GCSE Results and Next Steps After Results Day for Year 11 Parents

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Letter to parents, carers, and Year 11 students providing key dates and procedures for GCSE Results Day and follow-up actions. It explains how results will be sent via school email from around 9am, and the option for in-person collection with agreed deadlines. The letter outlines clear pathways for students depending on Plan A outcomes, including course changes, engaging Plan B, or seeking alternative enrolment options, plus guidance on post-results services, urgent versus non-urgent requests, and where to find support.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages2

Reading Time5 min

AccessFree to download

Key Facts

Results Day dates and delivery

In-person collection process

Post-result Options

Plan A actions

Course changes

Plan B engagement

No Plan A/B options and support

Questions About Received Results

Post results services: deadlines and fees

Urgent versus non-urgent requests

Student Support Resources

July 2025 Dear Parents, Carers and students of Year 11, We hope that this letter finds you and your child in good spirits, and we hope that they are enjoying their wellearned time off. Please see the following information regarding GCSE Results and next steps after Results Day. Key facts: • Results Day is Thursday 21st August 2025 • You will be sent your results, via your school email address, from approximately 9am. This will allow you to discuss your post 16 options with your parents/carers and confirm your choice of next step. • There can sometimes be good reasons for pupils needing the support of the school and wanting to collect their results in person from the the exams office. If you feel there is a significant reason for this, please [email Mr McKay-jmckay@ndhs.org.uk](email Mr McKay-jmckay@ndhs.org.uk) by Friday 11th July; in person collection will be from 10am on the 22nd August. Post-result options: These should cover all of the most usual eventualities. Results Day can be very emotionally charged and require you to make big decisions, without the usual amount of thinking time, particularly if your results are not what you had expected or hoped for. We strongly recommend that you have a plan in place before the day itself. It doesn’t necessarily matter if you don’t follow it to the letter, but you will feel much more prepared. 1. I have met my Plan A – first choice. What do I do? Your provider has probably been in touch in relation to the method of enrolment but if they haven’t, you should make contact on the day to confirm that you would like to take your place. They will take it from there. 2. I have met my Plan A – first choice but wish to change a course / subject. Speak to the provider to confirm that you would like to take your place with some changes. They will take it from there. 3. I have not met my Plan A – first choice. What do I do? Engage Plan B. 4. I haven’t got either Plan A or B. What do I do? If you do not have the grades you require to progress on to your chosen course, the best advice is to: • Contact the institution that you were planning to progress on to. Find out if you will be allowed to enrol with the grades you have achieved. Institutions like City College may be able to offer you alternative course options. • Please seek support from the School’s independent Career Advisor, Siobhan Whiddett. She can be contacted via email [swhiddett1@ndhs.org.uk](swhiddett1@ndhs.org.uk). • Miss Whiddett will be available to offer email support on Results Day. Where it is necessary, she may be able to provide a call back service. “I have come so they may have life and have it to the full”(John 10:10) Notre Dame High School Norwich is a charitable company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales at Surrey Street, Norwich, NR1 3PB (Registered Number. 7913261) Headteacher: Mr Tom Pinnington BSc Hons 5. I have questions about the results I have received All the information will be on the Exams Section of the school website regarding Post Results Services including reviews, access to scripts, deadlines and fees. Please note that ~~this year~~ we are only able to offer urgent requests before September 1st. All non-urgent requests for post results services will be dealt with between September 1st and September 23rd. We view an urgent request to be from someone who has missed out on a Post-16 place by a grade and is close to a grade boundary in a subject or because of narrowly missing out on a grade 4 in Maths or one of their English GCSEs. Student Support There are various websites that can give further advice and support about exam results for both students and parents and carers. For students, useful websites include BBC Bitesize, which will give you more information about results day nationally here: [https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zjbn47h](https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zjbn47h) Childline have a brilliant website if yo

FAQs

When is Results Day and how will students receive their GCSE results?

Results Day is Thursday 21st August 2025. Results will be sent via the school email address from approximately 9am.

What should a student do if they meet Plan A (first choice)?

If they have met Plan A, the provider will likely contact them about enrolment. If not, they should make contact on the day to confirm they want to take their place.

How are post-results services requests handled after Results Day?

Urgent requests must be made before September 1st, including cases near grade boundaries. Non-urgent requests are handled between September 1st and September 23rd, with information available via the Exams section of the school website.

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