Accessing exam centres in Lancashire
As part of our work to support home educating families we have located some exam centres in Lancashire who are able to accept private candidates. We will continue to update this list but in the meantime some families may find the following details helpful.
External examination centres in Lancashire
| Examination centre | Contact details | Exams | Exam boards |
|---|
Ormskirk School
Wigan Road
Ormskirk
L39 2AT |
Jane Covey, Examinations officer
Email: JEC@ormskirk.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01695 583040
Website: www.ormskirk.lancs.sch.uk |
IGCSEs
GCSEs
AS Levels
A Levels |
OCR, AQA,
Edexcel and
WJEC |
Darwen Vale High School
Blackburn Road
Darwen
BB3 0AL |
Gill Fram, Examinations officer
Email: gFram833@darwenvale.learningfutures.org.uk
Telephone: 01254 223000
|
IGCSEs
GCSEs |
OCR, AQA,
Edexcel and WJEC |
Tower Learning Centre
316 Church Street
Blackpool
FY13QE |
Kate Towers, Centre director
Email: kate@tower-learning.co.uk
Telephone: 01253 290949
|
GCSEs
Functional skills
ASDAN
Preparation for working life.
AS Levels
A 2 Levels
|
OCR, CIE and WJEC |
Spanish Learning Centre
239 Church Street
Blackpool
FY1 3PB |
Ruth Cunningham, Centre owner
Email: ruth@uk2.net
Telephone: 01253 294822
Please note this centre may be able to offer a controlled assessment facility |
IGCSEs
GCSEs
AS Level
A Levels
Functional skills |
AQA, WJEC, CIE |
Jay-Em Studios
27 Victoria Street
Chorley
PR7 2TX |
Miss Julia Savage
Email: j-mstudio@btconnect.com
Telephone: 01257 262703
Please note this centre may be able to offer a controlled assessment facility
|
IGCSEs
GCSEs |
AQA, Edexcel and Cambridge |
Application process and timescales
The application process, costs and timescales may be different for each centre so please contact them directly to discuss your requirements.
Applications for summer 2022 GCSEs must be submitted by each centre by mid February 2022, later applications will incur substantial additional charges. We would advise that you contact any centres before the end of January 2022 latest as you may need to arrange an appointment at the centre.
Costs
As a guide the approximate fee per GCSE subject starts at £200 , per IGCSE £2000 and Functional Skills (English, Maths and IT) £90 per subject, plus administration costs and invigilator costs where applicable. The cost for AS and A levels start from £200 per paper.
Below is a timetable indicating entry closing dates for GCSEs, IGCSEs, AS and A Levels and any additional late entry fees. Again we would suggest you contact each exam centre for more detailed information
Entry closing dates
| Month of exams | Closing date for exam entries submitted by exam centres - late entry fees apply after | Closing date for late exam entries submitted by exam centres - very late entry fees and amendment fees apply after | Closing date for very late exam entries by exam centres |
|---|
| June 2022 |
February 2022
Due to school half term holidays electronic entries to be made by 14 February 2022 |
March 2022
Exam fee plus 100% |
April 2022
Exam fees plus 200% |
| Functional skills |
Examinations may be offered monthly, please contact the relevant centre for more details. |
Access arrangements, reasonable adjustments and special consideration
Access arrangements are pre-examination adjustments for candidates based on evidence of need and normal way of working. These arrangements allow candidates/learners with special educational needs, disabilities or temporary injuries to access the assessment without changing the demands of the assessment. For example, readers, scribes and Braille question papers
Further information can be found on the
Joint Council for Qualifications website. Some of the exam centres listed above may be able to facilitate access arrangements so please contact them to discuss individual requirements.
Additional information for private candidates wishing to take examinations may also be found on the relevant examination board website:
If you would like any further help and advice regarding accessing exams please don't hesitate to contact myself or any other member of the team.
If you are aware of any other centres in Lancashire that accept private candidates, or have any other information that may be helpful to home educating families we would like to hear from you so that we can include these.
julie.ellison@blackpool.gov.uk Telephone: 01253 476721