At Lotus Academy we are committed to making every effort to ensure students are well prepared for their examinations and assessments. Exams and assessments are carried out in a way that meets the needs of each individual student with the aim of reducing as much anxiety as possible.

Our exams officer is Adele Hetherington. You can contact her at ahetherington@nexusmat.org if you have any questions around exams and qualifications.
During the GCSE period, morning exams aim to start at 9am and afternoon exams will start at 1pm. If your child has an afternoon exam, it may affect their finish time for that day.

In this section you will find information for candidates issued by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) on Access Arrangements and exam expectations, as well as links to the exam boards used within our centre. Below are key documents that students need to be aware of in regard to examinations and any non-examined assessment as part of the course. All students sitting their exams should familiarise themselves with these documents ahead of the exam period:
Information for candidates documents - JCQ Joint Council for Qualifications

2025 Unauthorised Items poster

JCQ ICE Warning to candidates 2025

JCQ AARA 2025 FINAL

Useful links to exam boards:
Education Charity Providing GCSEs, A-levels and Support | AQA
Pearson qualifications | Edexcel and BTEC | Pearson qualifications
Cambridge OCR - awarding body for A Levels, GCSEs, Cambridge Nationals, Cambridge Technicals and other qualifications
Cambridge International Education

School Performance Data