Exam centres

Find an exam centre that takes private candidates

Sitting GCSEs, IGCSEs, A levels or Functional Skills outside school means finding a centre that will enter you. Search by postcode, filter by exam board, and see which centres accept candidates under 16. Free to use, no account needed.

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We have deliberately published nothing yet. Every entry here will be a real centre with details we have checked, because sending a family to a centre that does not take private candidates wastes the one thing they cannot get back: time before an entry deadline.

If you know a centre that accepts private candidates, adding it below is the single most useful thing you can do for the next family.

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Fees, boards and under-16 policies are set by each centre and change without notice. Always confirm directly with the centre before you rely on anything here, and check entry deadlines early: many centres close entries months before the exam.