Summer 2027 exam timetable
Dates for the courses Brainlag covers, copied from each board's final timetable. Tick your papers and add them to Exam Countdown, which also feeds your calendar link if you use one.
Key dates
- First examsMonday 10 May 2027
- Last GCSE examsFriday 18 June 2027
- Last A-level examsTuesday 22 June 2027
- Contingency day: keep it freeWednesday 23 June 2027
- A-level resultsThursday 12 August 2027
- GCSE resultsThursday 19 August 2027
Source: JCQ key dates, June 2027 (final). PDF (opens a new tab)
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| Add | Paper | Board | Date | Starts | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCSE Computer Science: Paper 1: Computational thinking and programming skills 8525/1A, 1B or 1C |
AQA 8525 | Monday 10 May 2027 | 9:00 | 2h | |
| GCSE Computer Science: Paper 1: Principles of Computer Science 1CP2 01 |
Edexcel 1CP2 | Monday 10 May 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 30m | |
| GCSE Computer Science: Paper 1: Computer systems J277/01 |
OCR J277 | Monday 10 May 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 30m | |
| GCSE Biology: Biology Paper 1 8461/1F or 1H |
AQA 8461 | Tuesday 11 May 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 45m | |
| GCSE Biology: Biology Paper 1 1BI0 1F or 1H |
Edexcel 1BI0 | Tuesday 11 May 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 45m | |
| GCSE Biology: Biology A Paper 1 or 3 J247/01 or 03 |
OCR J247 | Tuesday 11 May 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 45m | |
| GCSE Combined Science: Combined Trilogy: Biology Paper 1 8464/B/1F or 1H |
AQA 8464 | Tuesday 11 May 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 15m | |
| GCSE Combined Science: Combined Science Paper 1: Biology 1 1SC0 1BF or 1BH |
Edexcel 1SC0 | Tuesday 11 May 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 10m | |
| GCSE Combined Science: Combined Science A: Biology (paper 1 or 7) J250/01 or 07 |
OCR J250 | Tuesday 11 May 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 10m | |
| GCSE Maths: Paper 1 (non-calculator) 8300/1F or 1H |
AQA 8300 | Friday 14 May 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 30m | |
| GCSE Maths: Paper 1 (non-calculator) 1MA1 1F or 1H |
Edexcel 1MA1 | Friday 14 May 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 30m | |
| GCSE Maths: Paper 1 or 4 (calculator) J560/01 or 04 |
OCR J560 | Friday 14 May 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 30m | |
| GCSE Chemistry: Chemistry Paper 1 8462/1F or 1H |
AQA 8462 | Monday 17 May 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 45m | |
| GCSE Chemistry: Chemistry Paper 1 1CH0 1F or 1H |
Edexcel 1CH0 | Monday 17 May 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 45m | |
| GCSE Chemistry: Chemistry A Paper 1 or 3 J248/01 or 03 |
OCR J248 | Monday 17 May 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 45m | |
| GCSE Combined Science: Combined Trilogy: Chemistry Paper 1 8464/C/1F or 1H |
AQA 8464 | Monday 17 May 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 15m | |
| GCSE Combined Science: Combined Science Paper 2: Chemistry 1 1SC0 1CF or 1CH |
Edexcel 1SC0 | Monday 17 May 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 10m | |
| GCSE Combined Science: Combined Science A: Chemistry (paper 3 or 9) J250/03 or 09 |
OCR J250 | Monday 17 May 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 10m | |
| GCSE Computer Science: Paper 2: Computing concepts 8525/2 |
AQA 8525 | Wednesday 19 May 2027 | 13:30 | 1h 45m | |
| GCSE Computer Science: Paper 2: Application of Computational Thinking (on screen) 1CP2 02 |
Edexcel 1CP2 | Wednesday 19 May 2027 | 13:30 | 2h | |
| GCSE Computer Science: Paper 2: Computational thinking, algorithms and programming J277/02 |
OCR J277 | Wednesday 19 May 2027 | 13:30 | 1h 30m | |
| A-level Physics: Paper 1 7408/1 |
AQA 7408 | Friday 21 May 2027 | 9:00 | 2h | |
| A-level Physics: Paper 1: Advanced Physics I 9PH0 01 |
Edexcel 9PH0 | Friday 21 May 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 45m | |
| A-level Physics: Modelling physics H556/01 |
OCR H556 | Friday 21 May 2027 | 9:00 | 2h 15m | |
| GCSE Combined Science: Combined Trilogy: Physics Paper 1 8464/P/1F or 1H |
AQA 8464 | Tuesday 25 May 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 15m | |
| GCSE Combined Science: Combined Science Paper 3: Physics 1 1SC0 1PF or 1PH |
Edexcel 1SC0 | Tuesday 25 May 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 10m | |
| GCSE Combined Science: Combined Science A: Physics (paper 5 or 11) J250/05 or 11 |
OCR J250 | Tuesday 25 May 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 10m | |
| GCSE Physics: Physics Paper 1 8463/1F or 1H |
AQA 8463 | Tuesday 25 May 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 45m | |
| GCSE Physics: Physics Paper 1 1PH0 1F or 1H |
Edexcel 1PH0 | Tuesday 25 May 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 45m | |
| GCSE Physics: Physics A Paper 1 or 3 J249/01 or 03 |
OCR J249 | Tuesday 25 May 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 45m | |
| A-level Maths: Paper 1 7357/1 |
AQA 7357 | Wednesday 26 May 2027 | 13:30 | 2h | |
| A-level Maths: Paper 1: Pure Mathematics 1 9MA0 01 |
Edexcel 9MA0 | Wednesday 26 May 2027 | 13:30 | 2h | |
| A-level Maths: Pure mathematics H240/01 |
OCR H240 | Wednesday 26 May 2027 | 13:30 | 2h | |
| GCSE Maths: Paper 2 (calculator) 8300/2F or 2H |
AQA 8300 | Thursday 27 May 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 30m | |
| GCSE Maths: Paper 2 (calculator) 1MA1 2F or 2H |
Edexcel 1MA1 | Thursday 27 May 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 30m | |
| GCSE Maths: Paper 2 or 5 (non-calculator) J560/02 or 05 |
OCR J560 | Thursday 27 May 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 30m | |
| A-level Physics: Paper 2 7408/2 |
AQA 7408 | Thursday 27 May 2027 | 13:30 | 2h | |
| A-level Physics: Paper 2: Advanced Physics II 9PH0 02 |
Edexcel 9PH0 | Thursday 27 May 2027 | 13:30 | 1h 45m | |
| A-level Physics: Exploring physics H556/02 |
OCR H556 | Thursday 27 May 2027 | 13:30 | 2h 15m | |
| A-level Chemistry: Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 7405/1 |
AQA 7405 | Friday 28 May 2027 | 9:00 | 2h | |
| A-level Chemistry: Paper 1: Advanced Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 9CH0 01 |
Edexcel 9CH0 | Friday 28 May 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 45m | |
| A-level Chemistry: Periodic table, elements and physical chemistry H432/01 |
OCR H432 | Friday 28 May 2027 | 9:00 | 2h 15m | |
| A-level Computer Science: Paper 1 (on screen) 7517/1 |
AQA 7517 | Monday 7 June 2027 | 13:30 | 2h 30m | |
| A-level Computer Science: Computer systems H446/01 |
OCR H446 | Monday 7 June 2027 | 13:30 | 2h 30m | |
| A-level Physics: Paper 3 7408/3 |
AQA 7408 | Tuesday 8 June 2027 | 9:00 | 2h | |
| A-level Physics: Paper 3: General and Practical Principles in Physics 9PH0 03 |
Edexcel 9PH0 | Tuesday 8 June 2027 | 9:00 | 2h 30m | |
| A-level Physics: Unified physics H556/03 |
OCR H556 | Tuesday 8 June 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 30m | |
| A-level Maths: Paper 2 7357/2 |
AQA 7357 | Wednesday 9 June 2027 | 13:30 | 2h | |
| A-level Maths: Paper 2: Pure Mathematics 2 9MA0 02 |
Edexcel 9MA0 | Wednesday 9 June 2027 | 13:30 | 2h | |
| A-level Maths: Pure mathematics and statistics H240/02 |
OCR H240 | Wednesday 9 June 2027 | 13:30 | 2h | |
| A-level Chemistry: Organic and Physical Chemistry 7405/2 |
AQA 7405 | Thursday 10 June 2027 | 9:00 | 2h | |
| A-level Chemistry: Paper 2: Advanced Organic and Physical Chemistry 9CH0 02 |
Edexcel 9CH0 | Thursday 10 June 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 45m | |
| A-level Chemistry: Synthesis and analytical techniques H432/02 |
OCR H432 | Thursday 10 June 2027 | 9:00 | 2h 15m | |
| GCSE Biology: Biology Paper 2 8461/2F or 2H |
AQA 8461 | Thursday 10 June 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 45m | |
| GCSE Biology: Biology Paper 2 1BI0 2F or 2H |
Edexcel 1BI0 | Thursday 10 June 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 45m | |
| GCSE Biology: Biology A Paper 2 or 4 J247/02 or 04 |
OCR J247 | Thursday 10 June 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 45m | |
| GCSE Combined Science: Combined Trilogy: Biology Paper 2 8464/B/2F or 2H |
AQA 8464 | Thursday 10 June 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 15m | |
| GCSE Combined Science: Combined Science Paper 4: Biology 2 1SC0 2BF or 2BH |
Edexcel 1SC0 | Thursday 10 June 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 10m | |
| GCSE Combined Science: Combined Science A: Biology (paper 2 or 8) J250/02 or 08 |
OCR J250 | Thursday 10 June 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 10m | |
| GCSE Maths: Paper 3 (calculator) 8300/3F or 3H |
AQA 8300 | Monday 14 June 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 30m | |
| GCSE Maths: Paper 3 (calculator) 1MA1 3F or 3H |
Edexcel 1MA1 | Monday 14 June 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 30m | |
| GCSE Maths: Paper 3 or 6 (calculator) J560/03 or 06 |
OCR J560 | Monday 14 June 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 30m | |
| A-level Computer Science: Paper 2 7517/2 |
AQA 7517 | Tuesday 15 June 2027 | 9:00 | 2h 30m | |
| A-level Computer Science: Algorithms and programming H446/02 |
OCR H446 | Tuesday 15 June 2027 | 9:00 | 2h 30m | |
| GCSE Chemistry: Chemistry Paper 2 8462/2F or 2H |
AQA 8462 | Tuesday 15 June 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 45m | |
| GCSE Chemistry: Chemistry Paper 2 1CH0 2F or 2H |
Edexcel 1CH0 | Tuesday 15 June 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 45m | |
| GCSE Chemistry: Chemistry A Paper 2 or 4 J248/02 or 04 |
OCR J248 | Tuesday 15 June 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 45m | |
| GCSE Combined Science: Combined Trilogy: Chemistry Paper 2 8464/C/2F or 2H |
AQA 8464 | Tuesday 15 June 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 15m | |
| GCSE Combined Science: Combined Science Paper 5: Chemistry 2 1SC0 2CF or 2CH |
Edexcel 1SC0 | Tuesday 15 June 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 10m | |
| GCSE Combined Science: Combined Science A: Chemistry (paper 4 or 10) J250/04 or 10 |
OCR J250 | Tuesday 15 June 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 10m | |
| A-level Maths: Paper 3 7357/3 |
AQA 7357 | Wednesday 16 June 2027 | 13:30 | 2h | |
| A-level Maths: Paper 3: Statistics and Mechanics 9MA0 03 |
Edexcel 9MA0 | Wednesday 16 June 2027 | 13:30 | 2h | |
| A-level Maths: Pure mathematics and mechanics H240/03 |
OCR H240 | Wednesday 16 June 2027 | 13:30 | 2h | |
| A-level Chemistry: Paper 3 7405/3 |
AQA 7405 | Thursday 17 June 2027 | 9:00 | 2h | |
| A-level Chemistry: Paper 3: General and Practical Principles in Chemistry 9CH0 03 |
Edexcel 9CH0 | Thursday 17 June 2027 | 9:00 | 2h 30m | |
| A-level Chemistry: Unified chemistry H432/03 |
OCR H432 | Thursday 17 June 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 30m | |
| GCSE Combined Science: Combined Trilogy: Physics Paper 2 8464/P/2F or 2H |
AQA 8464 | Friday 18 June 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 15m | |
| GCSE Combined Science: Combined Science Paper 6: Physics 2 1SC0 2PF or 2PH |
Edexcel 1SC0 | Friday 18 June 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 10m | |
| GCSE Combined Science: Combined Science A: Physics (paper 6 or 12) J250/06 or 12 |
OCR J250 | Friday 18 June 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 10m | |
| GCSE Physics: Physics Paper 2 8463/2F or 2H |
AQA 8463 | Friday 18 June 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 45m | |
| GCSE Physics: Physics Paper 2 1PH0 2F or 2H |
Edexcel 1PH0 | Friday 18 June 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 45m | |
| GCSE Physics: Physics A Paper 2 or 4 J249/02 or 04 |
OCR J249 | Friday 18 June 2027 | 9:00 | 1h 45m |
Foundation and Higher papers are sat at the same time, so one row covers both. Your school or college confirms which papers you sit. If a date here ever differs from your board's own timetable, the board is right.
Other subjects and boards
- AQA GCSE timetable, May/June 2027, version 1.2 (opens a new tab)
- AQA AS and A-level timetable, May/June 2027 (opens a new tab)
- OCR GCSE final examination timetable, June 2027 (opens a new tab)
- OCR AS and A Level final examination timetable, June 2027 (opens a new tab)
- Pearson Edexcel GCSE final timetable, summer 2027 (opens a new tab)
- Pearson Edexcel GCE final timetable, summer 2027 (opens a new tab)
- WJEC Eduqas (opens a new tab)
- WJEC (Wales) (opens a new tab)
- Cambridge International (IGCSE, International AS and A Level) (opens a new tab)
- JCQ timetables (all boards) (opens a new tab)
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