GCSE exam dates 2026

GCSE exams in 2026 are scheduled to start from the week commencing Monday, 4 May and finish on Friday, 26 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.

The following GCSE maths exams will take place on Thursday, 7 May (morning)

• WJEC mathematics numeracy unit 1 - foundation, intermediate and higher

The following GCSE maths exams will take place on Thursday, 14 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, 3 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, 10 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

GCSE English language exam dates 2026

• CCEA English language unit 4 is on the morning of Thursday, 21 May.

• AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas and OCR English language paper 1 exams will take place on morning of Thursday, 21 May.

• WJEC English Language unit 2 is on morning of Thursday, 21 May.

• CCEA English language unit 1 is on the morning of Thursday, 7 May.

• AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas and OCR English language paper 2 exams will take place on morning of Friday, 5 June.

• WJEC English Language unit 3 will take place on morning of Friday, 5 June.

GCSE English literature exam dates 2026

• AQA, CCEA, Edexcel and OCR English literature paper 1 exams will take place on morning of Monday, 11 May.

• Eduqas and WJEC foundation and higher English literature paper 1 exams will take place on morning of Monday, 11 May.

• AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas & OCR English literature paper 2 exams will take place on morning of Tuesday, 19 May.

• WJEC English literature unit 2 option a and b foundation and higher will take place morning of Tuesday, 19 May.

• CCEA English literature unit 2 is on the morning of Thursday, 28 May.

Biology single science and combined science exam dates 2026

• AQA, Edexcel, OCR and CCEA biology paper 1 for both combined and single science students, and WJEC biology unit 2, will take place on the afternoon of Tuesday, 12 May.

• AQA, Edexcel, OCR and CCEA biology paper 2 for both combined and single science students, and WJEC biology unit 1, will take place on the morning of Monday, 8 June.

• CCEA biology paper practical theory for combined students will take place on the morning of Monday, 8 June.

Chemistry single science and combined science exam dates 2026

• AQA, Edexcel, OCR chemistry paper 1 for combined and single science students, and WJEC chemistry unit 2, will take place on the morning of Monday, 18 May.

• CCEA chemistry unit 1 foundation and higher papers will take place on the morning of Monday, 18 May.

• AQA, Edexcel and OCR chemistry paper 2 for both combined and single science students will take place on the morning of Friday, 12 June.

• WJEC chemistry unit 1 will take place on the morning of Friday, 12 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, 12 June.

• CCEA chemistry unit 3 (Practical Theory) will take place on the afternoon of Friday, 19 June.

Physics single science and combined science exam dates 2026

• 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 Tuesday, 2 June.

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

• CCEA physics unit 1 for both combined double award and single science students will take place on the morning of Friday, 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, 15 June.

• WJEC physics unit 1 will take place on the morning of Monday, 15 June.

• CCEA physics unit 2 for both combined double award and single science students will take place on the morning of Monday, 15 June.

GCSE History exam dates 2026

AQA:

• History paper 1 will take place on the morning of Friday, 15 May
• History paper 2 will take place on the morning of Thursday, 4 June

Edexcel:

• History paper 1 will take place on the morning of Friday, 15 May
• History paper 2 will take place on the morning of Thursday, 4 June
• History paper 3 will take place on the afternoon of Tuesday, 9 June

OCR:

• History paper 1 will take place on the morning of Friday, 15 May
• History paper 2 will take place on the morning of Thursday, 4 June
• History paper 3 will take place on the afternoon of Tuesday, 9 June

Eduqas:

• History paper 1 will take place on the morning of Friday, 15 May
• History paper 2 will take place on the morning of Thursday, 4 June

WJEC:

• History paper 1 will take place on the morning of Friday, 15 May
• History paper 2 will take place on the morning of Thursday, 4 June
• History paper 3 will take place on the afternoon of Tuesday, 9 June

CCEA:

• History paper 1 will take place on the morning of Friday, 15 May
• History paper 2 will take place on the morning of Thursday, 4 June

GCSE Geography exam dates 2026

AQA:

• Geography paper 1 will take place on the morning of Wednesday, 13 May
• Geography paper 2 will take place on the afternoon of Wednesday, 3 June
• Geography paper 3 will take place on the morning of Thursday, 11 June

Edexcel:

• Geography paper 1 will take place on the morning of Wednesday, 13 May
• Geography paper 2 will take place on the afternoon of Wednesday, 3 June
• Geography paper 3 will take place on the morning of Thursday, 11 June

OCR:

• Geography paper 1 will take place on the morning of Wednesday, 13 May
• Geography paper 2 will take place on the afternoon of Wednesday, 3 June
• Geography paper 3 will take place on the morning of Thursday, 11 June

Eduqas:

• Geography paper 1 will take place on the morning of Wednesday, 13 May
• Geography paper 2 will take place on the afternoon of Wednesday, 3 June
• Geography paper 3 will take place on the morning of Thursday, 11 June

WJEC:

• Geography unit 1 will take place on the morning of Tuesday, 12 May
• Geography unit 2 will take place on the afternoon of Wednesday, 3 June

CCEA:

• Geography paper 1 will take place on the morning of Wednesday, 13 May
• Geography paper 2 will take place on the morning of Tuesday, 26 May
• Geography paper 3 will take place on the afternoon of Friday, 5 June

GCSE French exam dates 2026

AQA:

• GCSE French listening exam is on the morning of Wednesday, 20 May
• GCSE French reading exam is on the morning of Wednesday, 20 May
• GCSE French writing exam is on the afternoon of Thursday, 4 June

Edexcel:

• GCSE French listening exam is on the morning of Wednesday, 20 May
• GCSE French reading exam is on the afternoon of Thursday, 4 June
• GCSE French writing exam is on the afternoon of Monday, 8 June

WJEC:

• GCSE French listening exam is on the morning of Wednesday, 20 May
• GCSE French reading exam is on the morning of Wednesday, 20 May
• GCSE French writing exam is on the afternoon of Thursday, 4 June

CCEA:

• GCSE French listening exam is on the afternoon of Wednesday, 20 May
• GCSE French writing exam is on the afternoon of Thursday, 4 June
• GCSE French reading exam is on the afternoon of Thursday, 11 June

GCSE Spanish exam dates 2026

AQA:

• GCSE Spanish listening exam is on the morning of Tuesday, 9 June
• GCSE Spanish reading exam is on the morning of Tuesday, 9 June
• GCSE Spanish writing exam is on the morning of Tuesday, 16 June

Edexcel:

• GCSE Spanish listening exam is on the morning of Tuesday, 9 June
• GCSE Spanish reading exam is on the morning of Tuesday, 16 June
• GCSE Spanish writing exam is on the morning of Wednesday, 17 June

WJEC:

• GCSE Spanish listening exam is on the morning of Tuesday, 9 June
• GCSE Spanish reading exam is on the morning of Tuesday, 9 June
• GCSE Spanish writing exam is on the morning of Tuesday, 16 June

CCEA:

• GCSE Spanish listening exam is on the afternoon of Friday, 22 May
• GCSE Spanish writing exam is on the afternoon of Friday, 29 May
• GCSE Spanish reading exam is on the morning of Tuesday, 9 June

GCSE computer science exam dates 2026

AQA:

• Computer science paper 1 is on the afternoon of Wednesday, 13 May
• Computer science paper 2 is on the afternoon of Tuesday, 19 May

Edexcel:

• Computer science paper 1 is on the afternoon of Wednesday, 13 May
• Computer science paper 2 is on the afternoon of Tuesday, 19 May

OCR:

• Computer science paper 1 is on the afternoon of Wednesday, 13 May
• Computer science paper 2 is on the afternoon of Tuesday, 19 May

Eduqas:

• Computer science paper 1 is on the afternoon of Wednesday, 13 May
• Computer science paper 2 is on the afternoon of Tuesday, 19 May

WJEC:

• Computer science paper 1 is on the afternoon of Wednesday, 13 May
• Computer science paper 2 is on the afternoon of Tuesday, 19 May

GCSE religious studies exam dates 2026

AQA:

• Religious studies paper 1 is on the morning of Tuesday, 12 May
• Religious studies paper 2 is on the afternoon of Wednesday, 20 May

Edexcel:

• Religious studies paper 1 is on the morning of Tuesday, 12 May
• Religious studies paper 2 is on the afternoon of Wednesday, 20 May
• Religious studies papers 3 and 4 are on the afternoon of Monday, 1 June

OCR:

• Religious studies paper 1 is on the morning of Tuesday, 12 May
• Religious studies paper 2 is on the afternoon of Wednesday, 20 May

Eduqas:

• Religious studies paper 1 is on the morning of Tuesday, 12 May
• Religious studies paper 2 is on the afternoon of Wednesday, 20 May
• Religious studies paper 3 is on the afternoon of Monday, 1 June

WJEC:

• Religious studies unit 1 is on the afternoon of Wednesday, 20 May
• Religious studies unit 2 is on the afternoon of Monday, 1 June
• Religious studies unit 3 is on the afternoon of Monday, 1 June

CCEA:

• Religious studies unit 6 is on the morning of Tuesday, 12 May
• Religious studies units 3, 4 and 5 are on the morning of Wednesday, 20 May
• Religious studies units 1 and 2 are on the morning of Friday, 29 May
• Religious studies unit 7 is on the afternoon of Wednesday, 3 June
• Religious studies unit 8 is on the afternoon of Wednesday, 10 June
• Religious studies unit 9 is on the afternoon of Thursday, 18 June

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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!

Check out the AQA GCSE exam timetable 2026 to find out the dates of all of your AQA exams.

Check out the CCEA GCSE exam timetable 2026 to find out the dates of all of your CCEA exams.

Take a look at the Edexcel GCSE exam timetable 2026 to find out the dates of all of your Edexcel exams.

Take a look at the Eduqas GCSE exam timetable 2026 to find out the dates of all of your Eduqas exams.

Hop over to the OCR GCSE exam timetable 2026 to see the dates of all GCSE exams 2026.

Have a look at the WJEC GCSE exam timetable 2026 to see the dates of all GCSE WJEC exams.

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