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GCSE resit dates and entry checks: November 2026

Your November 2026 papers

Subject
Specification
Tier

Have you confirmed your exam entry?

The standard AQA entry deadline was 4 October 2026. If you have not confirmed your place, ask your centre whether it will accept a late entry, what it costs and when it must be arranged.

  1. Confirm your specification and Maths tier.
  2. Ask whether your entry is confirmed, including any late fee.
  3. Check the centre's arrival time and any approved access arrangements.
  4. For English Language, ask whether your Spoken Language endorsement can be carried forward or needs arranging.

Do you have to keep studying Maths or English?

Subject
Grade you got
Your age on 31 August 2026
Your study this year

Your rule

Pick subject, grade and age

Your result

OCR J560's non-calculator paper is the second one, on Friday 6 November; its first and third papers are calculator papers.

Plan the Maths resit

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Every November 2026 paper

GCSE English Language

All morning exams. Your centre sets the start time.
SpecificationPaperDateTime allowed
AQA 87008700/1: Paper 1: Explorations in creative reading and writingTuesday 3 November1 hour 45 minutes
AQA 87008700/2: Paper 2: Writers' viewpoints and perspectivesThursday 5 November1 hour 45 minutes
Edexcel 1EN01EN0 01: Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative WritingTuesday 3 November1 hour 45 minutes
Edexcel 1EN01EN0 02: Paper 2: Non-Fiction and Transactional WritingThursday 5 November2 hours 5 minutes
Edexcel 1EN21EN2 01: Paper 1: Non-Fiction TextsTuesday 3 November1 hour 55 minutes
Edexcel 1EN21EN2 02: Paper 2: Contemporary TextsThursday 5 November1 hour 55 minutes
OCR J351J351/01: Paper 1: Communicating information and ideasTuesday 3 November2 hours
OCR J351J351/02: Paper 2: Exploring effects and impactThursday 5 November2 hours
Eduqas C700C700U10-1: Component 1: 20th Century Literature Reading and Creative Prose WritingTuesday 3 November1 hour 45 minutes
Eduqas C700C700U20-1: Component 2: 19th and 21st Century Non-Fiction Reading and Transactional/Persuasive WritingThursday 5 November2 hours

GCSE Maths

All morning exams. Your centre sets the start time.
SpecificationPaperDateCalculatorTime allowed
Edexcel 1MA1 Foundation1MA1 1F: Paper 1Wednesday 4 NovemberNon-calculator1 hour 30 minutes
Edexcel 1MA1 Foundation1MA1 2F: Paper 2Friday 6 NovemberCalculator1 hour 30 minutes
Edexcel 1MA1 Foundation1MA1 3F: Paper 3Monday 9 NovemberCalculator1 hour 30 minutes
Edexcel 1MA1 Higher1MA1 1H: Paper 1Wednesday 4 NovemberNon-calculator1 hour 30 minutes
Edexcel 1MA1 Higher1MA1 2H: Paper 2Friday 6 NovemberCalculator1 hour 30 minutes
Edexcel 1MA1 Higher1MA1 3H: Paper 3Monday 9 NovemberCalculator1 hour 30 minutes
AQA 8300 Foundation8300/1F: Paper 1Wednesday 4 NovemberNon-calculator1 hour 30 minutes
AQA 8300 Foundation8300/2F: Paper 2Friday 6 NovemberCalculator1 hour 30 minutes
AQA 8300 Foundation8300/3F: Paper 3Monday 9 NovemberCalculator1 hour 30 minutes
AQA 8300 Higher8300/1H: Paper 1Wednesday 4 NovemberNon-calculator1 hour 30 minutes
AQA 8300 Higher8300/2H: Paper 2Friday 6 NovemberCalculator1 hour 30 minutes
AQA 8300 Higher8300/3H: Paper 3Monday 9 NovemberCalculator1 hour 30 minutes
OCR J560 FoundationJ560/01: Paper 1Wednesday 4 NovemberCalculator1 hour 30 minutes
OCR J560 FoundationJ560/02: Paper 2Friday 6 NovemberNon-calculator1 hour 30 minutes
OCR J560 FoundationJ560/03: Paper 3Monday 9 NovemberCalculator1 hour 30 minutes
OCR J560 HigherJ560/04: Paper 4Wednesday 4 NovemberCalculator1 hour 30 minutes
OCR J560 HigherJ560/05: Paper 5Friday 6 NovemberNon-calculator1 hour 30 minutes
OCR J560 HigherJ560/06: Paper 6Monday 9 NovemberCalculator1 hour 30 minutes
Eduqas C300 FoundationC300U10-1: Component 1Wednesday 4 NovemberNon-calculator2 hours 15 minutes
Eduqas C300 FoundationC300U20-1: Component 2Friday 6 NovemberCalculator2 hours 15 minutes
Eduqas C300 HigherC300UA0-1: Component 1Wednesday 4 NovemberNon-calculator2 hours 15 minutes
Eduqas C300 HigherC300UB0-1: Component 2Friday 6 NovemberCalculator2 hours 15 minutes

Resitting with WJEC in Wales? Your units sit on other days: WJEC's November timetable.

Questions people ask

When are the November 2026 GCSE resits?

English Language on Tuesday 3 and Thursday 5 November; Maths on Wednesday 4, Friday 6 and Monday 9 November 2026 (Eduqas: 4 and 6 November), all mornings. Results come out on Wednesday 13 January 2027.

Is OCR Maths different?

Yes. OCR J560's non-calculator paper is the second one, on Friday 6 November; its first and third papers are calculator papers. Higher tier is Papers 4, 5 and 6.

Do I have to resit if I got a 3?

On a full-time 16 to 19 programme in England, yes: you keep studying for the GCSE. That does not mean you must sit in November; your school or college decides the entry. Part-time students can take another approved qualification on the way.

Can I still enter for November?

The standard deadline was 4 October 2026. Ask your centre whether it will accept a late entry, what it costs and when it must be arranged.

Can I resit other GCSEs in November?

No. November is for Maths and English Language only. Every other GCSE is sat in May and June.

Can I retake my GCSE maths exam if I fail?

Yes. You can resit in November if you are 16 or over on 31 August, or in the summer series; November 2026 entries closed on 4 October, so the next is June 2027, with entries by 21 February 2027.

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How we work this out

What it does

Choose your subject and specification. See the papers you will sit, then check that your exam centre has confirmed your entry.

Students in England. GCSE Maths and English Language in November 2026 for AQA, Pearson Edexcel and OCR; other GCSEs for dates only. Not International GCSE.

Method

  1. Every paper row comes from the boards' final November 2026 timetables: AQA (version 1.1), Pearson (gcse-nov2026-final) and OCR (748823), read on 6 October 2026. All are morning sessions.
  2. The study rule is the DfE's 16 to 19 condition of funding for 2026 to 2027, tables 1 and 2: grade 3 on a full-time programme means the GCSE; grade 3 part-time, or grade 2 or below, means any approved qualification on the way to a grade 4; a grade 4 in English Literature meets the English condition; programmes under 150 hours are outside it.
  3. November sittings are open only to students aged 16 or over on 31 August 2026 (Ofqual).