GCSE & A-Level exam dates and timetables 2027
The provisional summer 2027 timetable. GCSE and A-Level exams are sat in common slots agreed by all boards, so the dates below apply whether you take AQA, Edexcel, OCR or WJEC.
These dates are provisional and set by the exam boards for summer 2027. Always confirm your own timetable with your school and the relevant board before making plans.
GCSE key dates
First GCSE exam
10 May 2027
Monday
Last GCSE exam
18 June 2027
Friday
Contingency day
23 June 2027
Wednesday
GCSE results day
19 August 2027
Thursday
A-Level key dates
First A-Level exam
10 May 2027
Monday
Last A-Level exam
22 June 2027
Tuesday
Contingency day
23 June 2027
Wednesday
A-Level results day
12 August 2027
Thursday
GCSE subject timetable
Exam dates for the most popular GCSE subjects. Every paper is sat at a fixed national time: morning exams start at 9:00am and afternoon exams at 1:30pm.
Exam dayAM = morning · PM = afternoonWeekdays only
May 2027
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
3
4
5
6
7
10
Computer ScienceAM
Paper 1
GermanPM
Listening & Reading
11
BiologyAM
Paper 1
Combined Science: TrilogyAM
Biology Paper 1
12
English LiteratureAM
Paper 1
13
Religious StudiesAM
Paper 1
14
MathematicsAM
Paper 1 (non-calculator)
17
ChemistryAM
Paper 1
Combined Science: TrilogyAM
Chemistry Paper 1
18
GeographyAM
Paper 1
GermanPM
Writing
19
English LiteratureAM
Paper 2
Computer SciencePM
Paper 2
20
HistoryAM
Paper 1
21
Religious StudiesAM
Paper 2
24
English LanguageAM
Paper 1
25
Combined Science: TrilogyAM
Physics Paper 1
PhysicsAM
Paper 1
26
FrenchAM
Listening & Reading
GeographyPM
Paper 2
27
MathematicsAM
Paper 2 (calculator)
28
HistoryAM
Paper 2
31
June 2027
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
1
2
3
4
7
8
English LanguageAM
Paper 2
FrenchPM
Writing
9
SpanishAM
Listening & Reading
10
BiologyAM
Paper 2
Combined Science: TrilogyAM
Biology Paper 2
GeographyPM
Paper 3
11
14
MathematicsAM
Paper 3 (calculator)
15
ChemistryAM
Paper 2
Combined Science: TrilogyAM
Chemistry Paper 2
16
SpanishPM
Writing
17
18
Combined Science: TrilogyAM
Physics Paper 2
PhysicsAM
Paper 2
21
22
23
24
25
28
29
30
A-Level subject timetable
Exam dates for the most popular A-Level subjects. As with GCSE, morning exams start at 9:00am and afternoon exams at 1:30pm.
Exam dayAM = morning · PM = afternoonWeekdays only
May 2027
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
3
4
5
6
7
10
EconomicsAM
Paper 1
English LanguageAM
Paper 1
11
GeographyAM
Paper 1
12
13
English LiteratureAM
Paper 1
BusinessPM
Paper 1
14
SociologyPM
Paper 1
17
English LanguageAM
Paper 2
EconomicsPM
Paper 2
18
PsychologyAM
Paper 1
19
BusinessAM
Paper 2
GermanAM
Paper 1 (listening, reading, writing)
HistoryPM
Paper 1
20
English LiteratureAM
Paper 2
Further MathematicsPM
Paper 1
GeographyPM
Paper 2
21
PhysicsAM
Paper 1
SociologyAM
Paper 2
24
25
PsychologyAM
Paper 2
Further MathematicsPM
Paper 2
26
GermanAM
Paper 2 (writing)
HistoryAM
Paper 2
MathematicsPM
Paper 1
27
Religious StudiesAM
Paper 1
SpanishAM
Paper 1 (listening, reading, writing)
PhysicsPM
Paper 2
28
ChemistryAM
Paper 1
31
June 2027
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
1
2
3
4
7
EconomicsAM
Paper 3
FrenchAM
Paper 1 (listening, reading, writing)
BiologyPM
Paper 1
Computer SciencePM
Paper 1
8
PhysicsAM
Paper 3
Religious StudiesAM
Paper 2
BusinessPM
Paper 3
SpanishPM
Paper 2 (writing)
9
PsychologyAM
Paper 3
MathematicsPM
Paper 2
10
ChemistryAM
Paper 2
SociologyAM
Paper 3
Further MathematicsPM
Paper 3
11
14
BiologyPM
Paper 2
15
Computer ScienceAM
Paper 2
FrenchPM
Paper 2 (writing)
16
MathematicsPM
Paper 3
17
ChemistryAM
Paper 3
18
BiologyAM
Paper 3
21
22
23
24
25
28
29
30
Official board timetables
For the full timetable including every subject, tier and component, see the official provisional timetable from your exam board: