Parents and students awaiting summer 2027 results
GCSE Results Day 2027: Date, Times and What Happens
GCSE results day 2027 is Thursday 19 August 2027. That is the day candidates in England, Wales and Northern Ireland receive their grades for the summer 2027 series. A-level results come out the week before, on Thursday 12 August 2027.
The dates are set by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ), the body through which the exam boards coordinate, and they are already published in its key dates for the June 2027 series.
The results cycle at a glance
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| Thursday 12 August 2027 | A-level (GCE) results day |
| Wednesday 18 August 2027 | Schools and exam centres receive GCSE results under restricted release |
| Thursday 19 August 2027 | GCSE results day: candidates receive their grades |
| Thursday 19 August 2027, morning | Exam boards publish the summer 2027 grade boundaries on their websites |
Schools choose their own collection arrangements on the morning, so the time you can pick results up varies; most open sometime between 8am and 10am, and many now email results too. Private candidates receive results from the exam centre that entered them, so agree in advance how yours will reach you.
Grade boundaries are published by each board on the morning of results day, not before. A boundary table tells you how many marks each grade needed, which matters if you are close to a boundary and thinking about a review of marking.
If the grades are not what you hoped
There is a well-worn set of routes: reviews of marking, the November resit series for English language and maths, and Functional Skills where it fits better. Our guide to GCSE results day, resits and Functional Skills covers all of them calmly, including what grades 3, 4 and 5 actually mean for college places. For revision between series, the free Year 10 maths and Year 10 English topic pages need no account. The immediate dates are on our November 2026 resits page; the equivalent 2027 resit dates are published after the summer series.
GCSE results day 2028
JCQ has not yet published key dates for the 2028 series. Results days follow a steady rhythm, in the second half of August with A-level results the week before GCSE results. This page will carry the exact 2028 date as soon as JCQ confirms it.
Sources, verification and updates
Primary source: the JCQ key dates document for the June 2027 series, available from the JCQ key dates and timetables page.
- Last verified: 28 August 2026, against the JCQ Key Dates June 2027 document.
- Next review: July 2027, before the results period, and when JCQ publishes 2028 key dates.
- Change log: 28 August 2026, page first published; all dates checked against the JCQ June 2027 key dates.
Frequently asked questions
What time do GCSE results come out on 19 August 2027?
There is no single national time. Schools receive results the day before under restricted release and set their own collection window on the morning, commonly from around 8am. Ask your school or exam centre how and when results will reach you.
When is A-level results day 2027?
Thursday 12 August 2027, one week before GCSE results day.
When are the 2027 grade boundaries published?
On the morning of results day, Thursday 19 August 2027, on each exam board's website. They are not available earlier.
Does this date apply in Scotland?
No. Scotland has its own qualifications and its own results day set by the SQA. The 19 August 2027 date covers GCSEs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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