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November 2026 resits: English Language and Maths

For students resitting GCSE English Language or Maths this November. All papers start in the morning.

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GCSE English Language: Paper 1: Explorations in creative reading and writing
8700/1
Tue 3 Nov, 9:00, 1h 45m, AQA 8700
AQA 8700 Tuesday 3 November 2026, 9:001h 45m
GCSE English Language: Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing
1EN0 01
Tue 3 Nov, 9:00, 1h 45m, Edexcel 1EN0
Pearson Edexcel 1EN0 Tuesday 3 November 2026, 9:001h 45m
GCSE English Language: English Language 2.0, Paper 1: Non-Fiction Texts
1EN2 01
Tue 3 Nov, 9:00, 1h 55m, Edexcel 1EN2
Pearson Edexcel 1EN2 Tuesday 3 November 2026, 9:001h 55m
GCSE English Language: Component 1
C700U10-1
Tue 3 Nov, 9:00, 1h 45m, Eduqas C700
WJEC Eduqas C700 Tuesday 3 November 2026, 9:001h 45m
GCSE English Language: Communicating information and ideas
J351/01
Tue 3 Nov, 9:00, 2h, OCR J351
OCR J351 Tuesday 3 November 2026, 9:002h
GCSE Maths: Paper 1 (non-calculator)
8300/1F or 1H
Wed 4 Nov, 9:00, 1h 30m, AQA 8300
AQA 8300 Wednesday 4 November 2026, 9:001h 30m
GCSE Maths: Paper 1 (non-calculator)
1MA1 1F or 1H
Wed 4 Nov, 9:00, 1h 30m, Edexcel 1MA1
Pearson Edexcel 1MA1 Wednesday 4 November 2026, 9:001h 30m
GCSE Maths: Component 1 (non-calculator)
C300U10-1 or UA0-1
Wed 4 Nov, 9:00, 2h 15m, Eduqas C300
WJEC Eduqas C300 Wednesday 4 November 2026, 9:002h 15m
GCSE Maths: Paper 1 or 4 (calculator)
J560/01 or 04
Wed 4 Nov, 9:00, 1h 30m, OCR J560
OCR J560 Wednesday 4 November 2026, 9:001h 30m
GCSE English Language: Paper 2: Writers' viewpoints and perspectives
8700/2
Thu 5 Nov, 9:00, 1h 45m, AQA 8700
AQA 8700 Thursday 5 November 2026, 9:001h 45m
GCSE English Language: Paper 2: Non-Fiction and Transactional Writing
1EN0 02
Thu 5 Nov, 9:00, 2h 05m, Edexcel 1EN0
Pearson Edexcel 1EN0 Thursday 5 November 2026, 9:002h 05m
GCSE English Language: English Language 2.0, Paper 2: Contemporary Texts
1EN2 02
Thu 5 Nov, 9:00, 1h 55m, Edexcel 1EN2
Pearson Edexcel 1EN2 Thursday 5 November 2026, 9:001h 55m
GCSE English Language: Component 2
C700U20-1
Thu 5 Nov, 9:00, 2h, Eduqas C700
WJEC Eduqas C700 Thursday 5 November 2026, 9:002h
GCSE English Language: Exploring effects and impact
J351/02
Thu 5 Nov, 9:00, 2h, OCR J351
OCR J351 Thursday 5 November 2026, 9:002h
GCSE Maths: Paper 2 (calculator)
8300/2F or 2H
Fri 6 Nov, 9:00, 1h 30m, AQA 8300
AQA 8300 Friday 6 November 2026, 9:001h 30m
GCSE Maths: Paper 2 (calculator)
1MA1 2F or 2H
Fri 6 Nov, 9:00, 1h 30m, Edexcel 1MA1
Pearson Edexcel 1MA1 Friday 6 November 2026, 9:001h 30m
GCSE Maths: Component 2 (calculator)
C300U20-1 or UB0-1
Fri 6 Nov, 9:00, 2h 15m, Eduqas C300
WJEC Eduqas C300 Friday 6 November 2026, 9:002h 15m
GCSE Maths: Paper 2 or 5 (non-calculator)
J560/02 or 05
Fri 6 Nov, 9:00, 1h 30m, OCR J560
OCR J560 Friday 6 November 2026, 9:001h 30m
GCSE Maths: Paper 3 (calculator)
8300/3F or 3H
Mon 9 Nov, 9:00, 1h 30m, AQA 8300
AQA 8300 Monday 9 November 2026, 9:001h 30m
GCSE Maths: Paper 3 (calculator)
1MA1 3F or 3H
Mon 9 Nov, 9:00, 1h 30m, Edexcel 1MA1
Pearson Edexcel 1MA1 Monday 9 November 2026, 9:001h 30m
GCSE Maths: Paper 3 or 6 (calculator)
J560/03 or 06
Mon 9 Nov, 9:00, 1h 30m, OCR J560
OCR J560 Monday 9 November 2026, 9:001h 30m

Sources and notes

Summer 2027

AddPaperBoardDateStartsLength
GCSE Computer Science: Paper 1: Computational thinking and programming skills
8525/1A, 1B or 1C
Mon 10 May, 9:00, 2h, AQA 8525
AQA 8525 Monday 10 May 20279:002h
GCSE Computer Science: Paper 1: Principles of Computer Science
1CP2 01
Mon 10 May, 9:00, 1h 30m, Edexcel 1CP2
Edexcel 1CP2 Monday 10 May 20279:001h 30m
GCSE Computer Science: Paper 1: Computer systems
J277/01
Mon 10 May, 9:00, 1h 30m, OCR J277
OCR J277 Monday 10 May 20279:001h 30m
GCSE Biology: Biology Paper 1
8461/1F or 1H
Tue 11 May, 9:00, 1h 45m, AQA 8461
AQA 8461 Tuesday 11 May 20279:001h 45m
GCSE Biology: Biology Paper 1
1BI0 1F or 1H
Tue 11 May, 9:00, 1h 45m, Edexcel 1BI0
Edexcel 1BI0 Tuesday 11 May 20279:001h 45m
GCSE Biology: Biology A Paper 1 or 3
J247/01 or 03
Tue 11 May, 9:00, 1h 45m, OCR J247
OCR J247 Tuesday 11 May 20279:001h 45m
GCSE Combined Science: Combined Trilogy: Biology Paper 1
8464/B/1F or 1H
Tue 11 May, 9:00, 1h 15m, AQA 8464
AQA 8464 Tuesday 11 May 20279:001h 15m
GCSE Combined Science: Combined Science Paper 1: Biology 1
1SC0 1BF or 1BH
Tue 11 May, 9:00, 1h 10m, Edexcel 1SC0
Edexcel 1SC0 Tuesday 11 May 20279:001h 10m
GCSE Combined Science: Combined Science A: Biology (paper 1 or 7)
J250/01 or 07
Tue 11 May, 9:00, 1h 10m, OCR J250
OCR J250 Tuesday 11 May 20279:001h 10m
GCSE Maths: Paper 1 (non-calculator)
8300/1F or 1H
Fri 14 May, 9:00, 1h 30m, AQA 8300
AQA 8300 Friday 14 May 20279:001h 30m
GCSE Maths: Paper 1 (non-calculator)
1MA1 1F or 1H
Fri 14 May, 9:00, 1h 30m, Edexcel 1MA1
Edexcel 1MA1 Friday 14 May 20279:001h 30m
GCSE Maths: Paper 1 or 4 (calculator)
J560/01 or 04
Fri 14 May, 9:00, 1h 30m, OCR J560
OCR J560 Friday 14 May 20279:001h 30m
GCSE Chemistry: Chemistry Paper 1
8462/1F or 1H
Mon 17 May, 9:00, 1h 45m, AQA 8462
AQA 8462 Monday 17 May 20279:001h 45m
GCSE Chemistry: Chemistry Paper 1
1CH0 1F or 1H
Mon 17 May, 9:00, 1h 45m, Edexcel 1CH0
Edexcel 1CH0 Monday 17 May 20279:001h 45m
GCSE Chemistry: Chemistry A Paper 1 or 3
J248/01 or 03
Mon 17 May, 9:00, 1h 45m, OCR J248
OCR J248 Monday 17 May 20279:001h 45m
GCSE Combined Science: Combined Trilogy: Chemistry Paper 1
8464/C/1F or 1H
Mon 17 May, 9:00, 1h 15m, AQA 8464
AQA 8464 Monday 17 May 20279:001h 15m
GCSE Combined Science: Combined Science Paper 2: Chemistry 1
1SC0 1CF or 1CH
Mon 17 May, 9:00, 1h 10m, Edexcel 1SC0
Edexcel 1SC0 Monday 17 May 20279:001h 10m
GCSE Combined Science: Combined Science A: Chemistry (paper 3 or 9)
J250/03 or 09
Mon 17 May, 9:00, 1h 10m, OCR J250
OCR J250 Monday 17 May 20279:001h 10m
GCSE Computer Science: Paper 2: Computing concepts
8525/2
Wed 19 May, 13:30, 1h 45m, AQA 8525
AQA 8525 Wednesday 19 May 202713:301h 45m
GCSE Computer Science: Paper 2: Application of Computational Thinking (on screen)
1CP2 02
Wed 19 May, 13:30, 2h, Edexcel 1CP2
Edexcel 1CP2 Wednesday 19 May 202713:302h
GCSE Computer Science: Paper 2: Computational thinking, algorithms and programming
J277/02
Wed 19 May, 13:30, 1h 30m, OCR J277
OCR J277 Wednesday 19 May 202713:301h 30m
A-level Physics: Paper 1
7408/1
Fri 21 May, 9:00, 2h, AQA 7408
AQA 7408 Friday 21 May 20279:002h
A-level Physics: Paper 1: Advanced Physics I
9PH0 01
Fri 21 May, 9:00, 1h 45m, Edexcel 9PH0
Edexcel 9PH0 Friday 21 May 20279:001h 45m
A-level Physics: Modelling physics
H556/01
Fri 21 May, 9:00, 2h 15m, OCR H556
OCR H556 Friday 21 May 20279:002h 15m
GCSE Combined Science: Combined Trilogy: Physics Paper 1
8464/P/1F or 1H
Tue 25 May, 9:00, 1h 15m, AQA 8464
AQA 8464 Tuesday 25 May 20279:001h 15m
GCSE Combined Science: Combined Science Paper 3: Physics 1
1SC0 1PF or 1PH
Tue 25 May, 9:00, 1h 10m, Edexcel 1SC0
Edexcel 1SC0 Tuesday 25 May 20279:001h 10m
GCSE Combined Science: Combined Science A: Physics (paper 5 or 11)
J250/05 or 11
Tue 25 May, 9:00, 1h 10m, OCR J250
OCR J250 Tuesday 25 May 20279:001h 10m
GCSE Physics: Physics Paper 1
8463/1F or 1H
Tue 25 May, 9:00, 1h 45m, AQA 8463
AQA 8463 Tuesday 25 May 20279:001h 45m
GCSE Physics: Physics Paper 1
1PH0 1F or 1H
Tue 25 May, 9:00, 1h 45m, Edexcel 1PH0
Edexcel 1PH0 Tuesday 25 May 20279:001h 45m
GCSE Physics: Physics A Paper 1 or 3
J249/01 or 03
Tue 25 May, 9:00, 1h 45m, OCR J249
OCR J249 Tuesday 25 May 20279:001h 45m
A-level Maths: Paper 1
7357/1
Wed 26 May, 13:30, 2h, AQA 7357
AQA 7357 Wednesday 26 May 202713:302h
A-level Maths: Paper 1: Pure Mathematics 1
9MA0 01
Wed 26 May, 13:30, 2h, Edexcel 9MA0
Edexcel 9MA0 Wednesday 26 May 202713:302h
A-level Maths: Pure mathematics
H240/01
Wed 26 May, 13:30, 2h, OCR H240
OCR H240 Wednesday 26 May 202713:302h
GCSE Maths: Paper 2 (calculator)
8300/2F or 2H
Thu 27 May, 9:00, 1h 30m, AQA 8300
AQA 8300 Thursday 27 May 20279:001h 30m
GCSE Maths: Paper 2 (calculator)
1MA1 2F or 2H
Thu 27 May, 9:00, 1h 30m, Edexcel 1MA1
Edexcel 1MA1 Thursday 27 May 20279:001h 30m
GCSE Maths: Paper 2 or 5 (non-calculator)
J560/02 or 05
Thu 27 May, 9:00, 1h 30m, OCR J560
OCR J560 Thursday 27 May 20279:001h 30m
A-level Physics: Paper 2
7408/2
Thu 27 May, 13:30, 2h, AQA 7408
AQA 7408 Thursday 27 May 202713:302h
A-level Physics: Paper 2: Advanced Physics II
9PH0 02
Thu 27 May, 13:30, 1h 45m, Edexcel 9PH0
Edexcel 9PH0 Thursday 27 May 202713:301h 45m
A-level Physics: Exploring physics
H556/02
Thu 27 May, 13:30, 2h 15m, OCR H556
OCR H556 Thursday 27 May 202713:302h 15m
A-level Chemistry: Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
7405/1
Fri 28 May, 9:00, 2h, AQA 7405
AQA 7405 Friday 28 May 20279:002h
A-level Chemistry: Paper 1: Advanced Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
9CH0 01
Fri 28 May, 9:00, 1h 45m, Edexcel 9CH0
Edexcel 9CH0 Friday 28 May 20279:001h 45m
A-level Chemistry: Periodic table, elements and physical chemistry
H432/01
Fri 28 May, 9:00, 2h 15m, OCR H432
OCR H432 Friday 28 May 20279:002h 15m
A-level Computer Science: Paper 1 (on screen)
7517/1
Mon 7 Jun, 13:30, 2h 30m, AQA 7517
AQA 7517 Monday 7 June 202713:302h 30m
A-level Computer Science: Computer systems
H446/01
Mon 7 Jun, 13:30, 2h 30m, OCR H446
OCR H446 Monday 7 June 202713:302h 30m
A-level Physics: Paper 3
7408/3
Tue 8 Jun, 9:00, 2h, AQA 7408
AQA 7408 Tuesday 8 June 20279:002h
A-level Physics: Paper 3: General and Practical Principles in Physics
9PH0 03
Tue 8 Jun, 9:00, 2h 30m, Edexcel 9PH0
Edexcel 9PH0 Tuesday 8 June 20279:002h 30m
A-level Physics: Unified physics
H556/03
Tue 8 Jun, 9:00, 1h 30m, OCR H556
OCR H556 Tuesday 8 June 20279:001h 30m
A-level Maths: Paper 2
7357/2
Wed 9 Jun, 13:30, 2h, AQA 7357
AQA 7357 Wednesday 9 June 202713:302h
A-level Maths: Paper 2: Pure Mathematics 2
9MA0 02
Wed 9 Jun, 13:30, 2h, Edexcel 9MA0
Edexcel 9MA0 Wednesday 9 June 202713:302h
A-level Maths: Pure mathematics and statistics
H240/02
Wed 9 Jun, 13:30, 2h, OCR H240
OCR H240 Wednesday 9 June 202713:302h
A-level Chemistry: Organic and Physical Chemistry
7405/2
Thu 10 Jun, 9:00, 2h, AQA 7405
AQA 7405 Thursday 10 June 20279:002h
A-level Chemistry: Paper 2: Advanced Organic and Physical Chemistry
9CH0 02
Thu 10 Jun, 9:00, 1h 45m, Edexcel 9CH0
Edexcel 9CH0 Thursday 10 June 20279:001h 45m
A-level Chemistry: Synthesis and analytical techniques
H432/02
Thu 10 Jun, 9:00, 2h 15m, OCR H432
OCR H432 Thursday 10 June 20279:002h 15m
GCSE Biology: Biology Paper 2
8461/2F or 2H
Thu 10 Jun, 9:00, 1h 45m, AQA 8461
AQA 8461 Thursday 10 June 20279:001h 45m
GCSE Biology: Biology Paper 2
1BI0 2F or 2H
Thu 10 Jun, 9:00, 1h 45m, Edexcel 1BI0
Edexcel 1BI0 Thursday 10 June 20279:001h 45m
GCSE Biology: Biology A Paper 2 or 4
J247/02 or 04
Thu 10 Jun, 9:00, 1h 45m, OCR J247
OCR J247 Thursday 10 June 20279:001h 45m
GCSE Combined Science: Combined Trilogy: Biology Paper 2
8464/B/2F or 2H
Thu 10 Jun, 9:00, 1h 15m, AQA 8464
AQA 8464 Thursday 10 June 20279:001h 15m
GCSE Combined Science: Combined Science Paper 4: Biology 2
1SC0 2BF or 2BH
Thu 10 Jun, 9:00, 1h 10m, Edexcel 1SC0
Edexcel 1SC0 Thursday 10 June 20279:001h 10m
GCSE Combined Science: Combined Science A: Biology (paper 2 or 8)
J250/02 or 08
Thu 10 Jun, 9:00, 1h 10m, OCR J250
OCR J250 Thursday 10 June 20279:001h 10m
GCSE Maths: Paper 3 (calculator)
8300/3F or 3H
Mon 14 Jun, 9:00, 1h 30m, AQA 8300
AQA 8300 Monday 14 June 20279:001h 30m
GCSE Maths: Paper 3 (calculator)
1MA1 3F or 3H
Mon 14 Jun, 9:00, 1h 30m, Edexcel 1MA1
Edexcel 1MA1 Monday 14 June 20279:001h 30m
GCSE Maths: Paper 3 or 6 (calculator)
J560/03 or 06
Mon 14 Jun, 9:00, 1h 30m, OCR J560
OCR J560 Monday 14 June 20279:001h 30m
A-level Computer Science: Paper 2
7517/2
Tue 15 Jun, 9:00, 2h 30m, AQA 7517
AQA 7517 Tuesday 15 June 20279:002h 30m
A-level Computer Science: Algorithms and programming
H446/02
Tue 15 Jun, 9:00, 2h 30m, OCR H446
OCR H446 Tuesday 15 June 20279:002h 30m
GCSE Chemistry: Chemistry Paper 2
8462/2F or 2H
Tue 15 Jun, 9:00, 1h 45m, AQA 8462
AQA 8462 Tuesday 15 June 20279:001h 45m
GCSE Chemistry: Chemistry Paper 2
1CH0 2F or 2H
Tue 15 Jun, 9:00, 1h 45m, Edexcel 1CH0
Edexcel 1CH0 Tuesday 15 June 20279:001h 45m
GCSE Chemistry: Chemistry A Paper 2 or 4
J248/02 or 04
Tue 15 Jun, 9:00, 1h 45m, OCR J248
OCR J248 Tuesday 15 June 20279:001h 45m
GCSE Combined Science: Combined Trilogy: Chemistry Paper 2
8464/C/2F or 2H
Tue 15 Jun, 9:00, 1h 15m, AQA 8464
AQA 8464 Tuesday 15 June 20279:001h 15m
GCSE Combined Science: Combined Science Paper 5: Chemistry 2
1SC0 2CF or 2CH
Tue 15 Jun, 9:00, 1h 10m, Edexcel 1SC0
Edexcel 1SC0 Tuesday 15 June 20279:001h 10m
GCSE Combined Science: Combined Science A: Chemistry (paper 4 or 10)
J250/04 or 10
Tue 15 Jun, 9:00, 1h 10m, OCR J250
OCR J250 Tuesday 15 June 20279:001h 10m
A-level Maths: Paper 3
7357/3
Wed 16 Jun, 13:30, 2h, AQA 7357
AQA 7357 Wednesday 16 June 202713:302h
A-level Maths: Paper 3: Statistics and Mechanics
9MA0 03
Wed 16 Jun, 13:30, 2h, Edexcel 9MA0
Edexcel 9MA0 Wednesday 16 June 202713:302h
A-level Maths: Pure mathematics and mechanics
H240/03
Wed 16 Jun, 13:30, 2h, OCR H240
OCR H240 Wednesday 16 June 202713:302h
A-level Chemistry: Paper 3
7405/3
Thu 17 Jun, 9:00, 2h, AQA 7405
AQA 7405 Thursday 17 June 20279:002h
A-level Chemistry: Paper 3: General and Practical Principles in Chemistry
9CH0 03
Thu 17 Jun, 9:00, 2h 30m, Edexcel 9CH0
Edexcel 9CH0 Thursday 17 June 20279:002h 30m
A-level Chemistry: Unified chemistry
H432/03
Thu 17 Jun, 9:00, 1h 30m, OCR H432
OCR H432 Thursday 17 June 20279:001h 30m
GCSE Combined Science: Combined Trilogy: Physics Paper 2
8464/P/2F or 2H
Fri 18 Jun, 9:00, 1h 15m, AQA 8464
AQA 8464 Friday 18 June 20279:001h 15m
GCSE Combined Science: Combined Science Paper 6: Physics 2
1SC0 2PF or 2PH
Fri 18 Jun, 9:00, 1h 10m, Edexcel 1SC0
Edexcel 1SC0 Friday 18 June 20279:001h 10m
GCSE Combined Science: Combined Science A: Physics (paper 6 or 12)
J250/06 or 12
Fri 18 Jun, 9:00, 1h 10m, OCR J250
OCR J250 Friday 18 June 20279:001h 10m
GCSE Physics: Physics Paper 2
8463/2F or 2H
Fri 18 Jun, 9:00, 1h 45m, AQA 8463
AQA 8463 Friday 18 June 20279:001h 45m
GCSE Physics: Physics Paper 2
1PH0 2F or 2H
Fri 18 Jun, 9:00, 1h 45m, Edexcel 1PH0
Edexcel 1PH0 Friday 18 June 20279:001h 45m
GCSE Physics: Physics A Paper 2 or 4
J249/02 or 04
Fri 18 Jun, 9:00, 1h 45m, OCR J249
OCR J249 Friday 18 June 20279:001h 45m

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