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When are GCSE mock exams?

GCSE mock exams are usually held in December or January of year 11. However, some schools might also have GCSE mock exams at the end of year 10. Timings will be different for each school so check your school website or with your teachers for the exact dates so you can be prepared!

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When are the GCSE exams 2025?

GCSE exams in 2025 start from the week commencing Monday, 5 May and finish on Friday, 20 June.

These are the most up-to-date exam dates set by each exam board, but they might change closer to the exam period. As such, you should only use these dates as a general guide. You can find all exam timetables for each GCSE exam board linked on this page.

Non-exam assessments, such as modern foreign language speaking tests and practical science experiments, may be set before this period as they are decided by each school.

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When are the GCSE maths exams 2025?

The following GCSE maths exams will take place on Thursday, 8 May (morning)

  • WJEC mathematics numeracy unit 1 - intermediate and higher

The following GCSE maths exams will take place on Thursday, 15 May (morning)

  • AQA maths paper 1 (non-calculator) - foundation and higher

  • CCEA mathematics units 1 and 2 - foundation

  • CCEA mathematics units 3 and 4 - higher

  • Edexcel maths paper 1 (non-calculator) - foundation and higher

  • Eduqas maths paper component 1 - foundation and higher

  • OCR maths paper 1 (calculator) - foundation

  • OCR maths paper 4 (calculator) - higher

  • WJEC mathematics unit 1 - foundation, intermediate and higher

The following GCSE maths exams will take place on Wednesday, 4 June (morning)

  • AQA maths paper 2 (calculator) - foundation and higher

  • CCEA maths unit 5 (calculator and non-calculator) - foundation

  • CCEA maths unit 6 (calculator and non-calculator) - foundation

  • CCEA maths unit 7 (calculator and non-calculator) - higher

  • CCEA maths unit 8 (calculator and non-calculator) - higher

  • Edexcel maths paper 2 (calculator) - foundation and higher

  • Eduqas mathematics component 2 - foundation and higher

  • OCR mathematics paper 2 (non-calculator) - foundation

  • OCR mathematics paper 5 (calculator) - higher

  • WJEC mathematics numeracy unit 2 - foundation, intermediate and higher

The following GCSE maths exams will take place on Wednesday, 11 June (morning)

  • AQA maths paper 3 (calculator) - foundation and higher

  • Edexcel maths paper 3 (calculator) - foundation and higher

  • OCR maths paper 3 (calculator) - foundation

  • OCR maths paper 6 (calculator) - higher

  • WJEC maths unit 2 - foundation, intermediate and higher

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When are the GCSE English language exams 2025?

GCSE English language exam dates 2025

  • CCEA English language unit 4 will take place on the morning of Tuesday, 20 May.

  • AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas and OCR English language paper 1 exams will take place on morning of Friday, 23 May.

  • WJEC English Language unit 2 will take place on morning of Friday, 23 May.

  • CCEA English language unit 1 will take place on the morning of Wednesday, 7 May.

  • AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas and OCR English language paper 2 exams will take place on morning of Friday, 6 June.

  • WJEC English Language unit 3 will take place on morning of Friday, 6 June.

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When are the GCSE English literature exams 2025?

GCSE English literature exam dates 2025

  • AQA, CCEA, Edexcel and OCR English literature paper 1 exams will take place on morning of Monday, 12 May.

  • Eduqas and WJEC foundation and higher English literature paper 1 exams will take place on morning of Tuesday, 13 May.

  • AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas & OCR English literature paper 2 exams will take place on morning of Tuesday, 20 May.

  • CCEA English literature unit 4 will take place on morning of Tuesday, 20 May.

  • WJEC English literature unit 2 option a and b foundation and higher will take place morning of Tuesday, 20 May.

  • CCEA English literature unit 2 will take place on the morning of Thursday, 29 May.

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When are the GCSE science exams 2025?

Biology single science and combined science exam dates 2025

  • AQA, Edexcel, OCR and CCEA biology paper 1 and WJEC biology paper 2 for both combined and single science students will take place on the afternoon of Tuesday, 13 May.

  • AQA, Edexcel, OCR and CCEA biology paper 2 and WJEC biology paper 1 for both combined and single science students will take place on the morning of Monday, 9 June.

  • CCEA biology paper practical theory for combined students will take place on the morning of Monday, 9 June.

Chemistry single science and combined science exam dates 2025

  • AQA, Edexcel, OCR chemistry paper 1 and WJEC chemistry unit 2 for combined and single science students will take place on the morning of Monday, 19 May.

  • CCEA chemistry unit 1 foundation and higher papers will take place on the morning of Monday, 19 May.

  • AQA, Edexcel and OCR chemistry paper 2 for both combined and single science students will take place on the morning of Friday, 13 June.

  • WJEC chemistry unit 1 will take place on the morning of Friday, 13 June.

  • CCEA chemistry unit 2 for both combined double award and single science students, and CCEA chemistry practical theory for combined double award students will take place on the morning of Friday, 13 June.

  • CCEA chemistry unit 3 (Practical Theory) will take place on the afternoon of Friday, 20 June.

Physics single science and combined science exam dates 2025

  • AQA and Edexcel physics paper 1 for both combined and single science students, and OCR physics paper 1 and 3 will take place on the morning of Thursday, 22 May.

  • WJEC physics unit 2 will take place on the morning of Thursday, 22 May.

  • AQA and Edexcel physics paper 2 for both combined and single science students, and OCR physics paper 2 and 4 will take place on the morning of Monday, 16 June.

  • WJEC physics unit 2 will take place on the morning of Thursday, 22 May.

  • CCEA physics unit 1 for both combined double award and single science students will take place on the morning of Thursday, 22 May.

  • CCEA physics unit 2 for both combined double award and single science students will take place on the morning of Monday, 16 June.

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Create your own revision timetable

Head over to our Revision: Timetables and planning page to download your own revision timetable template and personalise it based on your exam dates.

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Exam board timetables

When are the AQA GCSE exams 2025?

Check out the to find out the dates of all of your AQA exams.

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When are the CCEA GCSE exams 2025?

Check out the to find out the dates of all of your CCEA exams.

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When are the Edexcel GCSE exams 2025?

Take a look at the to find out the dates of all of your Edexcel exams.

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When are the Eduqas GCSE exams 2025?

Take a look at the to find out the dates of all of your Eduqas exams. Please note that these are the provisional dates.

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When are the OCR GCSE exams 2025?

Hop over to the to see the dates of all GCSE exams 2025.

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When are the WJEC GCSE exams 2025?

Have a look at the to see the dates of all GCSE WJEC exams. Please note that these are the provisional dates.

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Exam practice

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How to prepare for your GCSE exams

Bitesize has an enormous collection of online GCSE study guides, complete with videos, audio, infographics and quizzes to ensure that your revision is engaging and suits how you learn.

According to psychotherapist Josh Fletcher, mock exams are the best way to practise for your GCSEs. That's why we've created our exam-style and quick-fire GCSE exam quizzes. These fun, interactive questions are based on GCSE past papers and written by teachers and experts so you can test your knowledge and give your revision a boost.

Take the GCSE quizzes for all GCSE exam boards in maths (foundation and higher), English literature, computer science, geography, combined science (foundation and higher), biology (foundation and higher), chemistry (foundation and higher) and physics (foundation and higher).

You can also prepare for your exams with revision podcasts by 大象传媒 Bitesize and 大象传媒 Sounds. Listen to the podcasts to recap key texts in English literature, revise key science topics in biology, chemistry and physics, and to hear lots of useful study support tips.

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