Dates and timetables
Key dates
Key Dates Calendar (2025/26)
- Download the Key Dates Calendar for 2025/26 to find out when exams are running, and other key dates such as submission dates and exam entry deadlines.
- View the version control document for the Key Dates Calendar for the 2025/26 academic year.
Key Dates Calendar (2026/27)
- Download the Key Dates Calendar for 2026/27 to find out when exams are running, and other key dates such as submission dates and exam entry deadlines.
- View the version control document for the Key Dates Calendar for the 2026/27 academic year.
Confirmed exam timetables
The timetables on this page are definitive. Please check back frequently to ensure you have the latest version.
- May/June 2026 exam timetable* (PDF)
(*Note: this exam series will begin on 27 April 2026. This timetable also contains important changes to International GCSE English as a Second Language exams) - November 2026 exam timetable (PDF)
- January 2027 exam timetable (PDF)
- May/June 2027 timetable (PDF)
(Note: this exam series will begin on 26 April 2027)
Provisional exam timetables
To provide the most support possible to schools, OxfordAQA asks for your feedback on our provisional exam timetables. Please let us know your thoughts by sending an email to [email protected].
- There are currently no timetables for review.
Exam clashes
Despite best efforts to coordinate exam scheduling so that clashes are avoided, you may find that some students’ exams are scheduled for the same time. Please refer to OxfordAQA Handbook to see how these clashes may be managed. For further guidance on managing Exam Clashes please refer to Managing exam clashes – Guidance for Exams Officers.
The OxfordAQA Overnight Supervision Declaration forms must be completed before the overnight supervision is to commence. Please email [email protected] at the earliest opportunity if you would like to discuss potentially using overnight supervision.
Completed Overnight Supervision Declaration forms may be stored electronically or in hard copy paper format.
Find out when to run OxfordAQA exams
The published starting time of exams is given in UK time. This varies depending on UK daylight saving time. Daylight saving time is observed in the UK from the last Sunday of March at 00:01 until the last Saturday of October at 23:59.
The precise timings that the exams commence and materials can be accessed in your region are available here, including a time zone calculator. You are able to filter this guide to your country.
Dispatch dates
| Exam series | Exam date / pre-release issue | Material included | Dispatch date | Dispatch will not include entries processed on or after: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November series (BY26) | 13 October – 14 November | International GCSE speaking test and exam papers | Late September – Early October | 12 October |
| January series (1X27) |
05 January – 19 January | International AS/A-level exam papers | Late November | 04 December |
| May/June series (6X27 and 6Y27) |
26 March – 10 May | International GCSE speaking test and International AS/A-level and GCSE exam papers timetabled to take place up to 10 May | Mid – Late March | 28 April |
| May/June series (6X27 and 6Y27) |
11 May – 08 June | International A-level and GCSE exam papers timetabled to take place from 11 May until 08 June | Early May | 28 April |
Question papers and stationery
Preliminary and early-release question papers are available from Centre Services for some subjects. For the current academic year, please read our guide.
For more information on question papers and stationery, visit our Exams guidance page.
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