Confirmed by the Awarding Bodies

Exam Entry Deadlines 2027

Entries for the summer 2027 series close on 21 February 2027, months before the first paper on 10 May. Miss it and, for every subject except GCSE English Language and Maths, the next opportunity is a full year away.

What is the next exam deadline?

Entries close

today

Sunday, 4 October 2026

Closing date for November 2026 series entries. Centres set an earlier internal deadline so entries can be checked and submitted.

Our deadline is earlier than the exam board's

An entry has to be checked against the right specification and tier and then submitted before the board's cut-off, not on it. Registering in the final week leaves no room to correct a mistake, and a mistake found after the deadline cannot be corrected at all. Treat the board dates below as the outer limit and come to us well before them.

Our booking cut-offs

Book by the standard date for the standard price. After it the late, then higher-late, then very-high-late prices apply until entries close. Cambridge International and Edexcel IGCSE have their own dates.

Series	Standard until	Late until	Higher late until	Entries close	Results	Board deadline
November 2026 (Cambridge CAIE) Entries closed for this series	Sunday, 16 August 2026	Sunday, 30 August 2026	Thursday, 10 September 2026	Sunday, 20 September 2026	TBC	Thursday, 20 August 2026
November 2026 (Edexcel IGCSE) Higher late price · final booking deadline 20 Oct 2026	Thursday, 20 August 2026	Sunday, 13 September 2026	Thursday, 8 October 2026	Tuesday, 20 October 2026	Friday, 22 January 2027	Tuesday, 15 September 2026
November 2026 (GCSE English & Maths) Higher late price · final booking deadline 24 Oct 2026	Thursday, 17 September 2026	Sunday, 27 September 2026	Sunday, 11 October 2026	Saturday, 24 October 2026	Thursday, 14 January 2027	Sunday, 4 October 2026
Summer (June) 2027 (GCSE, A & AS Level) Standard price until 5 Feb 2027	Friday, 5 February 2027	Thursday, 18 February 2027	Thursday, 8 April 2027	Sunday, 25 April 2027	Thursday, 19 August 2027	Sunday, 21 February 2027
Summer (June) 2027 (Cambridge CAIE) Standard price until 5 Feb 2027	Friday, 5 February 2027	Thursday, 11 February 2027	Thursday, 8 April 2027	Sunday, 25 April 2027	TBC	Sunday, 21 February 2027
Summer (June) 2027 (Edexcel IGCSE) Standard price until 5 Mar 2027	Friday, 5 March 2027	Sunday, 14 March 2027	Thursday, 8 April 2027	Sunday, 25 April 2027	Thursday, 19 August 2027	Sunday, 21 March 2027

Summer 2027 series

GCSE, IGCSE, AS and A-Level. Exams run 10 May to 18 June 2027.

Date	What happens	Why it matters
Friday, 29 January 2027	Modified papers requested by Last date to request modified papers — enlarged print, braille, coloured paper — for the June 2027 series.	Last date to request modified papers — enlarged print, braille, coloured paper — for the June 2027 series.
Sunday, 21 February 2027	Entries close Critical Closing date for June 2027 entries. This is the single most important date in the exam year for a private candidate.	Closing date for June 2027 entries. This is the single most important date in the exam year for a private candidate.
Monday, 22 February 2027	Late entry fee applies Entries submitted on or after this date are charged a late entry fee.	Entries submitted on or after this date are charged a late entry fee.
Sunday, 21 March 2027	Access arrangements processed by Last date for access arrangement applications — extra time, reader, scribe — to be processed for June 2027.	Last date for access arrangement applications — extra time, reader, scribe — to be processed for June 2027.
Thursday, 22 April 2027	Very late entry fee applies Entries on or after this date are classified as very late, carry a higher fee, and amendments are chargeable.	Entries on or after this date are classified as very late, carry a higher fee, and amendments are chargeable.
Friday, 7 May 2027	Coursework and NEA marks due Internally assessed marks for most subjects must reach the awarding body and the moderator.	Internally assessed marks for most subjects must reach the awarding body and the moderator.
Monday, 10 May 2027	First exam The summer series opens. Every paper starts at either 09:00 or 13:30.	The summer series opens. Every paper starts at either 09:00 or 13:30.
Saturday, 15 May 2027	Practical endorsement due A-Level science practical endorsement outcomes must reach the awarding body.	A-Level science practical endorsement outcomes must reach the awarding body.
Friday, 18 June 2027	Last scheduled exam The final timetabled paper of the summer series.	The final timetabled paper of the summer series.
Wednesday, 23 June 2027	Contingency day Critical Held in reserve in case a paper has to be rescheduled. No exams are timetabled, but candidates must remain available until the end of this day.	Held in reserve in case a paper has to be rescheduled. No exams are timetabled, but candidates must remain available until the end of this day.
Thursday, 12 August 2027	A-Level results day AS and A-Level results released to students from 08:00.	AS and A-Level results released to students from 08:00.
Thursday, 19 August 2027	GCSE results day GCSE results released to students from 08:00.	GCSE results released to students from 08:00.

November 2026 autumn series

GCSE English Language and Mathematics only. Every other subject is a summer entry.

Date	What happens	Why it matters
Sunday, 4 October 2026	Entries close Critical Closing date for November 2026 series entries. Centres set an earlier internal deadline so entries can be checked and submitted.	Closing date for November 2026 series entries. Centres set an earlier internal deadline so entries can be checked and submitted.
Monday, 5 October 2026	Late entry fee applies Entries submitted on or after this date are charged a late entry fee by the awarding body.	Entries submitted on or after this date are charged a late entry fee by the awarding body.
Tuesday, 3 November 2026	First exam GCSE English Language Paper 1. All autumn papers are morning sessions starting at 09:00.	GCSE English Language Paper 1. All autumn papers are morning sessions starting at 09:00.
Monday, 9 November 2026	Last exam GCSE Mathematics Paper 3 closes the autumn series.	GCSE Mathematics Paper 3 closes the autumn series.
Thursday, 14 January 2027	Results to students November 2026 results released to students from 08:00. Centres receive them the previous day.	November 2026 results released to students from 08:00. Centres receive them the previous day.

What happens after the deadline passes

Missing the closing date is not immediately fatal, but it gets more expensive in steps and then stops being possible altogether. There are three stages.

Standard

Up to 15 Feb 2027

Standard subject price applies.

Late

16 Feb – 15 Apr 2027

Late price applies — typically £50–£100 more per subject.

Very late

16 Apr – 1 May 2027

Very-late price applies, and the board may refuse some entries.

Past the final cut-off the entry rolls to the next series. For GCSE English Language and Maths that is November, a few months away. For everything else it is the following summer. See the full fee tables.

Exam deadlines, answered

When is the exam entry deadline for summer 2027?

21 February 2027 is the closing date for June 2027 entries across GCSE, AS and A-Level. Entries submitted from 22 February carry a late entry fee, and from 22 April they are classified as very late and cost more again.

When is the November 2026 GCSE resit deadline?

4 October 2026, with a late entry fee applying from 5 October. The autumn series covers GCSE English Language and Mathematics only — every other subject is summer entry.

Why is the centre's deadline earlier than the exam board's?

Because an entry has to be checked, matched to the right specification and tier, and submitted before the board's cut-off — not on it. A centre that accepted entries up to the board's own deadline would have no time to fix an error, and an error found afterwards cannot be corrected.

What happens if I miss the entry deadline?

Between our standard deadline and the late deadline you can still enter at the late price for the subject; between the late and very-late deadlines you pay the very-late price. Past the final cut-off no entry is possible at all, and the subject rolls to the next series — a full year for everything except GCSE English Language and Maths. The three prices for every subject are on the fees page.

When is the deadline for access arrangements?

21 March 2027 for applications to be processed for the June 2027 series, and 29 January 2027 for modified papers. Both fall well before the exams, and the specialist assessment they depend on has to exist before either.

When is the deadline to request a remark?

Review of results deadlines are set for each series and are short — priority reviews for candidates holding a university place close earliest of all. Ask us on results day itself rather than the following week.

When are results released in 2027?

A-Level results on 12 August 2027 and GCSE results on 19 August 2027, both from 08:00 to students. Centres receive them the day before.

Do GCSEs expire?

No. A GCSE or A-Level does not expire and does not need renewing. Some employers and courses ask for a qualification taken within a certain period — nursing and teaching routes sometimes do — but that is their requirement, not a limitation of the certificate.

Exam timetables GCSE resits Access arrangements How registration works

Dates from AQA's key dates calendar for November 2026, January and summer 2027, retrieved 2026-09-07. Official source. Entry and results dates are agreed across the boards under JCQ, but confirm against the board you are entered with — and remember that our own deadline falls earlier.

Do not leave it to the deadline

Registering early costs nothing extra and removes the biggest risk to the whole plan.