Y11 Assessment
The timetable for the Year 11 Mock Exams (starting 23rd November 2026), is published below, to support you and your child in preparing for these assessments.
| Morning Exam | Afternoon Exam | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 23rd November | English language P2 | Biology |
| Tuesday 24th November | Sports Studies / GCSE Music /BTEC ICT | Mathematics P1 |
| Wednesday 25th November | Geography P1 | Chemistry |
| Thursday 26th November | History P1 | Languages P1 |
| Friday 27th November | Mathematics P2 | GCSE Drama / DT/ BTEC Construction |
| Monday 30th November | English literature P1 | Geography P2 |
| Tuesday 1st December | Religious Studies | Mathematics P3 |
| Wednesday 2nd December | Staff Training Day | |
| Thursday 3rd December | Physics | History P3 |
| Friday 4th December | Languages P2 | Food and Nutrition/ Computer Science |
- Students are expected to arrive at school for registration at the usual time (from 8:25) in their full school uniform.
- Students should bring the equipment that they will require for any examinations, plus any lessons they may have that day.
- Morning examinations begin after tutor time at 9:00, students will be escorted to the exam rooms from 8:50.
- Year 11 will have their morning break 11:00 – 11:15 and their lunch break 12:15 – 12:45 during the examinations, whether they have an examination that day or not.
- Afternoon examinations begin after 12:45 lunch. Once an afternoon examination is over, students should leave the school site.
- If students do not have an afternoon examination, they will leave school at the end of period 5 (2:45) as usual.
- Please note: this is the full mock timetable. Students will not study all these subjects. They will complete the core of English, Maths and Science, plus any subjects that they have opted for that have an examination at this time.
- For further details of the content being assessed during the mock examinations, please refer to individual subject information.
Y11 Mocks information for students
|
Subject |
Information |
Detail |
|---|---|---|
|
Computer science |
1hr 30 |
Content from paper 1 systems |
|
Construction |
1hr 30 |
On line covering all the content of the course |
|
DT |
1hr 30 |
See your teacher for details |
|
English language |
1hr 45 |
English Language Paper 2: Writer’s viewpoints and perspectives. Pupils will read two unseen nonfiction sources; one will have been written pre 19th century. Pupils must respond to all five questions. |
|
English literature |
1hr 45 |
English Literature Paper 1: Shakespeare and 19th Century text: Macbeth and A Christmas Carol. Pupils will write an essay on BOTH texts |
|---|---|---|
|
Food |
1hr 30 |
Covers the content of the whole course |
|
GCSE Drama |
1hr 30 |
Section A Blood Brothers; 8 questions on the theatre and staging of Blood Brothers covering characterisation, costume, set, lighting, staging styles, physical and vocal skills and creation of effect. Section B: An evaluation of a live theatre production. |
|
GCSE Music |
1hr 30 |
The paper will be 1.5 hours and will cover the four areas of study. It will consist of 8 questions. There will be particular questions on 'Badinerie' by J.S. Bach and on 'Africa' by Toto. There will also be a long answer question on film music. |
|
Geography |
Paper 1 + paper 3 (1hr 30)
Paper 2 (1 hour) |
Paper 1 Physical Geography - 1 hour Natural Hazards (tectonic hazards, weather hazards & climate change) & Physical landscapes (coasts & rivers) Paper 2 Human Geography - 1 hour Urban Issues (urbanisation, Mumbai & Sheffield) & Economic Development (The development gap & the UK economy) Paper 3 Geographical skills - 30 mins Fieldwork skills |
|
History |
P1: 1hr 20 P3: 1hr 30 |
Paper 1 – medicine through time and medicine on the western front of WWI Paper 3 – Weimar and Nazi Germany |
|
ICT |
1hr 20 |
Covers the content of the whole course. Theory unit 1 |
|
Languages |
P1 (Reading) P2 (Writing) |
Foundation: Reading 45mins and writing 1hr15 Higher: Reading 1 hour and writing 1hr 20 |
|
Maths |
3 papers that are 1hr 30 each |
Maths will be a full set of GCSE papers, either Higher or Foundation depending on your class. Higher: Paper 1 is non-calculator. Foundation: Paper 2 is non-calculator. All other papers are calculator allowed. |
|
Religious studies |
1hr 45 |
Comprises 4 topics: Christianity: beliefs Islam: beliefs Theme A: Relationships & families Theme D: Religion, peace & conflict |
|
Science |
Combined (1hr 15) Triple (1hr 45) |
3 × |
|
Sports Studies |
1hr 30 |
Topic areas to revise are: Fitness and Body Systems
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