@plymouthhighschoolforgirls.org.uk.

Latest Performance Data

Due to the uneven impact of the pandemic the DfE recommends:

Not making direct comparisons with data from previous years or between schools or colleges
Discussing with the school of college factors that may have influenced these results.

Key stage 4	2023/24
Number of pupils at the end of key stage 4	116
Progress 8 score	0.24
Average attainment 8 score per pupil	65.34
Number of pupils included in the Progress 8 score	108
% achieving a strong pass in English and maths (grade 5 or above)	91%
% achieving a standard pass in English and maths (grade 4 or above)	97%
% of pupils entering the English Baccalaureate	40.50%
% achieving grade 5 or above in the English Baccalaureate	34%
EBacc average points score	5.82

16-18	2023/24
A level value added score	-0.31
Number of students at the end of 16-18 studies	122
Number of students at the end of 16-18 study with an A level exam entry (for average grade measure)	122
Average point score per A level entry	35
Number of students at the end of 16-18 study with an applied general exam entry (for average grade measure)	na
Average point score per applied general entry expressed as a vocational grade	na