Pearson Edexcel GCSE
Summer 2025 Examination Timetable
FINAL
Important Notes: Morning exams start between 8:00-9:30am (typically 9:00am). Afternoon exams start between 1:00-2:00pm (typically 1:30pm).
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Examination Calendar
Week 1: May 8-9, 2025
Thursday, May 8
Morning Session (9:00am)
Biblical Hebrew - Component 1: Language
2h 00m
Drama - Component 3: Theatre Makers in Practice
1h 45m
Psychology - Paper 1
1h 45m
Turkish - Papers 1 & 3 (Foundation/Higher)
0h 35m - 1h 05m
Afternoon Session (1:30pm)
Citizenship Studies - Paper 1
1h 45m
German - Papers 1 & 3 (Foundation/Higher)
0h 35m - 1h 00m
Friday, May 9
Afternoon Session (1:30pm)
Business - Paper 1: Investigating Small Business
1h 45m
Week 2: May 12-16, 2025
Monday, May 12
Morning Session (9:00am)
English Literature - Paper 1: Shakespeare and Post-1914 Literature
1h 45m
Afternoon Session (1:30pm)
Chinese - Papers 1 & 3 (Foundation/Higher)
0h 35m - 1h 05m
Computer Science - Paper 1: Principles of Computer Science
1h 30m
Tuesday, May 13
Morning Session (9:00am)
Religious Studies A/B - Paper 1: Area of Study 1
1h 45m
Afternoon Session (1:30pm)
Biology - Paper 1 (Foundation/Higher)
1h 45m
Combined Science - Paper 1: Biology 1 (Foundation/Higher)
1h 10m
Wednesday, May 14
Morning Session (9:00am)
Geography A - Paper 1: The Physical Environment
1h 30m
Geography B - Paper 1: Global Geographical Issues
1h 30m
Thursday, May 15
Morning Session (9:00am)
Mathematics - Paper 1 (Non-Calculator) (Foundation/Higher)
1h 30m
Afternoon Session (1:30pm)
Citizenship Studies - Paper 2
1h 45m
German - Paper 4: Writing (Foundation/Higher)
1h 15m - 1h 20m
Psychology - Paper 2
1h 20m
Friday, May 16
Morning Session (9:00am)
History - Paper 1: Thematic study and historic environment
1h 20m
Afternoon Session (1:30pm)
Business - Paper 2: Building a Business
1h 45m
Week 3: May 19-23, 2025
Monday, May 19
Morning Session (9:00am)
Chemistry - Paper 1 (Foundation/Higher)
1h 45m
Combined Science - Paper 2: Chemistry 1 (Foundation/Higher)
1h 10m
Afternoon Session (1:30pm)
Chinese - Paper 4: Writing (Foundation/Higher)
1h 20m - 1h 25m
Physical Education - Component 1: Fitness and Body Systems
1h 30m
Urdu - Papers 1 & 3 (Foundation/Higher)
0h 35m - 1h 05m
Tuesday, May 20
Morning Session (9:00am)
English Literature - Paper 2: 19th Century Novel & Poetry since 1789
2h 15m
Afternoon Session (1:30pm)
Biblical Hebrew - Component 2: Literature
2h 00m
Computer Science - Paper 2: Application of Computational Thinking
2h 00m
Wednesday, May 21
Morning Session (9:00am)
French - Papers 1 & 3: Listening and Reading (Foundation/Higher)
0h 35m - 1h 00m
Afternoon Session (1:30pm)
Religious Studies A - Paper 2: Area of Study 2 – Study of Second Religion
0h 50m
Religious Studies B - Paper 2: Area of Study 2 – Religion, Peace and Conflict
1h 45m
Thursday, May 22
Morning Session (9:00am)
Physics - Paper 1 (Foundation/Higher)
1h 45m
Combined Science - Paper 3: Physics 1 (Foundation/Higher)
1h 10m
Afternoon Session (1:30pm)
Arabic - Papers 1 & 3: Listening and Reading (Foundation/Higher)
0h 35m - 1h 05m
Turkish - Paper 4: Writing (Foundation/Higher)
1h 20m - 1h 25m
Friday, May 23
Morning Session (9:00am)
English Language - Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing
1h 45m
English Language 2.0 - Paper 1: Non-Fiction Texts
1h 55m
Week 4: June 2-6, 2025
Monday, June 2
Morning Session (9:00am)
Italian - Papers 1 & 3: Listening and Reading (Foundation/Higher)
0h 35m - 1h 00m
Statistics - Paper 1 (Foundation/Higher)
1h 30m
Urdu - Paper 4: Writing (Foundation/Higher)
1h 20m - 1h 25m
Afternoon Session (1:30pm)
Astronomy - Paper 1: Naked-eye Astronomy
1h 45m
Japanese - Papers 1 & 3: Listening and Reading (Foundation/Higher)
0h 35m - 1h 05m
Tuesday, June 3
Morning Session (9:00am)
Arabic - Paper 4: Writing (Foundation/Higher)
1h 20m - 1h 25m
Gujarati - Papers 1 & 3: Listening and Reading (Foundation/Higher)
0h 35m - 1h 05m
Portuguese - Papers 1 & 3: Listening and Reading (Foundation/Higher)
0h 35m - 1h 00m
Russian - Papers 1 & 3: Listening and Reading (Foundation/Higher)
0h 35m - 1h 05m
Afternoon Session (1:30pm)
Persian - Papers 1 & 3: Listening and Reading (Foundation/Higher)
0h 35m - 1h 05m
Wednesday, June 4
Morning Session (9:00am)
Mathematics - Paper 2 (Calculator) (Foundation/Higher)
1h 30m
Afternoon Session (1:30pm)
Religious Studies A - Papers 3 & 4: Philosophy and Ethics / Textual Studies
0h 50m
Religious Studies B - Paper 3: Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice
1h 45m
Thursday, June 5
Morning Session (9:00am)
History - Paper 2: Period study & British depth study
1h 50m
Afternoon Session (1:30pm)
French - Paper 4: Writing (Foundation/Higher)
1h 15m - 1h 20m
Friday, June 6
Morning Session (9:00am)
English Language - Paper 2: Non-Fiction and Transactional Writing
2h 05m
English Language 2.0 - Paper 2: Contemporary Texts
1h 55m
Afternoon Session (1:30pm)
Geography A - Paper 2: The Human Environment
1h 30m
Geography B - Paper 2: UK Geographical Issues
1h 30m
Week 5: June 9-13, 2025
Monday, June 9
Morning Session (9:00am)
Biology - Paper 2 (Foundation/Higher)
1h 45m
Combined Science - Paper 4: Biology 2 (Foundation/Higher)
1h 10m
Afternoon Session (1:30pm)
Italian - Paper 4: Writing (Foundation/Higher)
1h 15m - 1h 20m
Physical Education - Component 2: Health and Performance
1h 15m
Tuesday, June 10
Morning Session (9:00am)
Japanese - Paper 4: Writing (Foundation/Higher)
1h 20m - 1h 25m
Spanish - Papers 1 & 3: Listening and Reading (Foundation/Higher)
0h 35m - 1h 00m
Afternoon Session (1:30pm)
Gujarati - Paper 4: Writing (Foundation/Higher)
1h 20m - 1h 25m
History - Paper 3: Modern depth study
1h 30m
Wednesday, June 11
Morning Session (9:00am)
Mathematics - Paper 3 (Calculator) (Foundation/Higher)
1h 30m
Thursday, June 12
Morning Session (9:00am)
Geography A - Paper 3: Geographical Investigations: Fieldwork and UK Challenges
1h 30m
Geography B - Paper 3: People and Environment Issues – Making Geographical Decisions
1h 30m
Afternoon Session (1:30pm)
Astronomy - Paper 2: Telescopic Astronomy
1h 45m
Greek - Papers 1 & 3: Listening and Reading (Foundation/Higher)
0h 35m - 1h 05m
Russian - Paper 4: Writing (Foundation/Higher)
1h 20m - 1h 25m
Friday, June 13
Morning Session (9:00am)
Chemistry - Paper 2 (Foundation/Higher)
1h 45m
Combined Science - Paper 5: Chemistry 2 (Foundation/Higher)
1h 10m
Afternoon Session (1:30pm)
Portuguese - Paper 4: Writing (Foundation/Higher)
1h 15m - 1h 20m
Persian - Paper 4: Writing (Foundation/Higher)
1h 20m - 1h 25m
Statistics - Paper 2 (Foundation/Higher)
1h 30m
Week 6: June 16-19, 2025
Monday, June 16
Morning Session (9:00am)
Physics - Paper 2 (Foundation/Higher)
1h 45m
Combined Science - Paper 6: Physics 2 (Foundation/Higher)
1h 10m
Afternoon Session (1:30pm)
Music - Component 3: Appraising
1h 45m
Tuesday, June 17
Morning Session (9:00am)
Spanish - Paper 4: Writing (Foundation/Higher)
1h 15m - 1h 20m
Wednesday, June 18
Morning Session (9:00am)
Design and Technology - Component 1: All variants (Metals, Papers and boards, Polymers, Systems, Textiles, Timbers)
1h 45m
Thursday, June 19
Morning Session (9:00am)
Greek - Paper 4: Writing (Foundation/Higher)
1h 20m - 1h 25m
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