GCSE exam dates 2027
Every written paper in the summer 2027 series at AQA, Pearson Edexcel and OCR, copied from the boards' final timetables. Search your subjects, tick the papers you sit, and save them to your phone's calendar.
Key dates
First exam
Last exam
Contingency day
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Results day
Your exams
Tick the papers you sit and they'll appear here in date order, ready to add to your calendar.
Not sure which board you're with? Your teacher or your past papers will say. The same subject can be on different days at different boards.
Ancient History OCRFri 14 May – Mon 24 May
Arabic EdexcelMon 24 May – Mon 7 Jun
Astronomy EdexcelThu 27 May – Fri 11 Jun
Bengali AQATue 25 May – Wed 9 Jun
Biblical Hebrew EdexcelMon 10 May – Wed 19 May
Biology AQATue 11 May – Thu 10 Jun
Biology EdexcelTue 11 May – Thu 10 Jun
Biology A OCRTue 11 May – Thu 10 Jun
Biology B OCRTue 11 May – Thu 10 Jun
Business AQAWed 12 May – Fri 21 May
Business EdexcelWed 12 May – Fri 21 May
Business OCRWed 12 May – Fri 21 May
Chemistry AQAMon 17 May – Tue 15 Jun
Chemistry EdexcelMon 17 May – Tue 15 Jun
Chemistry A OCRMon 17 May – Tue 15 Jun
Chemistry B OCRMon 17 May – Tue 15 Jun
Chinese EdexcelTue 11 May – Thu 20 May
Chinese (Mandarin) AQATue 11 May – Thu 20 May
Citizenship Studies AQAMon 10 May – Thu 20 May
Citizenship Studies EdexcelMon 10 May – Thu 20 May
Citizenship Studies OCRMon 10 May – Thu 27 May
Classical Civilisation OCRWed 19 May – Wed 9 Jun
Classical Greek OCRWed 12 May – Mon 14 Jun
Combined Science EdexcelTue 11 May – Fri 18 Jun
Combined Science A OCRTue 11 May – Fri 18 Jun
Combined Science B OCRTue 11 May – Thu 10 Jun
Combined Science: Synergy AQATue 11 May – Tue 15 Jun
Combined Science: Trilogy AQATue 11 May – Fri 18 Jun
Computer Science AQAMon 10 May – Wed 19 May
Computer Science EdexcelMon 10 May – Wed 19 May
Computer Science OCRMon 10 May – Wed 19 May
Dance AQAMon 14 Jun
Design and Technology AQATue 15 Jun
Design and Technology EdexcelTue 15 Jun – Tue 15 Jun
Design and Technology OCRTue 15 Jun
Drama AQAFri 14 May
Drama EdexcelFri 14 May
Drama OCRFri 14 May
Economics AQAThu 13 May – Tue 25 May
Economics OCRThu 13 May – Tue 25 May
Engineering AQAFri 11 Jun
English Language AQAMon 24 May – Tue 8 Jun
English Language EdexcelMon 24 May – Tue 8 Jun
English Language OCRMon 24 May – Tue 8 Jun
English Language 2.0 EdexcelMon 24 May – Tue 8 Jun
English Literature AQAWed 12 May – Wed 19 May
English Literature EdexcelWed 12 May – Wed 19 May
English Literature OCRWed 12 May – Wed 19 May
Food preparation and nutrition AQAMon 24 May
Food Preparation and Nutrition OCRMon 24 May
French AQAWed 26 May – Tue 8 Jun
French EdexcelWed 26 May – Mon 14 Jun
Geography AQATue 18 May – Thu 10 Jun
Geography A EdexcelTue 18 May – Thu 10 Jun
Geography A (Geographical Themes) OCRTue 18 May – Thu 10 Jun
Geography B EdexcelTue 18 May – Thu 10 Jun
Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds) OCRTue 18 May – Thu 10 Jun
German AQAMon 10 May – Tue 18 May
German EdexcelMon 10 May – Thu 20 May
Greek EdexcelWed 9 Jun – Wed 16 Jun
Gujarati EdexcelTue 25 May – Tue 8 Jun
History AQAThu 20 May – Fri 28 May
History EdexcelThu 20 May – Wed 9 Jun
History A (Explaining the Modern World) OCRThu 20 May – Wed 9 Jun
History B (Schools History Project) OCRThu 20 May – Wed 9 Jun
Italian AQAMon 24 May – Fri 11 Jun
Italian EdexcelMon 24 May – Fri 11 Jun
Japanese EdexcelThu 27 May – Fri 11 Jun
Latin OCRTue 11 May – Fri 11 Jun
Mathematics AQAFri 14 May – Mon 14 Jun
Mathematics EdexcelFri 14 May – Mon 14 Jun
Mathematics OCRFri 14 May – Mon 14 Jun
Media Studies AQAMon 17 May – Tue 25 May
Media Studies OCRMon 17 May – Tue 25 May
Modern Hebrew AQAWed 26 May – Tue 8 Jun
Music AQAThu 27 May
Music EdexcelThu 27 May
Music OCRThu 27 May
Panjabi AQAThu 27 May – Fri 11 Jun
Persian EdexcelThu 20 May – Fri 11 Jun
Physical Education AQAThu 13 May – Thu 20 May
Physical Education EdexcelThu 13 May – Thu 20 May
Physical Education OCRThu 13 May – Thu 20 May
Physics AQATue 25 May – Fri 18 Jun
Physics EdexcelTue 25 May – Fri 18 Jun
Physics A OCRTue 25 May – Fri 18 Jun
Physics B OCRTue 25 May – Fri 18 Jun
Polish AQAThu 20 May – Fri 11 Jun
Portuguese EdexcelThu 20 May – Fri 11 Jun
Psychology AQAMon 10 May – Mon 17 May
Psychology EdexcelMon 10 May – Mon 17 May
Psychology OCRMon 10 May – Mon 17 May
Religious Studies OCRThu 13 May – Fri 21 May
Religious Studies (Short course) AQAFri 21 May
Religious Studies (Short Course) OCRThu 13 May
Religious Studies A AQAThu 13 May – Fri 21 May
Religious Studies A EdexcelThu 13 May – Mon 7 Jun
Religious Studies B AQAThu 13 May – Fri 21 May
Religious Studies B EdexcelThu 13 May – Mon 7 Jun
Russian EdexcelThu 27 May – Mon 7 Jun
Sociology AQATue 11 May – Tue 18 May
Spanish AQAWed 9 Jun – Wed 16 Jun
Spanish EdexcelWed 9 Jun – Thu 17 Jun
Statistics AQAMon 7 Jun – Wed 16 Jun
Statistics EdexcelMon 7 Jun – Wed 16 Jun
Turkish EdexcelMon 10 May – Thu 27 May
Urdu AQATue 11 May – Tue 25 May
Urdu EdexcelTue 11 May – Tue 25 May
Start times are the standard ones at every board: 9:00 am for morning papers and 1:30 pm for afternoon papers. Your school may start up to 30 minutes earlier or later, so check with them.
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Where these dates come from
Copied from the boards' final timetables and checked on Tuesday, 27 October 2026. The board's own timetable is the final word: if anything here differs from it, trust the board and tell us at hello@revisiondeck.com.