St Leonard's

In Year 11, pupils carry through the subjects they chose to study in Year 10, with the final GCSE and BTEC examinations as the end point of the year.  

St Leonard’s prides itself on the level of academic achievement of our pupils and in Year 11, pupils are given as much pastoral and academic support as possible to help them through what can sometimes be a stressful period of a young person’s life. This support includes mentoring programmes, revision programmes and bespoke homework tasks. 

Given the importance of Year 11, parents/carers have the opportunity to discuss the progress of their children on two occasions during Year 11.

We take several opportunities during the year to celebrate the achievements of our Year 11s, for example after mock examinations and at the end of the academic year, pupils are invited to Prom where we take the opportunity for a final celebration of their five years at St Leonard’s. 

Year Lead: Mr Marklew

Key Dates: 
 
Parents’ Information evening: We invite parents and pupils to join us on Tuesday 16th September – St. Leonard’s School Site – Main Hall – 5.30pm. During this session we share information on how to support your child through their GCSE preparation and explain how we support our pupils through our staged approach.

Parents’ Evenings:  These are face-to-face events with an opportunity to receive feedback from all of your child’s teachers. There are two parents evenings for Year 11. Dates: Monday 8^th December 2025, 3:45-6:15pm and Monday 30th March 2026.

Mock Exam Dates: Mock 1 – Monday 3rd November 2025 until Friday 14th of November 2025. AND Mock 2 – Monday 2nd March 2026 until Friday the 13th March 2026.

GCSE Examination Dates: From Monday 4th May 2026 – Friday 26th June 2026

Prom: Wednesday 1st July 2026 at Lumley Castle.

Reports: Reports will go out at two points during the year. The first in December, following the first set of mock exams. The second in March following the second set of mock exams.  

There is another entire page dedicated to specific GCSE information, e.g. exam boards, revision timetables etc.. which can be found here.