In the UK, students typically face external assessments in the summer term, at the end of Year 6, Year 11 and Year 13.
Here, we’ll list the key 2025 exam dates (and results days!) for SATs, GCSEs and A Levels so you can make sure you’re fully prepared for this exam season.
SATs dates 2025
Year 6 SATs at the end of Key Stage 2 are the first externally assessed exams your child will usually sit, covering maths, science and English.
Here are the SATs dates for 2025.
When are SATs 2025?
The Key Stage 2 SATs take place in May.
In 2025, they start on Monday 12th May, and run until Thursday 15th May.
SATs timetable 2025
| Date | Exam |
| Monday 12th May 2025 | English grammar, punctuation and spelling (papers 1 and 2) |
| Tuesday 13th May 2025 | English reading |
| Wednesday 14th May 2025 | Mathematics (papers 1 and 2) |
| Thursday 15th May 2025 | Mathematics (paper 3) |
When do SATs results come out in 2025?
SATs results for 2025 will be released towards the end of the summer term.
However, different schools will communicate your child’s SATs results in different ways. So, your child’s school will be able to give you a clearer idea of when and how you can expect to find out how your child scored.
GCSE exam dates 2025
GCSEs are sat in the summer term at the end of Key Stage 4 – usually, at the end of Year 11, although some schools will enter pupils earlier for certain subjects.
Here are the key GCSE exam dates to keep in mind for 2025.
When are GCSE exams 2025?
In 2025, the GCSE exams are scheduled to start in the week commencing Monday 5th May, and to finish on Wednesday 25th June.
However, your exact exam dates will vary depending on the subjects you’re studying, and which exam boards you’re being assessed by.
GCSE timetable 2025
Maths GCSE exam dates 2025
This year, Maths GCSE exams will take place on the 8th May, 15th May, 4th June and 11th June.
| Date | Exam board | Exam |
| Thursday 8th May 2025 (morning) | WJEC | Mathematics numeracy unit 1 – foundation, intermediate and higher |
| Thursday 15th May 2025 (morning) | AQA | Maths paper 1 (non-calculator) – foundation and higher |
| Thursday 15th May 2025 (morning) | CCEA | Mathematics units 1 and 2 – foundation |
| Thursday 15th May 2025 (morning) | CCEA | Mathematics units 3 and 4 – higher |
| Thursday 15th May 2025 (morning) | Edexcel | Maths paper 1 (non-calculator) – foundation and higher |
| Thursday 15th May 2025 (morning) | Eduqas | Maths paper component 1 – foundation and higher |
| Thursday 15th May 2025 (morning) | OCR | Maths paper 1 (calculator) – foundation |
| Thursday 15th May 2025 (morning) | OCR | Maths paper 4 (calculator) – higher |
| Thursday 15th May 2025 (morning) | WJEC | Mathematics unit 1 – foundation, intermediate and higher |
| Wednesday, 4th June (morning) | AQA | Maths paper 2 (calculator) – foundation and higher |
| Wednesday, 4th June (morning) | CCEA | Maths unit 5 (calculator and non-calculator) – foundation |
| Wednesday, 4th June (morning) | CCEA | Maths unit 6 (calculator and non-calculator) – foundation |
| Wednesday, 4th June (morning) | CCEA | Maths unit 7 (calculator and non-calculator) – higher |
| Wednesday, 4th June (morning) | CCEA | Maths unit 8 (calculator and non-calculator) – higher |
| Wednesday, 4th June (morning) | Edexcel | Maths paper 2 (calculator) – foundation and higher |
| Wednesday, 4th June (morning) | Eduqas | Mathematics component 2 – foundation and higher |
| Wednesday, 4th June (morning) | OCR | Mathematics paper 2 (non-calculator) – foundation |
| Wednesday, 4th June (morning) | OCR | Mathematics paper 5 (calculator) – higher |
| Wednesday, 4th June (morning) | WJEC | Mathematics numeracy unit 2 – foundation, intermediate and higher |
| Wednesday, 11th June (morning) | AQA | Maths paper 3 (calculator) – foundation and higher |
| Wednesday, 11th June (morning) | Edexcel | Maths paper 3 (calculator) – foundation and higher |
| Wednesday, 11th June (morning) | OCR | Maths paper 3 (calculator) – foundation |
| Wednesday, 11th June (morning) | OCR | Maths paper 6 (calculator) – higher |
| Wednesday, 11th June (morning) | WJEC | Maths unit 2 – foundation, intermediate and higher |
English Language GCSE exam dates 2025
For 2025, the English Language GCSE exam dates are 7th May, 20th May, 23rd May and 6th June.
| Date | Exam board | Exam |
| Wednesday 7th May (morning) | CCEA | English language unit 1 |
| Tuesday 20th May (morning) | CCEA | English language unit 4 |
| Friday 23rd May (morning) | AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas and OCR | English language paper 1 |
| Friday 23rd May (morning) | WJEC | English Language unit 2 |
| Friday 6th June (morning) | AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas and OCR | English language paper 2 |
| Friday 6th June (morning) | WJEC | English Language unit 3 |
English Literature GCSE exam dates 2025
English Literature GCSE exam dates this year are 12th May, 20th May and 29th May 2025.
| Date | Exam board | Exam |
| Monday 12th May (morning) | AQA, CCEA, Edexcel and OCR | English literature paper 1 |
| Monday 12th May (morning) | Eduqas and WJEC | Foundation and higher English literature paper 1 |
| Tuesday, 20th May (morning) | AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas and OCR | English literature paper 2 |
| Tuesday, 20th May (morning) | CCEA | English literature unit 4 |
| Tuesday, 20th May (morning) | WJEC | English literature unit 2 option a and b foundation and higher |
| Thursday, 29th May (morning) | CCEA | English literature unit 2 |
Science GCSE exam dates 2025
Biology single and combined science exam dates
Biology exam dates for single and combined science students are 13th May and 9th June 2025.
| Date | Exam board | Exam |
| Tuesday 13th May (afternoon) | AQA, Edexcel, OCR and CCEA | Biology paper 1 (for combined and single science students) |
| Tuesday 13th May (afternoon) | WJEC | Biology unit 2 |
| Monday 9th June (morning) | AQA, Edexcel, OCR and CCEA | Biology paper 2 (for combined and single science students) |
| Monday 9th June (morning) | WJEC | Biology unit 1 |
| Monday 9th June (morning) | CCEA | Biology practical theory (for combined students) |
Chemistry single and combined science exam dates
Chemistry exams for single and combined science students will take place on 19th May, 13th June and 20th June 2025.
| Date | Exam board | Exam | |
| Monday 19th May (morning) | AQA, Edexcel and OCR | Chemistry paper 1 (for combined and single science students) | |
| Monday 19th May (morning) | WJEC | Chemistry unit 2 | |
| Monday 19th May (morning) | CCEA | Chemistry unit 1 – foundation and higher papers | |
| Friday 13th June (morning) | AQA, Edexcel and OCR | Chemistry paper 2 (for combined and single science students) | |
| Friday 13th June (morning) | WJEC | Chemistry unit 1 | |
| Friday 13th June (morning) | CCEA | Chemistry unit 2 (for combined and single science students) | |
| Friday 13th June (morning) | CCEA | Chemistry practical theory (for combined students) | |
| Friday 20th June (afternoon) | CCEA | Chemistry unit 3 (practical theory) |
Physics single and combined science exam dates
Single and combined science students will sit physics exams on the 22nd May and 16th June in 2025.
| Date | Exam board | Exam |
| Thursday 22nd May (morning) | AQA and Edexcel | Physics paper 1 (for combined and single science students) |
| Thursday 22nd May (morning) | OCR | Physics paper 1 and 3 |
| Thursday 22nd May (morning) | WJEC | Physics unit 2 |
| Thursday 22nd May (morning) | CCEA | Physics unit 1 (for combined and single science students) |
| Monday 16th June (morning) | AQA and Edexcel | Physics paper 2 (for combined and single science students) |
| Monday 16th June (morning) | OCR | Physics paper 2 and 4 |
| Monday 16th June (morning) | WJEC | Physics unit 1 |
| Monday 16th June (morning) | CCEA | Physics unit 2 (for combined and single science students) |
GCSE exam dates for other subjects
Every student will have a different GCSE exam timetable in 2025, based on which subjects they’re taking, and with which exam boards.
To create your own timetable ahead of the exams, find out the exact dates for all your subjects over on each exam board’s website:
- AQA GCSE exam timetable
- CCEA GCSE exam timetable
- Edexcel GCSE exam timetable
- Eduqas and WJEC GCSE exam timetables
- OCR GCSE exam timetable
When is GCSE results day 2025?
GCSE results day for 2025 is on Thursday 21st August.
On this day, GCSE results will be made available by all exam boards.
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A Level exam dates 2025
A Levels are sat in the summer of Year 13 and are typically the last formal assessment before students go onto further education, like university, or to full-time employment.
Here are some key A Level exam dates to bear in mind.
When are A Level exams 2025?
A Level exams for 2025 are scheduled to run between Monday 12th May and Tuesday 24th June.
However, this will vary from student to student, depending on what subjects you study, and with which exam boards.
A Level timetable 2025
Maths A Level exam dates 2025
Maths A Level students will sit their exams on the 4th June, 12th June and 19th June in 2025.
| Date | Exam board | Exam |
| Wednesday 4th June (afternoon) | AQA | Mathematics Paper 1 |
| Wednesday 4th June (afternoon) | Edexcel | Mathematics Paper 1 – Pure Mathematics 1 |
| Wednesday 4th June (afternoon) | OCR A | Pure Mathematics |
| Wednesday 4th June (afternoon) | OCR B (MEI) | Pure Mathematics and Mechanics |
| Wednesday 4th June (morning) | WJEC | Mathematics Unit 3 |
| Thursday 12th June (afternoon) | AQA | Mathematics Paper 2 |
| Thursday 12th June (afternoon) | Edexcel | Mathematics Paper 2 – Pure Mathematics 2 |
| Thursday 12th June (afternoon) | OCR A | Pure Mathematics and Statistics |
| Thursday 12th June (afternoon) | OCR B (MEI) | Pure Mathematics and Statistics |
| Thursday 12th June (afternoon) | WJEC | Mathematics Unit 4 |
| Thursday 19th June (afternoon) | AQA | Mathematics Paper 3 |
| Thursday 19th June (afternoon) | Edexcel | Mathematics Paper 3 – Statistics & Mechanics |
| Thursday 19th June (afternoon) | OCR A | Pure Mathematics and Mechanics |
| Thursday 19th June (afternoon) | OCR B (MEI) | Pure Mathematics and Comprehension |
Biology A Level exam dates 2025
In 2025, Biology A Level exams will take place on the 5th June, 13th June and 18th June.
| Date | Exam board | Exam |
| Thursday 5th June (afternoon) | AQA | Biology Paper 1 |
| Thursday 5th June (afternoon) | Edexcel A | Biology Paper 1 – The Natural Environment and Species Survival |
| Thursday 5th June (afternoon) | Edexcel B | Biology Paper 1 – Advanced Biochemistry, Microbiology and Genetics |
| Thursday 5th June (afternoon) | Eduqas | Biology Component 1 |
| Thursday 5th June (afternoon) | OCR A | Biological Processes |
| Thursday 5th June (afternoon) | OCR B | Fundamentals of Biology |
| Thursday 5th June (afternoon) | WJEC | Biology Unit 3 |
| Friday 13th June (morning) | AQA | Biology Paper 2 |
| Friday 13th June (morning) | Edexcel A | Biology Paper 2 – Energy, Exercise and Co-ordination |
| Friday 13th June (morning) | Edexcel B | Biology Paper 2 – Advanced Physiology, Evolution and Ecology |
| Friday 13th June (morning) | Eduqas | Biology Component 2 |
| Friday 13th June (morning) | OCR A | Biological diversity |
| Friday 13th June (morning) | OCR B | Scientific Literacy in Biology |
| Friday 13th June (morning) | WJEC | Biology Unit 4 |
| Wednesday 18th June (morning) | AQA | Biology Paper 3 |
| Wednesday 18th June (morning) | Edexcel A | Biology Paper 3 – General and Practical Applications in Biology |
| Wednesday 18th June (morning) | Edexcel B | Biology Paper 3 – General and Practical Principles in Biology |
| Wednesday 18th June (morning) | Eduqas | Biology Component 3 |
| Wednesday 18th June (morning) | OCR A | Unified Biology |
| Wednesday 18th June (morning) | OCR B | Practical Skills in Biology |
Chemistry A Level exam dates 2025
Chemistry A Level exams in 2025 are on the 10th June, 16th June and 20th June.
| Date | Exam board | Exam |
| Tuesday 10th June (morning) | AQA | Inorganic and Physical Chemistry |
| Tuesday 10th June (morning) | Edexcel | Chemistry Paper 1 – Advanced Inorganic and Physical Chemistry |
| Tuesday 10th June (morning) | Eduqas | Chemistry Component 1 |
| Tuesday 10th June (morning) | OCR A | Periodic Table, Elements and Physical Chemistry |
| Tuesday 10th June (morning) | OCR B | Fundamentals of Chemistry |
| Tuesday 10th June (morning) | WJEC | Chemistry Unit 3 |
| Monday 16th June (morning) | AQA | Organic and Physical Chemistry |
| Monday 16th June (morning) | Edexcel | Chemistry Paper 2 – Advanced Organic and Physical Chemistry |
| Monday 16th June (morning) | Eduqas | Chemistry Component 2 |
| Monday 16th June (morning) | OCR A | Synthesis and Analytical techniques |
| Monday 16th June (morning) | OCR B | Scientific Literacy in Chemistry |
| Monday 16th June (morning) | WJEC | Chemistry Unit 4 |
| Friday 20th June (morning) | AQA | Paper 3 |
| Friday 20th June (morning) | Edexcel | Chemistry Paper 3 – General and Practical Principles in Chemistry |
| Friday 20th June (morning) | Eduqas | Chemistry Component 3 |
| Friday 20th June (morning) | OCR A | Unified Chemistry |
| Friday 20th June (morning) | OCR B | Practical Skills in Chemistry |
Physics A Level exam dates 2025
For most exam boards, A Level Physics exams will take place on the 23rd May, 9th June and 17th June.
| Date | Exam board | Exam |
| Friday 23rd May (morning) | AQA | Physics Paper 1 |
| Friday 23rd May (morning) | Edexcel | Physics Paper 1 – Advanced Physics I |
| Friday 23rd May (morning) | Eduqas | Physics Component 1 |
| Friday 23rd May (morning) | OCR A | Modelling Physics |
| Friday 23rd May (morning) | OCR B | Fundamentals of Physics |
| Monday 2nd June (afternoon) | WJEC | Physics Unit 3 |
| Monday 9th June (morning) | AQA | Physics Paper 2 |
| Monday 9th June (morning) | Edexcel | Physics Paper 2 – Advanced Physics II |
| Monday 9th June (morning) | Eduqas | Physics Component 2 |
| Monday 9th June (morning) | OCR A | Exploring Physics |
| Monday 9th June (morning) | OCR B | Scientific Literacy in Physics |
| Monday 9th June (morning) | WJEC | Physics Unit 4 |
| Tuesday 17th June (morning) | AQA | Physics Paper 3 |
| Tuesday 17th June (morning) | Edexcel | Physics Paper 3 – General and Practical Principles in Physics |
| Tuesday 17th June (morning) | Eduqas | Physics Component 3 |
| Tuesday 17th June (morning) | OCR A | Unified Physics |
| Tuesday 17th June (morning) | OCR B | Practical Skills in Physics |
English Literature A Level exam dates 2025
There will be English Literature A Level exams taking place on the 14th May, 22nd May, 11th June and 18th June 2025.
| Date | Exam board | Exam |
| Wednesday 14th May (afternoon) | AQA A | Love Through The Ages |
| Wednesday 14th May (afternoon) | AQA B | Literary Genres |
| Wednesday 14th May (afternoon) | Edexcel | English Literature Paper 1 – Drama |
| Wednesday 14th May (afternoon) | Eduqas | English Literature Component 1 |
| Wednesday 14th May (afternoon) | OCR | Drama and Poetry Pre-1900 |
| Thursday 22nd May (morning) | AQA A | Texts in Shared Contexts |
| Thursday 22nd May (morning) | AQA B | Texts and Genres |
| Thursday 22nd May (morning) | Edexcel | English Literature Paper 2 – Prose |
| Thursday 22nd May (morning) | Eduqas | English Literature Component 2 |
| Thursday 22nd May (morning) | OCR | Comparative and Contextual Study |
| Wednesday 11th June (morning) | Edexcel | English Literature Paper 3 – Poetry |
| Wednesday 11th June (morning) | Eduqas | English Literature Component 3 |
| Wednesday 11th June (morning) | WJEC | English Literature Unit 3 |
| Wednesday 18th June (afternoon) | WJEC | English Literature Unit 4 |
Geography A Level exam dates 2025
Students will sit the A Level Geography exams on the 13th May, 22nd May and 6th June 2025.
| Date | Exam board | Exam |
| Tuesday 13th May (morning) | AQA | Physical Geography |
| Tuesday 13th May (morning) | Edexcel | Geography Paper 1 |
| Tuesday 13th May (morning) | Eduqas | Geography Component 1 |
| Tuesday 13th May (morning) | OCR | Physical Systems |
| Thursday 22nd May (afternoon) | AQA | Human Geography |
| Thursday 22nd May (afternoon) | Edexcel | Geography Paper 2 |
| Thursday 22nd May (afternoon) | Eduqas | Geography Component 2 |
| Thursday 22nd May (afternoon) | OCR | Human Interactions |
| Thursday 22nd May (afternoon) | WJEC | Geography Unit 3 |
| Friday 6th June (morning) | Edexcel | Geography Paper 3 |
| Friday 6th June (morning) | Eduqas | Geography Component 3 |
| Friday 6th June (morning) | OCR | Geographical Debates |
| Friday 6th June (morning) | WJEC | Geography Unit 4 |
A Level exam dates for other subjects
There are around 85 different A Level subjects in the UK. So, we can’t list all of them here.
To find the exam dates for your specific subjects and exam board, download your exam board’s specific timetable.
- AQA A Level exam timetable
- Edexcel A Level exam timetable
- Eduqas and WJEC A Level exam timetable
- OCR A Level exam timetable
When is A Level results day 2025?
A Level results day for 2025 is on the 14th August.
All exam boards will release results on this day, so that you can check whether you’ve got into your university of choice and make plans for your next steps.
Get prepared for exam day
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