Hartismere School

Est. 1451. An outstanding coeducational secondary school & sixth form college and England's first academy

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External private candidates

Occasionally we are able to accommodate private candidates.

A PDF version of the application form is provided below. If you have a Gmail email address you can submit an online application...

Forms should be returned by: 

We charge a non-refundable fee to external private candidates taking examinations at Hartismere.

Please contact the examinations office (exams.officer@hartismere.com) prior to making an application if you have any queries or access requirements.

Documents

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Examination retakes

Examination Certificates

My Examinations

Joint letter from Ofqual and UCAS to students, summer 2025

Correspondence from the Exams Office

Examination Result Queries

Examination Rules, Guidance and Support

See also...

Artificial intelligence and assessments

Coping with exam pressure - a guide for students

On your exam day

What happens to your examination script?

Candidate Information - Written exams

Candidate Information - Non-examination assessments

Candidate Information - Coursework Assessments

Using social media and examinations/assessments

Examinations

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Props, Things and Do the Right Thing

How to analyse sound in films

Pan's Labyrinth - The Pale Man article

Hartismere Bursary Criteria

Buster Keaton - The Art of the Gag

Mastering the Movie Colour Palette: del Toro

Attack the Block revision 2

Superimposition in film

Vertigo video essay - cinematic influence

Searching for Fallen Angels' Lost Lens

New...

November 2025 GCSE Examinations

E-Safety

December Mock Examinations

Admissions and Application Forms :: Main School and Sixth Form

WAR HORSE, Norwich Theatre Royal, Thursday 6th November 2025 Places available

January 2026 Examinations

Vacancies

Parents Evening :: Year 12

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Examinations Test Assessment GCSE GCE A Level Revision Computer Science GCSE Drama Spike Lee Gov.Uk CPU Cinema Wellbeing A Levels November Year 11 GCSE Drama Short Film Pan's Labyrinth Jobs Working GCSE CS

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