Exams
Exams, without the guesswork.
Homeschooled students sit GCSEs at an approved exam centre as private candidates. We help you find a centre, track each step and get your child ready. The centre makes the entries.
Five stages
An entry is only confirmed at stage five
We track each subject through these stages and tell you where it is.
Centre found
We find an exam centre that may accept your child for the subjects.
Centre agrees in writing
The centre confirms it will accept your child as a private candidate.
Exam parts arranged
Papers, plus any speaking, practical or fieldwork parts, are arranged.
Entry sent
The centre submits the entries to the exam board.
Entry confirmed
The centre sends a statement of entry. Only then is it confirmed.
Who does what
Three parts. Clear jobs.
Legacy Academy
- Advises on the right exam year and series
- Helps you find and contact a centre
- Tracks deadlines and the stages above
- Prepares your child for exam conditions
- Explains results and next steps
The exam centre
- Decides whether to accept your child
- Makes the entries and sets its own fees
- Approves any access arrangements
- Runs the exams on the day
- Issues results and certificates
Your family
- Agrees the plan and pays centre fees
- Shares the details a centre asks for
- Gets your child to the centre on time
- Keeps your home education duties
- Checks the statement of entry
After the exams
Results and next steps
- We explain the results with you and your child.
- We help you understand any review options the centre offers, and its deadlines.
- We check what the next college or sixth form asks for.
- Certificates come from the exam centre.
Official guidance
Read it from the source
Rules and dates change. These official pages are kept up to date.
Questions parents ask
No cost to talk
Not sure when your child should sit? Ask us.
Tell us where they are now. We will talk through realistic exam timing before anything is agreed.