For Home-Educated Students & Private Candidates

Academic Year 2026–2027 

📘📘 Subjects & Exam Boards

  • ✔️Exam boards available: AQA, Pearson, OCR
  • ✔️A wide range of GCSEs, iGCSE and A-Level subjects offered (subject to availability)
  • ✔️Please contact the Exams Office to confirm the availability of your chosen subjects before applying.

❌ Coursework-based subjects not accepted

  • ❌Stanborough School cannot accept external candidates for examinations involving coursework components.
  • ❌Candidates should make arrangements through their Distance Learning Company, or contact the relevant examining body for further information.
  • ❌These subjects include: Art, Science
  • ✔️Consider choosing iGCSE

♿ Access Arrangements

  • ✔️If you require special arrangements to be made to you, please ensure that you discuss this with us before submitting your application
  • ✔️ We may not be able to help after submission if not pre-arranged
  • ✔️ Although we are a small school, we will do our best to accommodate you, but this may not always be possible, depending on your needs.
  • ✔️ Supporting documentation (e.g., Form 8, educational psychologist or medical report) must be provided at the time of application.
  • ✔️ Arrangements are subject to awarding body approval and school capacity.
  • ❌Requests made after entries are submitted will not be granted.

📝 How to Apply

  • ✔️ Please contact the Exams Office for the application form
  • ✔️ Complete the application form
    • ✔️Ensure you complete all sections on the application form
      Stanborough Secondary School declines all responsibility for erroneous entries derived from incomplete information.
    • ✔️If you have any questions, please contact the Exams Officer
  • ✔️ Bring your completed form and valid photo ID to school in person — please contact us to book a short appointment
    • ✔️Students must bring valid photo ID (passport or driving licence)
  • ✔️ Students need to pay in full before the entries are confirmed
    • ✔️ Payment options:
      • ✔️Cash
      • ✔️Cheque
      • ✔️Scan to Pay (at school’s office)
      • ✔️Bank transfer (confirm via email when payment is made)

Please note – Applications must be submitted in person
Applications by email are not confirmed until the candidate visits the school in person with ID and payment confirmation

Applications are considered submitted once we receive your completed application form, full payment of fees, and successfully complete ID checks. All three are required.

If paying by bank transfer, please allow couple of days to ensure we receive the funds.

🧾 Documentation Required

  • ✔️Completed and signed application form
  • ✔️Valid photo ID
  • ✔️Payment confirmation (if using bank transfer)
  • ✔️Supporting evidence for any access arrangements or completed coursework/field work/Science practicals and English Endorsement

💷 Fees

  • ✔️ All payments must be made in full before entries are confirmed
  • ✔️Cost of each exam taken – about £60 per exam
    • ✔️The fees for each exam are those set by the exam boards and published on their websites.
    • ✔️Please speak to the Exams Office if you would like to double check the fees
  • ✔️Admin Fees (non-refundable):
Type of EntryAdmin FeeDeadline November 2026Deadline Summer 2027
Standard Entry£350Until 7th Sep 2026Until 18th Jan 2027
Late Entry£5008th Sep – 28th Sep 202619 Jan – 8th Feb 2027
Very Late Entry (subject to space)£600After 29th Sep 2026After 9th Feb 2027

Please note that for English Language, for requests with no spoken component completed, we might not be able to accommodate this request or we might have to charge you higher fee.

For English Language, where is spoken component is required deadline is 30th September 2026

✔️Additional Charges :

  • ✔️MFL Speaking Test: £60
  • ✔️English Language spoken component (if required):
    • ✔️£60 (by 30 Sep 2026)
    • ✔️£120 (after 30 Sep 2026) – subject to availability
  • ✔️Science Practicals offered during the school holidays price TBC

For students coming to us through the council or a tuition centre who wish to pay by invoice:

Invoices are raised as soon as the enquiry is confirmed, not when the candidate attends school to complete the application or ID checks. Invoice processing can take time and delays might affect exam entry deadlines and might result in higher entry fees.

🕒 Exam Timetables

  • ✔️Once your entry has been processed you will receive a STATEMENT OF ENTRY from Stanborough School
  • ✔️Closer to the exam time you will receive details of the timings and venue for your exam(s).

⚠️ Important Reminders

  • ✔️Bring photo ID to every exam.
  • ✔️Arrive 30 minutes early for each paper.
  • ✔️Leave all mobile phones, smartwatches, and notes outside the exam room.
  • ✔️Follow JCQ and school regulations at all times — breaches may result in disqualification
  • ✔️The school does not provide tuition or coursework support; we only administer exams.

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