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Exam Information

Students Taking Exams

How do exams work?

Budget School does not provide an exam centre as this would be inconvenient for most students and inaccessible for those on an international scale. Instead, we provide guidance on how to find a suitable exam centre near you. Please note that our school fees do not include exam costs, this is to be disclosed by your chosen exam centre.

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Finding an exam centre is one of the most stressful tasks for students and parents alike. Take your time to use the search options below, and run and re-run them using different locations/towns or search parameters. Make a list of centres that accept private candidates within acceptable travel distance listed as offering the qualification you are looking for. Call the centres on your list and make sure you are happy with them, and they are happy to accept you. You don't need to formally register until about four months before the exam (please check deadlines), but it is a good idea to know you have a centre from the start.

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Once you have done this, the next step would be to collect syllabus codes from the classes you have chosen. Check the exam board website, or if you are already a student, the information is on the platform. 

This search will help you find centres for the Cambridge IGCSE & A-level. Please make sure the centre accepts private candidates. In the past, we have found that sometimes the details of whether a centre accepts private candidates or not is out of date, so you can always contact any centre to ask.

Cambridge Exam Centres

Pearson Edexcel Exam Centres

This website is a UK centre search for private candidates for all exam boards. In the search, select "OTHER" for IGCSE & international A-level. Once you have found centres, check their details to make sure they offer IGCSE & international A-level. 

This website searches for Pearson Edexcel centres Internationally. Once you have found a centre, make sure they offer the qualification you are looking for, as well as accept private candidates.

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